Paterson Backs Coal Plant In Western NY (Updated)
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Gov. David Paterson announced today plans for the state to invest up to $6 million for coal power plant in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, as a way to “addressing global climate change while also helping to diversify the state’s energy supply and create ‘clean-tech’ jobs upstate.’”
The measure is likely to face criticism from environmental groups, who oft
en knock coal plants as not an answer to global warning and a contributor to climate change.
Updated: Here’s some of the criticism.
“This power plant is ill-advised from both environmental and economic points of view and does not deserve to go forward,†said Walter Simpson, the co-founder of the Western New York Climate Action Coalition and leader of a coalition of groups opposed to the plant. “By acting before the completion of the State Environmental Quality Review Act process, the Governor is putting the cart before the horse.”
Yet Paterson backed the coal plant, which his office says would be the first of its kind in the world because it would use new technology that captures carbon dioxide and sequesters it underground for permanent storage.
“This research holds the potential to give New York firms the ability to launch exports of advanced coal technology to the rest of the world,” Paterson’s statement says.
“There is no silver bullet to solving the twin threats of climate change and growing energy demand, and New York should have a comprehensive strategy to address both,†he said. “As a state and a nation we need to be less dependent on foreign energy supplies. China is building one new, uncontrolled coal plant every week.”
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At least he seems to be trying, which is more than can be said for any of the rest of them up there. If he has the nerve to buck this group of do-nothings, and if he goes directly to the people with true reform, like the Great Communicator did, he might actually surprise everyone and become one of our better governors of late.
this is a good sign from gov. paterson. he is a sensible man who realizes that new york state must do something to answer the more pressing concern of a high demand for energy and a dwindling supply. hopefully, his advocacy of sensible policies will influence others, namely those here in westchester who still oppose a certain nuclear power plant, to start seeing things in a different light. one can hope.
Paterson and everyone else must come to realize the truth. The truth is that the “environmental” and “conservation” movements are now the domain of far-left Socialists who are hiding their real motives. And that is not a good thing.
Hey! You guys are nuts – there is no such thing as “Clean Coal” except in Bush and his Neocon friend’s minds. Don’t you know it’s payback time for the polluters. Bush will push all the polluting stuff to pay back all his polluting contributors in the coal and oil industry and to hell with all of us who have to breathe the polluted air left behind. Those of us who live west of the plant will be breathing dirty air for 50 or so years
Also, the bottom line is nobody is going to finance the expense of CO2 sequestration so this is all whistleing in a windstorm – political BS! Also, CO2 is only part of the problem – Mercury and triox, etc, etc. and radioactive stuff will be destroying upstate NY air and Adirondack beauty. Not a problem? Then why do they put 800 ft. smoke stacks on coal plants? Come on, wake up and smell the coffee (and watch the koolade, too.)
Also, see http://www.stoptoquop.org for more info about a community in NV fighting a coal plant upwind of them. A lot of good info there.
As I was saying….
My former post should have said “east” of the plant and not “west” of the plant. Sorry.