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Howard Griffith: “A lot of what we have been doing has been ignoring coal and its potential as a major resource in this country.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2013
A lot of what we have been doing has been ignoring coal and its potential as a major resource in this country.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith argues for recognizing coal's importance in energy resources.

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