Coal: The New Black
Long eclipsed by oil and natural gas as a raw material for high-volume chemicals, coal is making a comeback
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March 17, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 11
Long eclipsed by oil and natural gas as a raw material for high-volume chemicals, coal is making a comeback
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