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State of the Union 2018: Al Gore rejects Trump's claims he has saved coal

31 January 2018 • 3 min read

Former US Vice President insists America should lead on clean energy following Trump's State of the Union address which claimed he has 'ended the war on clean coal'

Campaigners have hit back at US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address claims that his administration has "ended the war on beautiful, clean coal", with former US Vice President Al Gore insisting...

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