I agree, coal is bad and we need cheaper more reliable wind&#x2F;solar. But people are dying today and coal is available today.<p>To see some of the issues involved with running and maintaining wind power on large scales, this is a great article showing China&#x27;s struggles.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;china&#x2F;21660164-though-wind-generation-growing-fast-much-remains-wrong-industry-need-weatherman?zid=313&amp;ah=fe2aac0b11adef572d67aed9273b6e55" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;china&#x2F;21660164-though-wind-gen...</a>