Really, really good news from Kansas: Proposed coal plant in western Kansas is rejected

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By DAVID KLEPPER and KAREN DILLON
The Kansas City Star


TOPEKA | Delivering a stunning victory to those concerned about global climate change, Kansas’ top regulator rejected a proposal to build a coal plant in western Kansas.

The decision puts Kansas squarely in the center of the growing debate over global warming and energy policy, and adds the state to the small but growing list of states where plants have been rejected based on their carbon emissions.

“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,” Rod Bremby, Kansas secretary of health and environment, said in a prepared statement.

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http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/323833.html

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1. kick this must make al gore very happy.. n/t