A wide-ranging discussion with leading climate economist Richard Tol
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Natural Gas and Coal Prices Are Not a Failure of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Misshedgley: There is no physical reason why the natural gas and coal industries can't meet rising demand. The world has hundreds of years worth of gas deposits, but governments radically restrict the freedom to utilize those deposits. America has been called the souty arabia of coal. At today's prices, america's coal industry would love to be powering the world,. But it can't because of onerous restrictions on coal transport, as well as myriad domestic restrictions on desperately needed coal production. And so you you wrote thatmisshedgley did not think this reflected a good understanding of this issue. So wou'ld love to know your response. A, it was
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