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John Hoeven: “This will be the first coal-fired electric plant in the…”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 1:18:06

We've taken all those things out and now this is the big kahuna. We'll be able to reduce the CO2 and our industry is leading the way. This will be the first coal-fired electric plant in the world to [reduce CO2] on a commercially viable, successful basis. And when you think about it, that means baseload electricity which if we don't get more baseload guys, you're going to see more. (1:18:06–1:18:15)

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Asserts that a coal-fired electric plant will be the first to reduce CO2 commercially.

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