Phasing Out Fossil Fuels:
Hope from the United States
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Some 150 proposals for coal-fired power
plants in the United States have been shelved
since 2000
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Between 2007 and 2010, U.S. oil and coal
consumption each dropped 8 percent
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At the same time, over 300 wind farms came
online
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