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scscholar

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1. I don't understand how it's economically viable to dump so much...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 12:25 AM

Aug 2016

coal and oil out. It seems like it would be more profitable to not waste it. I've seen coal trains in the Seattle area dumping coal like it was worthless. If it was worthless, why would it make sense to transport it in the first place?

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I don't understand how it's economically viable to dump so much... scscholar Aug 2016 #1

to say nothing of neighborhoods KT2000 Aug 2016 #2