More coal-fired plants the 'wrong path'


	More coal-fired plants the 'wrong path'

greg naylor

3-11-2007 8:51 PM

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3-12-2007 7:02 AM

rapope

Yeah, that's right. This kind of thing reminds me of the misnomer employed by one George W. Bush (Busche) when me made reference to "clean coal." Yeah, right. And I have a bridge for sale...

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