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england first began to rely on coal for power rather than wood during the industrial revolution because

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it wasn't for the lack of wood, it was for the fact that the price of wood in London increased 250%. coal allowed continuous growth in cities and allowing the people to have enough to live by, while wood wouldn't allow that to happen
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