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South Carolina Stands Up to Big Coal

SC is on the front lines of global warming, so it is no surprise that a coalition has formed against the latest planned coal-fired power plant there.
February 2, 2009  |  
 
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South Carolina is on the front lines of global warming, being that they are in the path of the more fierce hurricanes and rising sea levels. So it should be no surprise that a coalition has formed against the latest planned coal-fired power plant there – a 660-megawatt near the Pee Dee River area.

If built, this plant could be the single largest new destroyer of Appalachian mountains in the United States.  Why? Because the plant would use coal sourced from the states where the coal industry is busy blowing off the tops of mountains to get the coal out.

For a state with such wind and solar potential, and no coal reserves, it is downright bizarre that a state agency (yes, the state runs power plants) to be stuck in such 19th century thinking about energy options. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon across the U.S. – many states with great clean, renewable energy options are busy chasing energy sources of the past.


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