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Robert C. Byrd: “It is possible to have an adequate and secure energy supply without serious or detrimental effect on the environment. It…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 1990
It is possible to have an adequate and secure energy supply without serious or detrimental effect on the environment. It is possible to preserve our industrial strength and lay the groundwork for future economic growth and stability without permanently soiling or scarring the world or poisoning the air in which we live and breathe.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jan 30, 1990

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Speaking on clean air legislation and clean coal technology.

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