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Probably, far less than coal or oil.

For coal we should look at all the health costs cause by mining and burning coal.

For oil we should not only look at the tax breaks the companies get but also how much of the military (percentage wise) exists to protect oil interests.

The health costs of the renewables are a lot less.




> military

Although, the USA is about 90% energy independent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_energy_independe...


It's not about where the oil physically comes from so much as managing the global oil market. We might not get much oil physically from the middle East anymore but volatility there affects the price here. Oil is a global market.


Foreign volatility could still effect prices in the US.




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