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March 29, 2012

It's the End of the Line for Old King Coal

Mark Drajem, SF Chronicle


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President Barack Obama's proposed carbon-dioxide rules for power plants effectively prohibit new coal power plants, buttressing a shift away from a power source that fueled the Industrial Revolution to cheap natural gas.


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