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Alaska Coal, Coal Mines and Power Plants
March 8, 2010 | Ground Truth Trekking Blog

The Ground Truth Trekking Blog has a collection of articles on the theme of “Coal in Alaska”. The state has enormous coal resources from lignite through anthracite – but it can be hard to transport the coal to distant markets at a competitive price.


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