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Coal in
Rochester's Future
by Frank
J. Regan (August 09, 07)
Seeing how Rochester’s future energy
needs will probably be met (without much fanfare or debate) by
coal.
RG&E PROPOSES REDEVELOPMENT OF RUSSELL STATION POWER PLANT SITE.
Except for an article in April 2007—“RG&E to pump $500 million into
Greece plant” - April 20, MSNBC.com—there has not been much play in
our local media about a major development in our area’s energy
supply—coal.
For all that we personally do to
curb Global Warming, what goes on quietly in the background and out
of public attention will probably have a far more significant affect
in our area’s release of green house gases than anything we do. In
a recent
New York Times article, in the business section no less, “Lawmakers
Push for Big Subsidies for Coal Process”, it looks like the
coal lobbyists are winning. Perhaps we should inform ourselves what
a coal future might bring.
Check out Living On Earth’s series
of reports on how coal’s future looks:
Living on Earth:
Generating Controversy: The Changing Climate of Coal
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