*sadness*

entire neighborhoods are torn down cause they're abandaoned

*and the poverty*

most of the large industry left in the 70's

outsourcing

southern states offer great insentives for automakers, so a lot of them moved there

same story for most the midwest

hence the name for the region, The Rust Belt

kinda simular, except less industry

more on the side of rapid urbanization

*has been*

since the end of the second world war

`woo coal industry`

largest alterinative energy producer

oil is heading that way too

wind and solar are easy to setup, easy to invest in. nuke power is always on the table too

expensive to run

kek

alternative power is getting cheaper as tech progresses

*hydro power?*

firey explosion energy