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Chuckle snicker snort

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I'm speechless!

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Hope it’s that clean coal people are talking about

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Hope it wasn’t that pretentious Artisan Coal

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Wait till you try my thermonuclear fusion fired pizza, they’re a blast!

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You could have covered all of Iraq with dollar bills, probably. Grrrr!

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Can we safely predict that this will be the subject of a lawsuit by solar, wind, and natural gas using electricity?

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This is of a piece with Trump insisting that aircraft carriers use steam catapults as opposed to “digital” (actually an electromagnetic launching system).

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Oh bravo!

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Yeah that Kaiser, he was a proper leftie.

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Not only will nuclear and coal fired plants continue to close, no new ones are being constructed. Energy production is very diverse now. Coal mining is not needed anymore. This was a coal lobby plan, probably Murray's idea. Fortunately Rick Perry is a complete idiot. The chances of him actually implementing this scheme are lower than his IQ.

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Next, Donald will order all Americans to only watch movies on VHS.

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That would be really cool, because they are impressive, huge machines, but it won't happen. Much to the delight of things that breathe oxygen.

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Set up a go fund me. I bet the Wonkerati who can help, will help.

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While Trump and Co. look for new ways to prop up the fossil fuel industry... https://www.reuters.com/art...

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We have a Coal Fired pizza place in our town. I always want to call them and ask if they're using bitumen or anthracite.

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