You’ve been told for years that coal is dead, that the future is all wind turbines and solar panels, that we can all just sit back and let the sun and the wind power our lives. Well, guess what? Reality doesn’t care about slogans. NSW has just announced that the Eraring Power Station, a massive coal-fired plant, isn’t going anywhere—at least for two more years. Why? Because renewable energy isn’t up for the job. The lights still have to stay on, and solar panels and wind turbines aren’t cutting it when the sun goes down or the wind stops blowing. This isn’t...