Environmental groups challenge approval of Dairyland Power gas plant in Wisconsin

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So, a company wants to close down a coal - fired plant, and open a natural gas - fired plant to replace it, as well as supporting the inclusion of intermittent wind and solar power. 

• Move away from coal
• Move toward natural gas
• Move toward supporting intermittent solar and wind to augment natural gas

Sounds environmentally friendly, right?

Apparently not.  The stupid from the far left environmental extremists is ... disheartening.  Zero sense of pragmatism.

 

Environmental groups challenge approval of Dairyland Power gas plant in Superior

Two environmental groups are challenging the recent approval of a $700 million natural gas plant in Superior, saying the environmental impacts are too great.

Clean Wisconsin and the Sierra Club filed a petition Friday in Dane County Circuit Court seeking review of the Public Service Commission’s decision to authorize construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, a 625-megawatt joint venture of Dairyland Power Cooperative and Minnesota Power.

“This project poses significant environmental threats, including depletion of groundwater, loss of wetlands, and increased carbon dioxide emissions,” said Katie Nekola, general counsel for Clean Wisconsin. “If Wisconsin intends to meet Gov. Evers’ carbon reduction goals, we cannot afford to build more fossil fuel power plants.”  ...

 

The PSC  [Public Service Commission]  voted 2-1 in January to approve construction of the  [Natural Gas]  plant, which the utilities say will allow them to move away from coal-fired generation by supporting the addition of intermittent sources such as wind and solar.

Dairyland has since announced plans to close its 345-megawatt coal-fired plant in Genoa.

“Dairyland’s commitment to diversifying and moving to a low-carbon future is evident through our actions,” Thomson said.

Opponents argued there were cheaper ways to meet customer needs, including renewable energy, battery storage and energy efficiency programs.

“Climate change is a global crisis, but the causes and impacts can be seen right here in Wisconsin,” said Matt Early of the Sierra Club. “Allowing utilities to swap one fossil fuel for another is not only shortsighted for our environment, it will leave Wisconsinites saddled with the costs of an expensive new power plant for decades to come.”  ...

 

[Douglas Buckland + 6,308]

You just can’t fix stupid.

It must be politically incorrect to GRADUALLY wean ourselves away from fossil fuels and must jump directly to incapable renewable sources...

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On 2/29/2020 at 4:32 AM, Tom Kirkman said:

So, a company wants to close down a coal - fired plant, and open a natural gas - fired plant to replace it, as well as supporting the inclusion of intermittent wind and solar power. 

• Move away from coal
• Move toward natural gas
• Move toward supporting intermittent solar and wind to augment natural gas

Sounds environmentally friendly, right?

Apparently not.  The stupid from the far left environmental extremists is ... disheartening.  Zero sense of pragmatism.

 

Environmental groups challenge approval of Dairyland Power gas plant in Superior

Two environmental groups are challenging the recent approval of a $700 million natural gas plant in Superior, saying the environmental impacts are too great.

Clean Wisconsin and the Sierra Club filed a petition Friday in Dane County Circuit Court seeking review of the Public Service Commission’s decision to authorize construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, a 625-megawatt joint venture of Dairyland Power Cooperative and Minnesota Power.

“This project poses significant environmental threats, including depletion of groundwater, loss of wetlands, and increased carbon dioxide emissions,” said Katie Nekola, general counsel for Clean Wisconsin. “If Wisconsin intends to meet Gov. Evers’ carbon reduction goals, we cannot afford to build more fossil fuel power plants.”  ...

 

The PSC  [Public Service Commission]  voted 2-1 in January to approve construction of the  [Natural Gas]  plant, which the utilities say will allow them to move away from coal-fired generation by supporting the addition of intermittent sources such as wind and solar.

Dairyland has since announced plans to close its 345-megawatt coal-fired plant in Genoa.

“Dairyland’s commitment to diversifying and moving to a low-carbon future is evident through our actions,” Thomson said.

Opponents argued there were cheaper ways to meet customer needs, including renewable energy, battery storage and energy efficiency programs.

“Climate change is a global crisis, but the causes and impacts can be seen right here in Wisconsin,” said Matt Early of the Sierra Club. “Allowing utilities to swap one fossil fuel for another is not only shortsighted for our environment, it will leave Wisconsinites saddled with the costs of an expensive new power plant for decades to come.”  ...

 

The problem is that these people have been indoctrinated by public "education".  By the time they graduate from college, the brain neural circuits responsible for reason and self control have long since withered.  There's little hope of them learning to think. 

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On 2/29/2020 at 9:32 PM, Tom Kirkman said:

Opponents argued there were cheaper ways to meet customer needs, including renewable energy, battery storage and energy efficiency programs.

Despite overwhelming evidence that whenever renewables are used, power prices rise these extremists are still trying to claim the exact opposite..  and they call us denialists..