Tag Archives: Scott Allegrucci
GPACE Executive Moving to Sierra Club Position
Allegrucci begins his work with the Beyond Coal Campaign November 28th. His work as a Senior Campaign Representative will cover the states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Continue reading
Congress Pulls Plug on Bill That Would Have Repealed Light Bulb Standards
On Tuesday, House Republicans failed to get a bill passed that would have stopped the implementation of new energy-saving standards for light bulbs. The vote, 233-193, fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for passage. 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
State Approves Permit for Holcomb Coal Plant
Acting Health and Environment Secretary John Mitchell announced his decision Thursday. It allows Hays-based Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to move forward with its $2.8 billion project outside Holcomb. 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’s Grip on Power Debated
The number of plants recently built and being built now represent just a fraction of the 151 total plants that the federal government had forecast several years ago. Allegrucci says that shows “coal as an electricity fuel is on the wane.” And while most of the coal plants have been canceled or put on hold, renewable energy sources have been developed at a record pace. 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
Public Hearing in Salina Scheduled for Sunflower Coal Plant
A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Wednesday at the Kansas Highway Patrol training center. The hearing will begin at 2 p.m., with a break from 5 to 6:30, then resume until everyone has an opportunity to speak. Continue reading
GPACE Director Scott Allegrucci & Sierra Club’s Stephanie Cole on Manhattan’s Community Bridge
Community Bridge opens this week with Stephanie Cole, Kansas Sierra Club, and Scott Allegrucci, Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy, in a discussion of the public hearing process for Sunflower Electric’s proposed 895-MW coal plant in Holcomb. Continue reading
KDHE Announces Coal Plant Comment Period
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released the schedule for the public comment period and hearings on the proposed Holcomb coal plant project. The comment period begins today, July 1, and ends August 15 (which means that comments can be submitted directly to KDHE outside the public hearings any time during this period). Continue reading
