In recent years, we have all been exposed to dire media reports concerning the impending demise of global coal and oil reserves.

近年来，我们都接触到有关全球煤炭和石油储备即将枯竭的可怕媒体报道。

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His new company, 1366 Technologies, promises to drive down the cost of solar energy over the next 15 years until it is competitive with coal.

他的新公司，1366技术公司，承诺在未来15年内降低太阳能成本，直到太阳能与煤的竞争力相当。

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But despite the scientific and technological breakthroughs of more than 200 years, coal continues to be an important fuel in the 21st century.

但是，尽管在之后的200多年中我们在科技上已有众多突破，煤在21世纪仍作为一种重要燃料被继续使用。

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Fenton says within three years the cost of large solar plants should be the same as for coal or oil power plants.

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"We have just in Pennsylvania alone, 300 years worth of coal sitting in the ground that we aren't really utilizing now because of concern for the environment, and it's a legitimate concern, but one that we can overcome, " Santorum said.

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As we continue to think greener and smarter, we'll see new possibilities, like the long-term power-generating potential of an intact Appalachian mountaintop with wind turbines vs. chopping it to pieces for a few years' worth of burnable coal and centuries of environmental devastation.

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The deal includes 118 million tons of coal reserves, enough for 20 years of production, as well as a skilled workforce and state-of-the-art coal preparation and loadout facilities.

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