Indianapolis: Downtown steam plant to convert from coal to natural gas
Citizens Energy Group will convert the coal-burning boilers at its Perry K Steam Plant in Downtown Indianapolis to natural gas. The goal is to reduce costs with environmental laws, improve the air and lower operating costs to become more competitive, the company announced Wednesday in a news release. The plant conversion work could begin in … Read more
Big Coal: Children’s Health Is Too Expensive – By Daniel J. Weiss, Matthew Kasper
But Companies Have Ample Cash Reserves to Cushion Reductions By December 16 the Environmental Protection Agency will promulgate its final rule requiring coal-fired power plants to reduce their emissions of mercury, arsenic, acid gases, and other toxic chemicals. The EPA notes that these safeguards will reduce premature deaths by 17,000 people annually as well as … Read more
