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No one is saying that it needs to be replaced. The world can never be without coal and oil, everyone knows that. What people are saying is that the pollution it creates needs to be reduced. Who said remove or replace coal?
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http://www.governing.com/gov-data/en...gulations.html
"""The Associated Press reports more than 32 mostly coal-fired power plants will close and another 36 plants could also be forced to shut down as a result of new EPA rules regulating air pollution."""
http://time.com/2806697/obama-epa-coal-carbon/
"""Coal provides 24-hour ?baseload? power whether or not the sun is shining or the wind is blowing; the U.S. electricity supply barely kept up with demand during the extreme freeze created by last winter?s ?polar vortex,? and a new wave of coal shutdowns could further limit supply.
?Last winter, the grid was pushed to the edge,? says one industry official. ?With these new regulations, it could get pushed over the cliff.?""""
http://watchdog.org/147793/epa-power-plant-rules/
"""EPA regs threaten to close coal-fired power plants, but states push back"""