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31,
2012:
ENews Park Forest
Clean Air Advocates Cheer Court Decision On Kansas Coal Plant Expansion
Judge Emmett Sullivan, in the federal district court today, effectively blocked an 895-MW coal-fired power project in western Kansas—the notorious Sunflower expansion—until a thorough environmental review of the project is finalized. The decision emphasized the significant impacts to human health that would arise if the project was constructed.
26,
2012:
Courier Press
Jobs vs. environment debate dominates hearing on coal gasification plant
Stern warnings of environmental harm clashed with appeals to create badly needed jobs Wednesday night at a public hearing about a proposed coal gasification plant in Spencer County. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management public meeting and hearing attracted about 200 people to South Spencer High School.
26,
2012:
CBS
Wind power bought as part of pact over Ark. plant
(AP) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Southwestern Electric Power Co. has signed long-term agreements to purchase power from wind projects as a way to meet a renewable energy commitment it made in a recent legal settlement over a coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas.
25,
2012:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cobb EMC's withdrawal won't delay coal plant development, backer says
A day after the Cobb EMC board decided to pull out of development of a new coal plant, the group pushing the project remained adamant it still will be built.
24,
2012:
Cobb County News
Cobb EMC ends involvement in coal plant
Cobb EMC's board of directors voted Tuesday to end the electric co-op's involvement in development of the proposed Plant Washington coal plant.
20,
2012:
Businessweek.com
SD judge asked to throw out oil refinery permit
Sierra Club and allies urged a judge to strike down a state permit that would allow the $10 billion oil refinery to be built in southeastern South Dakota.
19,
2012:
Illinois Times
Honor system for air pollution?
As state regulators prepare to issue a permit for a state-of-the-art ”clean coal“ plant planned for Taylorville, one environmental group criticizes the proposed permit for not specifically requiring carbon capture technology. The Taylorville Energy Center project, planned by Omaha, Neb.-based Tenaska, Inc., would be the first power plant of its kind to capture a significant amount of its carbon dioxide emissions and ”sequester“ the CO2 deep underground. The plant would turn high-sulfur Illinois coal into a substitute natural gas, which would then be burned to power steam turbines.
18,
2012:
Reuters
CPS to buy power from Texas clean coal power plant: DOE
CPS Energy, San Antonio, Texas's municipal power company, agreed to buy 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity from a proposed $2.4 billion clean coal power plant in Texas, the Department of Energy (DOE) said in a release.
12,
2012:
AI.com
Illinois ruling hurts Leucadia synthetic gas proposal
A regulatory ruling in Illinois could kill a synthetic natural gas facility proposed by a company considering building a similar project in Moss Point. Leucadia National Corp. plans a $3 billion facility in south Chicago to convert coal and petroleum waste into natural gas. It had hoped that regulators would make two natural gas distributors pay for 100 percent of the cost of the facility, but the Illinois Commerce Commission this week ruled that the companies had to cover just 84 percent of the construction cost.
12,
2012:
The Marietta Daily Journal
Cobb EMC's pursuit cools on coal-fired power plant
Cobb EMC's interest in building the coal-fired Plant Washington appears to be dead, and the company has begun soliciting bids for its future power supplies.