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Paul Begala: “One of the reasons coal is dying is because fracking has produced natural gas at abundant levels and very low prices…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2016
One of the reasons coal is dying is because fracking has produced natural gas at abundant levels and very low prices which has priced coal out of the competitor of market.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala explains the conflict in Trump's energy promises.

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