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Sean Artman <[log in to unmask]>
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Sean Artman <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:44:22 -0500
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Yes, what an awful, horrible tragedy that these old coal plants are
being closed!

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- Coal-fired power plants are by far the greatest emitters of sulfur
dioxide pollution, accounting for 67 percent of all SO2 emissions
nationwide.

- Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury air
pollution, accounting for 40 percent of all mercury emissions
nationwide.

- While carbon dioxide emissions from power plants are now at roughly
2.5 billion tons per year, more than 150 new coal-fired power plants
are being permitted and built across the country... a trend that can
only increase carbon dioxide emissions.

50 Dirtiest U.S. Power Plants Named
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2007/2007-07-26-05.asp

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"Mercury pollution is making its way into nearly every habitat in the
U.S., exposing countless species of wildlife to potentially harmful
levels of mercury, a new report from the National Wildlife Federation
shows."

"'From songbirds to alligators, turtles to bats, eagles to otters,
mercury is accumulating in nearly every corner of the food chain,'
says Catherine Bowes, Northeast Program Manager for the National
Wildlife Federation and principal author of the report."

Extent of Mercury Pollution More Widespread
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/523605/

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"Utilities across the country are building dozens of old-style coal
plants that will cement the industry's standing as the largest
industrial source of climate-changing gases for years to come."

Old-style coal plants expanding
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/old-style-coal-plants-expanding


On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/11/power_plant_closings.html
> has the story about the closing of power plants in the Cleveland area.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
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