Oil Fueled Generators Move to Coal Amid Shortage
Utilities operating 26 oil fired plants along the Eastern seaboard rush to switch to coal by early next year under federal pressure. The change aims to reduce petroleum use which fuels a seven percent share of U.S. oil output, though it risks higher prices and more smog. Coal purchases in Appalachia are rising as prices surge toward 30 dollars a ton.
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Common Market Urges Unified Energy Policy as Oil Shortage Bites
European Community industries push a common energy strategy ahead of the Copenhagen summit. They urge coal as a key alternative and expanded oil exploration while protecting current supply to curb unemployment.
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