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"whether it's caused by future carbon legislation or action by the EPA, the migration away from coal has begun"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 10/13/2010 - 01:08.
There is an insightful article in the September 13, 2010, Wall Street Journal - Turning Away From Coal - which points out "Power companies are increasingly switching to natural gas to fuel their electricity plants, driven by low prices and forecasts of vast supplies for years to come. While the trend started in the late 1990s, the momentum is accelerating and comes at the expense of coal. Some utilities are closing coal-fired plants; others are converting them to run on gas." Futher, "The switch is occurring globally and is getting a push from regulators who want to limit emissions that contribute to climate change, haze and health problems such as respiratory illness." This is excellent news for citizens of Northeast Ohio, who are victims of pollution from burning coal in many local and upwind coal powerplants that cause serious health consequences here - one in particular that citizens are fighting now is operated by the Medical Center Company, in the heart of University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. Regarding such small coal-fired powerplants, The Journal reports: "Most big coal-burning utilities have invested billions of dollars to install pollution-control equipment on their largest coal-fired plants. But they are replacing or idling smaller coal plants for which such expenditures can't be justified." Where citizens and leaders demand the best quality of life, coal is being phased out quickly... which will benefit downwind citizens - the case of pollution reduction in Colorado will benefit Coloradoans most, but will reduce pollution of Ohioans as well...
Where citizens and leaders have poor understanding of the harm of pollution from coal, poor investments in "clean coal" technologies are proving to be foolish, causing powerplant expenses and so rates to escalate, as for dirty coal power proponents Duke Power and AEP, of Ohio... stuck in deep coal pits that are caving in around them...
Northeast Ohio leadership needs to give up on coal! Next time anyone tells you coal may be made clean, tell them to read The Journal and be real:
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