Originally Posted by
conspiratemus1
Even to smelt raw pig iron out of ore, you need a good hot form of carbon, like coke or charcoal. ”Green” electricity works for aluminum smelting and for making high-grade steel. But the developing world’s blast furnaces need coal (which we want to come from Canada.)
I'm glad you put "Green" in quotes. 62.7% of electricity in the US is generated by using fossil fuels.