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Duke Energy

Marathon Petroleum

Total

Peabody Energy

Glencore

Rio Tinto

AngloAmerican

BHP Billiton

Royal Dutch Shell

British Petroleum

Repsol

Petrobas

Arch Coal

US Chamber of Commerce

Business Roundtable

National Mining Association

Competitive Enterprise Institute

Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)

World Coal Association

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European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

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