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It's the economics, stupid
How to make the case against coal |
Sean Casten |
22 Feb 2008 |
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| Synapse Energy Economics has recently put together a report for NRDC that ought to be required reading for anyone who objects to dirty or expensive power (e.g., coal-fired, central station power). The report, entitled 'The Risks of Participating in the AMPGS Coal Plant' (PDF), is ostensibly only about a specific 960MW plant that AMP wants to build in Ohio. But their report speaks volumes about the larger economic and environmental challenges to coal-fired central station ... |
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| Topics: climate, coal, energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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