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Clean Air Advocates Cheer Court Decision on Kansas Coal Plant Expansion
Much of Sunflower’s financial struggles stem from overbuilding capacity at their existing unit, Holcomb I, which is a scenario that could be repeated if Holcomb II is constructed since neither Sunflower nor Tri-State, the Colorado partner, has demonstrated the project is needed. Continue reading
The Dirtiest of the Dirty Coal Power Plants
Within the top 10 for CO2 emissions rate, top spot goes to Westar Energy’s 1,857-megawatt Jeffrey Energy Center, a plant burning Powder River Basin coal north of Topeka, Kansas, that powered out 1,086 kilograms of CO2 per megawatt-hour. Continue reading
Constellation Power Plant Meets EPA Goals AEP Calls Unattainable
While rivals such as American Electric Power Co. are lobbying for a delay, Constellation is urging President Barack Obama to stick to the EPA’s plans. “It’s entirely possible to comply with these rules and remain a profitable company,” Allen said. Continue reading
Public Support for Climate & Energy Policies in November 2011
Results from a national survey fielded from October 20 to November 16, 2011 with 1,000 adults, using the online research panel of Knowledge Networks. The report includes measures of public support for national and local climate change and energy policies, desire for action by corporate and government leaders, and how these have changed since June 2010, January 2010, and November 2008. Continue reading
Big Coal: Children’s Health is Too Expensive
Power plants are responsible for 50 percent of mercury emissions, over 50 percent of acid gas emissions, and about 25 percent of toxic metal emissions in the United States. Yet ACCCE’s member companies want to continue jeopardizing the public’s health with this unfettered pollution. They have ample cash reserves to easily withstand any economic impact of pollution reductions. Continue reading
EPA Empowered to Oversee Shale Extraction
Production from shale formations has grown from a negligible amount just a few years ago to almost 15 percent of total U.S. natural gas production and this share is expected to triple in the coming decades. By 2035, natural gas, generally, will make up about 45 percent of the utility generation market. Continue reading
Some in Congress Ready to Battle EPA
By Ken Silverstein for EnergyBiz Congress is on respite. But the Environmental Protection Agency is on guard. Even before the contentious debt deal the regulatory body has been on the defensive and trying to fend off attacks from industry and … Continue reading
Tri-State’s Coal Plant in Kansas: Fact from Fiction
As the saying goes, we are all entitled to our own opinions, but not our own facts. We strongly believe the real importance lies in not confusing the two. Many supporters of the proposed Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State)/ … Continue reading
EPA Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with TVA to Modernize Coal-Fired Power Plants and Promote Clean Energy Investments
From EPA State-of-the-art pollution controls and clean energy technology to provide up to $27 billion in annual health benefits WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to resolve alleged … Continue reading
The Mercury Fix
Editorial from The Los Angeles Times The damage caused by mercury in our air and water is no secret. The neurotoxin is especially dangerous to young children and developing fetuses, and is so pervasive that pregnant women are warned to … Continue reading
