I drew a big ‘Whhhaaat?’ when the Daily Grist told me that a utility company in Colorado has ‘voluntarily’ chosen to shut down 2 of its coal fired power plants citing benefits to public health and the environment. Under the leadership of the state’s governor, Colorado is looking to reduce CO2 emmissions in the state 20% by 2020. [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘coal’
August 16, 2008
Did Indiana’s leadership think of carbon legislation with the state’s newest coal plant partnership?
Did the Daniels administration factor in carbon legislation taxes in the strategic decision to introduce yet another “clean” (clean…ha!) coal plant in the state? Could be trouble in paradise for the state of Indiana after some basic sleuthing a $2-$4.7 billion dollar cost for Indiana’s CO2 emissions from its 54 coal fired power plants [...]
July 31, 2008
Jill Long Thompon’s “Green Jobs” – adequate ideas on wind and green jobs, but still ignores our coal problem
Jill Long Thompson’s environmental plan for the state lays some necessary groundwork, but ignores the elephant in the room that is coal. First, a few positives.
Packaged as an economic ‘Green Jobs’ initiative, the democratic candidate for governor pledges to commit over $15 million dollars to fund Indiana start-ups focusing on increasing technology energy-efficiency and general [...]
July 25, 2008
Mitch Daniels’ questionable dance with Duke Energy’s coal
Govenor Mitch Daniels and Duke Energy’s agreement to build a new coal fired power plant is an unfortunate exercise in backward 20th century thinking. The Daniels’ brokered deal for the new coal power plant in southern Indiana embraces the myth of clean coal and to make matters worse, deceives the public with its actual implementation. The new power plant is a great [...]
