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U.S. coal exports to China are low, but downward pressure on domestic demand expands them massively
Walsh 12 [Bryan, Senior Editor at TIME, May 31, 2012, “Drawing Battle Lines Over American Coal Exports to Asia” Accessed December 23, 2012]RM
But across the Pacific ... to keep mining it.
Natural gas exports displace coal-
Arno Harris, January 23, 2013: 9:35 AM ET http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/23/natural-gas-is-just-what-clean-energy-needs/
Exporting natural ...selective consumption.
Natural gas increase will displace coal—Weber 12 [Michael E. Weber, Professor of Economics at UT-Austin, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, “The Looming Gas Transition in the United States] KR
Energy transitions are ... (or price dichotomies).
U.S. exports lock in expanded Chinese coal capacity-causes warming over the tipping point-it’s unique because absent U.S. exports the rising cost of coal will cause a shift to renewables solves warming
Power 12 [Thomas M., Research Professor and Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Montana; Principal, Power Consulting; February 2012, “The Greenhouse Gas Impact of Exporting Coal from the West Coast: An Economic Analysis” Accessed December 23, 2012]rm
The cumulative impact of ...into the next half-century. 57