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http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/16/jeanne-ives/illinois-energy-debate-ives-german-anecdote-mostly/(permalink)
Author: politifact
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mostly credible
language
English
Date published
2016-12-16
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  • “Germany managed to increase its use of renewables and its output of carbon dioxide at the same time — because it resorted to cheap coal to keep the lights on at a price its people could afford.”

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