Follow EarthBlips on TwitterObama Must Stop Dirty Coal -- But What Will He Replace it With?
Published 2/19/2009 by Joseph Romm, Climate Progress at AlterNet.org: Environment
It is incumbent on progressives to propose a realistic alternative to new coal plants -- here's our best options.
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