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This story originally appeared on StateImpact Pennsylvania.
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Natural gas and coal boosters across Pennsylvania logged on to video meetings Wednesday and told Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature that: Yes, there is a bright future for fossil fuels.
The two hearings on the same day underlined a couple of divides.
One was between policymakers and scientists who say we must move to low- and no-carbon power sources to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Another was between members of a party that says it wants to tackle climate change.