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Trump Administration Eyes Massive Coal Reserves Under Federal Lands | The Western U.S. is sitting on billions of tons of unmined coal, a new report from the Department of the Interior finds. (insideclimatenews.org)

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Needless to say, temperature stabilization requires leaving this coal in the ground.

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago

"But- but my sTrAndeD aSsEtS"

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