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On the recordMarch 9, 2021
I thought the industry saw the cliff that coal went off of and that oil was headed for.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse reflects on the industry's awareness of the transition from coal and oil.

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