JH Campbell power plant

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  1. bwilson4web

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    Source: A coal-fired plant in Michigan was to close. But Trump forced it to keep running | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

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    JH Campbell power plant was just eight days away from a long-planned closure in May when Trump’s Department of Energy issued an emergency order that it remain open for a further 90 days.

    On Wednesday, the administration ... prolonging the lifetime of the coal plant another 90 days ... six months after it was due to close.

    ... emergency powers more normally used during wartime or in the wake of disaster ... “My family had a countdown for it closing, ... has lived in the shadow of the plant for 30 years and suspects its pollution worsened his wife’s lung disease.
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    Reminds me of:
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    Been there and coughed it in 1973. This is what we see on the roads today:
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    Bob Wilson
     
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    The 90-day reprieve was so they can work out the proper compensation package for those taking kick-backs - IMHO......
    Go "Clean Coal":(o_O:oops:
     
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