Tag Archives: Holcomb Station
Collusion Between Sunflower & KDHE – Ask EPA & KS AG to Intervene
Topic: Proposed Sunflower Electric/Tri-State G&T Holcomb Station coal plant. Action: Contact the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) via Sierra Club’s alert page – ask EPA to fulfill its responsibility to the public, oppose a corrupt and politically-influenced permit process, and … Continue reading
What’s your plan, Governor?
Gov. Sam Brownback has received praise for declaring Kansas’ Flint Hills totally off limits to wind energy development. There is no question that this pristine prairie environment must not be spoiled or endangered, but we have some concerns about what happens next. We do not doubt Brownback’s sincerity in guarding those hills, but he now must demonstrate that he is equally committed to capitalizing on his state’s vast wind energy development potential. It is much easier to declare where wind turbines cannot go than it is to open opportunities for their development. Continue reading
Richard Crowson on Sunflower Electric’s Clean Coal Plant Claims
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“The Cleanest Coal Plant in the Country?” Not.
In fact, there are currently hundreds of coal plants in the country that are already emitting fewer harmful pollutants than the recent KDHE permit allows the proposed Holcomb 2 coal-fired unit to spew. Given the political tactics and misinformation used to advance this project, one wonders how many other claims in support of this coal plant are simply not true. Continue reading
EPA Leader Pledges Fair Decision on Power Plant
EPA has not yet been party to the Sunflower controversy. That’s as it should be. Our U.S. Constitution shares federal and state responsibility to protect our nation’s air resource. Our keystone Clean Air Act assigns Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) initial responsibility to decide if Sunflower’s pollutants will damage Kansans’ health too much. But EPA will soon have to make some important legal decisions. And recent developments in Topeka and Washington, D.C., warrant a brief explanation of this agency’s duties if the Sunflower controversy hits my desk. Continue reading
Sunflower Electric’s Rush Job on Coal Plant
It seems that those making the accusations of “gaming the system” are the very ones doing the “gaming.” Efforts by elected officials and others to pressure KDHE are potentially illegal, certainly unethical, and at the very least undermine the responsibility of the agency to objectively and fairly conduct the regulatory process in the interests of the public. Continue reading
Coal Plant Permit Expected This Year
In an e-mail dated Monday and obtained by the AP, Sunflower’s vice president of member service and external affairs, Clare Gustin, had accused department Secretary Rod Bremby of “gaming the process” to delay a permit. Cindy Hertel, a spokeswoman for the Hays-based utility, said the e-mail was an attempt to keep supporters of the project updated. Continue reading
Coal Plant Controversy Rekindles
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is once again on the hot seat as Sunflower Electric Power Corporation seeks a permit for construction of a coal-fired power plant near the southwest Kansas town of Holcomb. Continue reading
Scott Allegrucci: Overland Park Public Hearing Testimony
The following comments were delivered by GPACE Executive Director Scott Allegrucci at the Overland Park Public Hearing for Sunflower Electric’s Holcomb Station Expansion Project on Monday, August 2. Continue reading
New Holcomb Coal Plant Makes No Sense
Colorado will get the power, but the problems will remain with Kansas: Risky capital debt for the 60-year life of the plant, depletion of Kansas’ finite ground water, and massive amounts of dirty air and pollution across Kansas’ skies for the next three or more generations. Continue reading
