Trump’s Five Biggest Energy Blunders in 2017

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Date

Dec. 27, 2017

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

MIT Technology Review

"An analysis by Resources for the Future found it would prevent the retirement of around 25 gigawatts of particulate-emitting coal plants, cause 27,000 premature deaths, and cost end users $75 billion."

Topics

Electric Power

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