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Could China Coal Cuts Help Sink Proposed Wash. Coal Ports?

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China plans to cut coal consumption in major northern cities including Beijing and Shanghai by 2017 to curb pollution. Could this impact demand for Wyoming coal and proposed (and controversial) coal export terminals in Washington state? Marcie Sillman talks it over with David Roberts who writes for the Seattle-based environmental magazine, Grist.

Produced by David Hyde.

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