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The Role of Coal in the US Energy Future
November 10, 2009 | Bismark Tribune

Ken Salazar, Secretary of Interior, in a speech at the Great Plains Energy Expo, explained that oil, gas and coal will play a very important role in the energy future of the United States – even while climate initiatives work to increase the use of renewable sources of energy.


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