Is Clean Coal going up in Smoke?
I was exercising responsible news philtering, and surfin my media sources when I came across this in the Las Vegas Sun. Is this a sign that the green conscience of North America has seen behind the curtains of the Coal Industry's greewwashed "Clean Coal" campaign???? "Times they are a changin" as Bob Dylan sang.
"Up in smoke
Environmentalists say future of three proposed Nevada coal plants in jeopardy
By Phoebe Sweet
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 (2 a.m.)
Sun Topics
Coal Power Plant Debate
The Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of a permit for a Utah coal plant this week spells trouble for three coal-fired power plants proposed in Nevada.
Environmentalists are hailing the decision, released Thursday by the EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board, as the final straw for new traditional coal plants. Utah’s permit was denied because it did not limit greenhouse gas emissions — and every new coal plant will emit millions of tons of the climate-change-causing carbon dioxide each year for 50 to 75 years.
The three Nevada plants, including one proposed by the state’s major utility company, Sierra Pacific Resources, are all waiting for final permits similar to the one denied this week by the EPA. Executives of two of the three developers said they expect those permits to be issued by state regulators by the end of the year.
Environmental attorneys say even if that happens, they expect the permits would subsequently be squelched by the national board."
"Up in smoke
Environmentalists say future of three proposed Nevada coal plants in jeopardy
By Phoebe Sweet
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 (2 a.m.)
Sun Topics
Coal Power Plant Debate
The Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of a permit for a Utah coal plant this week spells trouble for three coal-fired power plants proposed in Nevada.
Environmentalists are hailing the decision, released Thursday by the EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board, as the final straw for new traditional coal plants. Utah’s permit was denied because it did not limit greenhouse gas emissions — and every new coal plant will emit millions of tons of the climate-change-causing carbon dioxide each year for 50 to 75 years.
The three Nevada plants, including one proposed by the state’s major utility company, Sierra Pacific Resources, are all waiting for final permits similar to the one denied this week by the EPA. Executives of two of the three developers said they expect those permits to be issued by state regulators by the end of the year.
Environmental attorneys say even if that happens, they expect the permits would subsequently be squelched by the national board."
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