At the final Board meeting of the outgoing board, I expressed thanks to the outgoing Board for their service, but a call for the new Board to “Save The Campbell”. The speech can be heard at 5:24:44 of this video, and the text of it is here: “Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township – I would […]
Zeeland Township Board Last Evening Passed a Resolution to “Save The Campbell”, Joining Others That Have Already Done SoZeeland Township Board Last Evening Passed a Resolution to “Save The Campbell”, Joining Others That Have Already Done So
We are thankful that Zeeland Township is joining Jamestown Township and Blendon Township in this, and we are encouraged that other Ottawa County townships will do the same. These boards are concerned that grid operator MISO projects Consumers Energy/MPSC’s “net zero” emission plan significantly risks our electric grid. These townships join many local political leaders who […]
Tonight Blendon Township Board Unanimously Approved Resolution Calling for Delay in Closing the County’s Campbell PlantTonight Blendon Township Board Unanimously Approved Resolution Calling for Delay in Closing the County’s Campbell Plant
The Board expressed concern that grid operator MISO projects Consumers Energy/MPSC’s “net zero” emission plan significantly risks our electric grid. The Campbell is one of many fossil fuel plants being rapidly closed. The Campbell plant reliably provides electric for 1 million regional residents. We thank Blendon’s Board for joining Jamestown’s Board and a growing number […]
It is time to stop playing head games about the replacement of coal with natural gas, so that we can have an honest discussion about Ottawa County’s Campbell coal plantIt is time to stop playing head games about the replacement of coal with natural gas, so that we can have an honest discussion about Ottawa County’s Campbell coal plant
https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-climate-activists-failed-to-make-clear-the-problem-with-natural-gas-mckibben If the truth be told, fracked natural gas is more environmentally challenging than mined coal, because fracking is so environmentally challenging: https://environmentamerica.org/articles/fracking-is-an-environmental-disaster/ . I am posting this NOT to argue for demolition of gas plants, but as part of my argument that it does not make sense to demolish coal plants like Campbell with […]
Dig Baby Dig — Coal That Is!Dig Baby Dig — Coal That Is!
Ottawa County needs to popularize that motto. We should lead the nation in a renaissance of an environmentally responsible use of coal, by keeping Campbell alive and showing how it can be responsibly managed. Its byproducts should be used for the battery industry. Scrubbers and other technology should be used to remove air pollutants. Money […]
Gas plant is not environmentally “cleaner” than Campbell coal plant, contrary to Consumers Energy assertions in its drive to demolish the CampbellGas plant is not environmentally “cleaner” than Campbell coal plant, contrary to Consumers Energy assertions in its drive to demolish the Campbell
Much US production of gas comes via fracking, which is not without its environmental challenges: https://environmentamerica.org/articles/fracking-is-an-environmental-disaster/ . In reality Consumers Energy has not even built a gas plant to substitute for the loss of the Campbell, because it simply purchased the Covert gas plant from another party, doing nothing for the overall national electric grid. […]
Port Sheldon Township Supervisor Mike Sabatino has asked for Ottawa County to pick up the significant costs of Pigeon Lake Channel because the Campbell plant will close.Port Sheldon Township Supervisor Mike Sabatino has asked for Ottawa County to pick up the significant costs of Pigeon Lake Channel because the Campbell plant will close.
No longer will revenues from the Campbell plant support dredging and other area expenses. Dredging the channel alone can cost $750,000 or more. And Supervisor Sabatino acknowledges there will likely be other negative effects without the Campbell. See his speech beginning at 15:53 in this video of the meeting. The real solution is to save […]
Speech Before the Ottawa County Board on 12/10/2024 : Consumers Energy is Ill Serving the Citizens of Ottawa County and the County Should Do Something About ItSpeech Before the Ottawa County Board on 12/10/2024 : Consumers Energy is Ill Serving the Citizens of Ottawa County and the County Should Do Something About It
(Speech can be heard at 6:09:51 of this video of the Board meeting.) Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township, Volunteer leader of SaveTheCampbell.com effort. How should county legal fees be spent? The citizens of Ottawa County are being ill served by Consumers Energy and the Michigan Public Service Commission which regulates its monopoly, and we need […]
US Congressional Rep. Bill Huizenga Is Concerned about the Closure of the Campbell and is Sharing His ConcernsUS Congressional Rep. Bill Huizenga Is Concerned about the Closure of the Campbell and is Sharing His Concerns
The Legislative Director for Rep. Huizenga, Remy Fortin, has written us as follows: On Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 at 12:30 PM, Fortin, Remy <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Joseph – I appreciate you following up. Rep. Huizenga remains concerned and has shared his concerns with regard to the Campbell closure as we discussed, but I’ll update you […]
The Federal Government’s Planned Pursuit of Carbon Sequestration by 2030 under Trump’s Newly Appointed Energy Czar Doug Bergum Fundamentally Changes the Legal Picture of Precipitously Closing and Demolishing Fossil Fuel Plants Like the Campbell / Ottawa County Should Expeditiously Seek a Court Order to Delay Campbell’s ClosureThe Federal Government’s Planned Pursuit of Carbon Sequestration by 2030 under Trump’s Newly Appointed Energy Czar Doug Bergum Fundamentally Changes the Legal Picture of Precipitously Closing and Demolishing Fossil Fuel Plants Like the Campbell / Ottawa County Should Expeditiously Seek a Court Order to Delay Campbell’s Closure
“Doug Burgum is now at the center of American energy and climate policy…President-elect Donald Trump … picked him to fill a new energy czar position…Burgum has pledged to make North Dakota carbon-neutral by decade’s end. His strategy for achieving that goal is using carbon capture and storage technology, which the Biden administration is also betting […]