Monday, January 3, 2011

US phasing out coal power plants (Al Jazeera English)

AlJazeeraEnglish | January 03, 2011 |  likes, 5 dislikes
The Obama administration is stepping up efforts to phase out coal-burning power plants, which currently generate nearly half of US electricity needs.

But fresh from their midterm election gains, the Republicans say the new regulations will drive up energy costs and kill jobs.

Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports.

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