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England switched from wood to coal because deforestation had made firewood scarce.
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Recalls holdingAs I set out last time, the usual story — that this was caused by deforestation, making firewood so scarce that people resorted to burning an inferior but cheaper fuel — simply does not stack up.
Their words nowI had long believed this narrative, and have even helped spread it.
Where this was said
↗Age of Invention: How Coal Really Wonageofinvention.xyz
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