How much do you want to bet…
Arkansas still finds a way to go forward with dirty coal plants even after a new report issued today says there’s no need?
From the Sierra Club press release:
“Washington, DC: The government found no need for scores of new coal plants currently on the drawing board, according to the Annual Energy Outlook report issued by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) today. The outlook found need for just two new coal plants between 2013 and 2025—and that is without accounting for expected new investments in efficiency and renewables, which should eliminate the need for new coal plants. The government’s findings are a far cry from the coal industry’s propaganda that dozens of new plants are absolutely essential.
‘The data clearly show that we don’t need to be investing billions in dirty new coal plants,’ said Bruce Nilles, director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. ‘In fact the data indicates that if we invest in clean energy, we can begin the process of retiring the oldest and dirtiest coal plants that are the most harmful to our health.’”
Of course, officals from the Pollution Control and Ecology Commisson rubber-stamped the Hempstead plant knowing this was likely to happen. While waiting on an appeal from opposiing sides, SWEPCO continued construction on the plant knowing full well that local officials wouldn’t stop the construction once it started due to loss of jobs. What’s it going to take for everyone to realize we don’t need this nasty stuff?
