Coal is a portable climate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Coal allows people to transport energy and warmth across different environments, effectively moving climate conditions.
- In plain terms
- Coal lets you bring warmth and energy wherever you go.
- What can you take from it?
- Resources can change how you experience a place.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do resources shape your life?
- What moves with you?
Another view
Coal is not the only way to move climate.
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