On the recordMarch 20, 2003
52 percent of the electricity generated in this country comes from a coal-fired power plant, and close to 100 percent of our transportation comes from oil and natural gas.
Robert C. Byrd: “52 percent of the electricity generated in this country comes from a coal-fired power plant, and close to 100 percent of…”
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Senator Byrd discusses the reliance on fossil fuels for electricity and transportation.
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