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‘I do not trust billionaires’: Twiggy’s uphill battle on coal

‘I do not trust billionaires’: Twiggy’s uphill battle on coal

Andrew Forrest hopes to extend his hydrogen push to rural West Virginia, but he’s meeting some unexpected resistance.

In the West Virginia town of Rivesville, the giant rusting structure of a decommissioned coal-fired power plant casts a long shadow.

The power station was once one of the largest in America before it was shut down around a decade ago to comply with environmental regulations. Former workers have either found jobs in other industries, or moved away.

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Matthew Cranston
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondentMatthew Cranston was The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent.

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