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Reliance on oil brings a stream of calls to "break our addiction" and find "alternative sources." Reliance on coal brings a stream of paeans to the importance of coal.

Reliance on oil brings a stream of calls to “break our addiction” and find “alternative sources.” Reliance on coal brings a stream of paeans to the importance of coal.

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