Over the next three to five years (2014 to 2016) total shutdowns of 241 coal generators in 30 states — more than 36,000 MW of electric generation or 11 percent of the U.S. coal fleet.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/21/report-more-than-200-coal-fired-generators-slated-for-shutdown/#ixzz2HXbq9EvU
Released November 13, 2012 by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a report spotlighted 353 coal-fired generating units nationwide that are among the walking dead—plants which would be more expensive to upgrade with modern pollution control equipment than to simply close. Those plants produce 59 GW of electricity.
Source: Midwest Energy News
"... increasingly harder for the poor to breathe due to nearby coal plants, a study released this week states. Low-income communities are disproportionately affected by health-threatening pollution from coal-fired power plants in Illinois and other Midwestern states, a report by the NAACP says.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/11/16/Poor-who-live-near-coal-plants-show-health-issues/UPI-19771353090681/#ixzz2HXeAg6gE
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