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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
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
Sunflower Coal Plant Draft Air Permit Released
Today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment released a draft air permit and schedule for public hearings for Sunflower Electric’s proposed 895 MW coal plant in Holcomb, KS. The controversial expansion plans have been the subject of a multi-year debate in Kansas stemming from the many public health, environmental, and financial risks the plant poses. Although very little of the power would stay in Kansas, the Holcomb expansion poses a multitude of public health and environmental risks to Kansans. Continue reading
Lawmaker Takes Aim at EPA Rules in Budget Amendment
TOPEKA — A measure tucked into the state budget could prevent Kansas from implementing Environmental Protection Agency rules on greenhouse gases. Continue reading
