May 2, 2012

Natural Gas Is Not Displacing Coal

Mark Anthony, Seeking Alpha


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I want to follow up on my article titled "Is Natural Gas Displacing U.S. Coal Demand" and continue the debate with Paulo Santos on the big question every coal and natural gas investor wants to ask: Did the coal to natural gas (NG) switch happen in the electricity power sector?

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TAGGED: energy supplies, Coal, natural gas

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