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Solar instead of coal. >> economics is the piledriver that is pushing down the coal industry. >> reporter: eric shaffer used to work for the environmental protection agency. now he leads the nonpartisan watchdog group the environmental integrity project. >> can the current white house return the coal industry to its glory days? >> i don't think so. i don't think you can bring coal back with campaign promises. and i don't think killing environmental rules that protect our air and water is going to save work in the coal industry at all. >> reporter: since the president took office, coal mining h...

That is pushing down the coal industry. >> reporter: eric shaffer used to work for the environmental protection agency. now he leads the nonpartisan watchdog group the environmental integrity project. >> can the current white house return the coal industry to its glory days? >> i don't think so. i don't think you can bring coal back with campaign promises. and i don't think killing environmental rules that protect our air and water is going to save work in the coal industry at all. >> reporter: since the president took office, coal mining has added 800 jobs. and there's an uptick in production...

shaken to its core, "today," tuesday, may 4th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm meredith vieira. >> i'm matt lauer. this morning, a suspect, 30-year-old faisal shahzad of bridgeport, connecticut is now behind bars. less than three days after he allegedly tried to blow up an suv. of course that was the heart of times square. >> here's what we know. shahzad is a naturalized u.s. citizen board in pakistan. he attempted to board an emirates flight to dubai. >> investigators say shahzad recently returned to the unite...