A view of the city of Pottsville, Pa., county seat of Schuylkill County and gateway to the anthracite coal region, is shown Thursday, May 15, 2008. A proposal from Schuylkill County leaders to convert the county courthouse and prison from homegrown anthracite to natural gas heat has provoked an outcry from coal barons and state lawmakers who say the county is sending the wrong message about coal's future _ and disrespecting its past. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)

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