Some things to ponder as Kansas awaits a decision from the Sebelius administration about the three proposed coal-fired power plants near Holcomb, amid a growing outcry about their potential greenhouse-gas emissions and effect on global warming:
Across the country, 148 such plants are planned and 21 are under construction, according to the Edison Electric Institute.
In China, a coal-fired plant goes online nearly every week, and 2,200 are planned to be built by 2030.
Posted by Rhonda Holman
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