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On the recordMarch 4, 2013
If somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It is just that it will bankrupt them because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all the greenhouse gas that is being emitted.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield discusses the financial implications of building coal-powered plants due to greenhouse gas charges.

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