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60 Minutes: Montana’s Coal Cowboy; On the Waterfront; To Walk Again

Montana’s governor Brian Schweitzer claims the solution to high oil prices are right here at home. With all the coal in Montana, he claims there’s enough potential diesel fuel to enable the U.S. to refuse to bow down to current suppliers overseas.
Also, the sale of U.S. port terminals to Middle Eastern company? How good an idea is this? It might really surprise you.
Finally, stem cell research has proven successful in making paralyzed rats walk again. Can the same be done with humans?



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Episode Info


Episode number: 38x8
Production Number: 20060226
Airdate: Sunday February 26th, 2006

Director: (Unknown)
Writer: (Unknown)


Recap

Democratic governor Brian Schweitzer tells Leslie Stahl about his state of Montana being able to make a serious dent in the U.S. oil shortage with the massive coal layers beneath the state.
Mining the coal, which is close to the surface in Montana, would be safer than it is in many other states where recent mine tragedies have made headlines. Costing about a dollar a gallon to make, it burns cleaner too.
While the process would mean higher carbon dioxide emissions (twice that of other fuels), Schweitzer has that figured out as well. In fact, Schweitzer has an answer for everything involved with this and they sound pretty good.
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