A Kansas regulator has turned down a permit for a large coal-fired power plant solely because of the global warming gases it would emit. Opponents of the plant say this is the first instance of a regulatory agency’s rejecting a permit for that reason alone.What I liked even more was the quote from Roderick L. Bremby, the secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, who said this:
I believe it would be irresponsible to ignore emerging information about the contribution of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to climate change and the potential harm to our environment and health if we do nothing.Party on, Secretary Bremby. Party on.
Of course, Kansas has good cause to worry about global warming. There is no way the state could handle many more tornadoes. And, with record setting tornado numbers for the past 7 years, Kansas has a lot to fear. Anti-tornado technology simply may not be able to out-compete global warming in the battle for the heartland.
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I can understand that happening. I haven't read the article or anything about this (did see that it was on the front page of The Kansas Star the other day though) but I do know Kansas has been getting some heat for emissions. They are currently in the top ten for PM-10 Emissions (#9) and top 15 for PM-2.5 Emissions (#12). These emissions are often caused because of the burning of fossil fuels.
Oh, reference:
http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/cap/rank-states-emissions.tcl?how_many=100&pollutant=pm10&edf_source_agg=total
I see. I did think it was funny that the NYTimes article talked about the Massachusetts v. EPA case, even though Kansas joined on the side of the auto industry in that case. Clearly this Remby maverick is the one to thank.
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