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 […]
Day: December 14, 2024
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. […]