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Roscoe Bartlett: “The average American should be a big fan of coal because the electricity is so cheap largely because coal is the source…”

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
The average American should be a big fan of coal because the electricity is so cheap largely because coal is the source of the base load production for most of our electricity.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Maryland

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Bartlett emphasizes the affordability of electricity from coal for Americans.

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