While Daniel P. Schrag, White House climate adviser, tells the New York Times that “a war on coal is exactly what’s needed,” so far the Obama administration has been a boon for U.S. coal exports.  Last week, the Department of Energy reported that coal exports have more than doubled during President Obama’s tenure, and exports to Asia went from 2 percent of the total to 25 percent from 2007-2012:

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