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The Big Breakdown of coal, illustrated by one chart

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The Big Breakdown of coal, illustrated by one chart

Jonathan P. Thompson
Dec 9, 2019
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The Big Breakdown of coal, illustrated by one chart

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After World War II, the federal government, utilities, and developers embarked on a project to build dams, mines, power plants, and high-transmission lines across the Interior West in order to electrify and deliver water to the cities that were sprawling across the desert. The intent of what scholar and law professor Charles Wilkinson called “The Big Bu…

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