March 19, 2008: Rally Pushes for Action Against Coal Power PlantsMedia Clip
Posted March 19th, 2008 by ElenaVelkov
Iowa's Sierra Club and Community Energy Solutions urged Governor Chet Culver to oppose new coal plants, namely the ones proposed in Marshalltown and Waterloo. Times Republican A busfull of coal power plant opponents, including approximately 15 to 20 Marshalltown and Tama residents, rallied in the Statehouse Tuesday for a stay on power plant permitting that would halt plans in Marshalltown and Waterloo. Activist Bill Helgen of Marshalltown was one of three featured speakers during the rally aimed at spurring Gov. Chet Culver to take action on the issue. Helgen argued that putting a new power plant, with emissions of toxic materials, just a few miles away from the Iowa Veterans Home did not make sense when that facility is in the midst of a $100 million effort to expand and improve the quality of life for veterans there. |
