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Ed Markey: So don't blame us, blame the coal industry for not wanting the funding and blame the natural gas industry for their…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2013
So don't blame us, blame the coal industry for not wanting the funding and blame the natural gas industry for their technological breakthroughs that have allowed for the production of more and cheaper and cleaner sources of energy.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey shifts blame to the coal and natural gas industries for energy market changes.

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