Category Archives: coal

‘Tis but a scratch

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

Five years ago there were 10 EMCs backing Dean Alford’s Plant Washington coal project. Now Alford has announced that there aren’t any EMCs left in the group, EMCs that had originally announced that they would own, operate, and buy power … Continue reading →

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Who will you sign for?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

The deadline for comments to the State Department on Keystone XL’s tar sands pipeline is today. I signed for them. Who will you sign for?    

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Now the real work begins

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

The fight to stop Plant Washington is going to get very interesting because developer Dean Alford’s filings with the EPA will be subject to Open Records sunlight. Alford claims he met EPA requirements to “commence construction” by midnight April 12 … Continue reading →

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