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Duke’s Rogers says coal, nuke plants need carbon rule

The absence of clear carbon emissions rules in the U.S. will prevent power companies from building new coal or nuclear power plants for the next several years, Jim Rogers, chairman and CEO of Duke Energy.

 Most power companies will instead build natural-gas fired power plants, betting that new U.S. gas fields will keep supplies of that fuel abundant, Rogers told Reuters on Tuesday.

 http://www.foxbusiness.com/duke-ceo-says-coal-nuke-plants-need-carbon-rule/

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