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Costly oil, gas drive world to burn more coal-IEA

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | November 12, 2008 | 2:16 pm

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Coal, already the world's second-most used fuel after oil, will grow more competitive after 2015 as oil and gas prices are expected to rise, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. Coal's share of global...