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Coal is not cheap: Kansas edition
Independent financial analysis finds that coal is a stinker of an investment for Kansas |
David Roberts |
25 Mar 2008 |
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| We've been following the ongoing battle over coal in Kansas closely. (The latest is that Gov. Sebelius vetoed a bill that would have moved the plants forward and prevented her KDHE secretary from blocking future plants.) Today brings an interesting development. A new report from a leading financial research firm, Innovest, comes to a blunt conclusion: building the plants would put Kansas ratepayers at substantial and ongoing risk. They would be saddled with long-term ... |
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| Topics: coal, economy, energy, Kansas, state politics (all these topics) |
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