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Jerry McNerney: Ignoring the carbon emission problem until that day will condemn the coal industry to extinction.

On the recordOctober 6, 2015
Ignoring the carbon emission problem until that day will condemn the coal industry to extinction.
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Jerry McNerney
Democratic · California

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McNerney warns that neglecting carbon emissions will threaten the coal industry.

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