Coal Comfort

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Coal Comfort

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28 minutes

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Aug 16, 2012

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Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if coal can ever go green.
Producer: Arlene Gregorius
Editor: Stephen Chilcott

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Aug 16, 2012

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