In Politics, Coalfields Are the New Battlegrounds. By Stephen Power, WSJ, April 14, 2008, subscription. "Campaigning in the Pennsylvania presidential primary this month, Senators Clinton and Obama are championing technology to capture and store carbon-dioxide emissions from coal -- while vowing to invest in renewable energies such as wind and solar power. 'Coal is going to remain a major player in American energy,' Senator Clinton [said] last month. 'We are the Saudi Arabia of coal, and it could be a very important way for us to meet our long-term energy needs,' Senator Obama told voters Wednesday... The candidates' comments reflect a broader challenge for Democrats, as efforts to build coal-fired plants pit Democrats in struggling rural areas against city and suburban dwellers worried about climate change."
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