One of the questions I was repeatedly asked during a recent trip to the capital of Belarus was whether the Obama administration would opt for greater pragmatism at the expense of idealism in foreign policy.

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration says increased use of natural gas has come at the expense of coal, which tends to emit significantly more carbon dioxide than natural gas.

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It can also be stipulated that the Obama Administration has been keen to promote green jobs, seemingly, at times, at the expense of not-so-green jobs.

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