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Howard Griffith: “Sleepless nights for Saudi sheiks. In my part of the world, you give Saudi sheiks sleepless nights by looking at turning…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012
Sleepless nights for Saudi sheiks. In my part of the world, you give Saudi sheiks sleepless nights by looking at turning coal into gas.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith emphasizes the potential of converting coal to gas to challenge oil markets.

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