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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
What we really need here... is a series of mini-Manhattan projects on how we can safely and cleanly use coal in this Country to make electricity.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper advocates for innovative coal technology development for electricity generation.

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