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Barack Obama: Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal fired power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it, whatever the plants…

On the recordJune 18, 2012
Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal fired power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it, whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama outlined his stance on regulating greenhouse gases affecting energy industries.

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