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Blocking Ferrari-ready driveways
Maine becomes third state to pass tough coal law |
Ted Nace |
16 Apr 2008 |
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| Yesterday, Maine Gov. John E. Baldacci signed LD 2126, 'An Act To Minimize Carbon Dioxide Emissions from New Coal-Powered Industrial and Electrical Generating Facilities in the State.' The law, which was sponsored by Rep. W. Bruce MacDonald (D-Maine), requires the Board of Environmental Protection to develop greenhouse gas emission standards for coal facilities. It also puts a moratorium in place on building any new coal plants until the standards are developed. Three st ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, Maine, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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