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John W. Peterson: “And those coal plants will all be natural gas plants which will further exacerbate the natural gas prices. Center for…”

On the recordJune 18, 2008
And those coal plants will all be natural gas plants which will further exacerbate the natural gas prices. Center for Biological Diversity: Oil and gas drilling on public lands has devastating effects and must be stopped. They're winning. Friends of the Earth: Liquid coal is dirty, costly, mustn't do it. They're winning. These eight organizations are running this Congress.
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John W. Peterson
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the influence of environmental organizations on Congress regarding energy policy.

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