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US headed for unbridled expansion of fossil fuel use under Trump

President-elect Trump promises to 'end the war on coal' and make 'full use' of domestic fossil fuel resources in official energy agenda

11 November 2016 • 2 min read

President-elect Donald Trump has formally set out plans that will see his administration tear up the climate policies created under his predecessor president Barack Obama and "unleash an energy revolution"...

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