March 7, 2008: State Will Give Nonprofits $213,000 for Utility HearingMedia Clip
Posted March 7th, 2008 by ElenaVelkov
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will grant more than $200,000 for state nonprofits to fight Alliant Energy's proposed coal plant. Journal Sentinel The state Public Service Commission will give $213,000 to three groups to fund their participation in hearings on Alliant Energy's proposal to build a coal-fired power plant in Cassville. The hearings on the proposed 300-megawatt plant could include the most extensive environmental analysis of any coal-fired power plant to date because of concern about global warming, said Timothy Le Monds, a spokesman for the PSC. Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions linked to global warming. |
