Obama and Clinton signal support for clean coal

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Democratic candidates seek to woo voters in coal rich states with support for carbon capture and storage

Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may be proposing cap-and-trade schemes designed to cut emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, but that has not stopped the two Democratic presidential candidates signalling...

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