Inside W.Va. politicians angry over plant shutdowns / 7A American Electric Power said that if all of the federal Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rules took effect, the company would shut down five coal-fired power plants in 2014, retire some others in 2014 or 2015, and convert several from coal to natural gas - at a cost of 600 power plant jobs.
This is in response to Will and Nan Hardin's comments (letter, Thursday) on the power plants in this area and the pollution they cause. The two writers have to be the most misinformed individuals I have come across recently. I will not deny that there is a certain level of pollution emitted by these power plants. My issue is with the so-called temporary construction jobs they provide.
The Maquoketa Municipal Electric Utility manager notified three power plant employees Friday morning that their jobs will be terminated, with their final day Oct. 7. Mike Nickeson, MMEU manager, said there are six employees who work at the power plant. The plant does not provide electricity to the city on a regular basis and the layoffs were not unexpected.
A Hanover business will shut its doors nearly next fall, making the second major layoff announcement in north county in two weeks. Kop-Flex Inc., a division of St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co., will close its power coupling plant, leaving 142 hourly and salaried employees without jobs.
Burning issue The news: The Democratic race is shifting to states that depend heavily on coal, putting Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a bind as they try to appeal to green audiences. The backdrop: Coal producers and their allies are spending heavily to bolster public support for coal. The politics: In some states, efforts to build coal-fired plants are pitting Democrats in rural areas against city and suburban dwellers worried about climate change and air pollution. The race for the Democratic nomination hinges on a handful of states where coal is still king. That puts Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a bind: how to attack global warming without threatening an industry that provides half of U.S. electricity and more than 80,000 mining jobs.
American Electric Power on Thursday spelled out exactly what it would do if all of the federal Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rules take effect. Many coal-fired power plants would close, and an estimated 600 power-plant jobs would be lost, the company said. Some plants would be retrofitted with pollution control equipment, and others would switch from coal to natural gas.
By Hannah Vahl Special to the Register MIDDLETOWN -- The Kleen Energy Systems power plant that was the scene of a deadly explosion Sunday was designed as a 620-megawatt power plant that would generate electricity mostly by using natural gas.
Indian Buyer Commits to Renewable Energy WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) today approved a $917 million export finance guarantee to support U.S. exports from Bucyrus International, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and other U.S. vendors, to the Sasan Power, Ltd. coal-fired power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India.
JEFFERSON CITY -- In tough economic times, it's hard to vote against a proposal that could lead to the construction of a $6 billion power plant. That attitude prevailed yesterday when a House committee gave lopsided approval to AmerenUE's proposal to charge customers in advance for a second nuclear-powered generating plant in Callaway County. Even those who thought the bill needed more work voted "yes" in the 12-1 outcome in the House Utilities Committee.
JEFFERSON CITY -- In tough economic times, it's hard to vote against a proposal that could lead to the construction of a $6 billion power plant. That attitude prevailed yesterday when a House committee gave lopsided approval to AmerenUE's proposal to charge customers in advance for a second nuclear-powered generating plant in Callaway County. Even those who thought the bill needed more work voted "yes" in the 12-1 outcome in the House Utilities Committee.
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