<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Landmark ruling halts Georgia coal plant on basis of CO2 emissions]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:59:45 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/1 The veil is lifting

Unfortunately for you, those coal plants were the only justification for the whole CO2-AGW thing.

Once we get rid of the coal plants and the temperatures keep rising what 'cher gonna do then?

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Unfortunately for you, those coal plants were the only justification for the whole CO2-AGW thing.

Once we get rid of the coal plants and the temperatures keep rising what 'cher gonna do then?

]]> Comment #2 by wendigo http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:39:37 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/2 celebrate the return of 100-mile views...

...and the end of acid rain.

]]> celebrate the return of 100-mile views...

...and the end of acid rain.

]]> Comment #3 by el mono http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:51:59 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/3 Good news!

I hate to be picky, but isn't that a nuclear power plant in the picture?

]]> Good news!

I hate to be picky, but isn't that a nuclear power plant in the picture?

]]> Comment #4 by SamHec http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:43:30 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/4 Cooling Towers

are not limited to nukes. Coal plants can use them too.

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are not limited to nukes. Coal plants can use them too.

]]> Comment #5 by catman http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:32:28 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/5 In case you missed it

No coal power plants can be built without financial backing.  Which financial backer will be disappointed by this decision?  Could they make money by instead backing sustainable solar, wind, tidal or geothermal power?

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No coal power plants can be built without financial backing.  Which financial backer will be disappointed by this decision?  Could they make money by instead backing sustainable solar, wind, tidal or geothermal power?

]]> Comment #6 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:34:26 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/6 Landmark is right!

This is very good news.

To paraphrase Ron Raygun, "We have outlawed coal, the banning starts immediately!".

]]> Landmark is right!

This is very good news.

To paraphrase Ron Raygun, "We have outlawed coal, the banning starts immediately!".

]]> Comment #7 by rufwork http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:10:25 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/coal10/7 Cooling Towers

Though I'd tend to agree those look nuclear (as if I'd know), apparently they are used in coal, sure enough.

http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/07/02/citi ...

Pretty good picture of a big GA coal plant with two cooling towers.

From Wikipedia about the plant in that picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Bowen_Coal

"Plant Bowen is a coal-fired, steam-turbine electric generating facility located in Euharlee, GA - approximately 9 miles WSW from Cartersville, GA. Bowen ranked 3rd in the nation for net generation in 2006 producing over 22,630,000 MWh. Plant Bowen is connected to the southeastern U.S. Power grid by numerous 500KV transmission lines.
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The Bowen plant is the third largest producer of greenhouse gas via power generation in the United States, emitting 20.5 million tons of CO2 in the atmosphere each year. [1]"

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Though I'd tend to agree those look nuclear (as if I'd know), apparently they are used in coal, sure enough.

http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/07/02/citi ...

Pretty good picture of a big GA coal plant with two cooling towers.

From Wikipedia about the plant in that picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Bowen_Coal

"Plant Bowen is a coal-fired, steam-turbine electric generating facility located in Euharlee, GA - approximately 9 miles WSW from Cartersville, GA. Bowen ranked 3rd in the nation for net generation in 2006 producing over 22,630,000 MWh. Plant Bowen is connected to the southeastern U.S. Power grid by numerous 500KV transmission lines.
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The Bowen plant is the third largest producer of greenhouse gas via power generation in the United States, emitting 20.5 million tons of CO2 in the atmosphere each year. [1]"

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