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Mark Amodei: “It is possible to generate electricity with coal in a much…”

Featuring: Mark Amodei, Republican | U.S. House, Nevada's 2nd Congressional District

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Mark Amodei on The Dan Mason Show: Energy and Economy

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

Here's the other thing that nobody's talking about, but I can't imagine why in the national press nobody's talking about the progress that we've made in this country on fossil fuel emission. Yes. Cleaning it up. Nobody's for dirty air. It's like, guess what? It is possible to generate electricity with coal in a much more responsible fashion than 30 years ago. The tank has been that way for a while, too. Correct. The tailpipes and smokestacks of trucks that are delivering goods to your retail outlets or cars that you're commuting in. (02:42–02:48)

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Asserts that coal-generated electricity is now more environmentally responsible than 30 years ago.

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