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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 9 years ago

Will it be a COLD Winter in the USA without all of the Coal fired Electric Plants, 0bama has closed?

*************FirstEnergy closing 6 coal-fired power plants...................because of stricter federal anti-pollution rules

.Closings at other utilities are expected in the coming weeks...............The federal mandate that improvements be completed within three years was a factor in the decision to retire the six plants, which represent 12 percent of the utility’s generation capacity, he said.

The decision affects 529 workers who will be eligible for severance benefits, the Akron-based utility said..........................

http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/firs%E2%80%A6

*******Progress Energy of North Carolina has proposed deactivation of 11 coal fired electricity plants - all built between 1949 and 1972 - which together produce about 1,500 megawatts of power

http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-resp%E2%80%A6

*****Black Hills Corp. will close two coal-fired power plants in Wyoming

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an%E2%80%A6

*****Chicago's 2 coal-fired plants to shut down sooner than expected

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-%E2%80%A6

******Coal-fired unit at Hartsville power plant to close

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/19207662/c%E2%80%A6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aTf5gjvN%E2%80%A6

Update:

JM.................. costs will go down. you mean under 0bama care like he said, " uh the uh uh breathalizer'....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWOQA8S3i4g

Update 2:

bash.............sorry about the links they worked when I posted but they don't now. Damn YA

Update 3:

If you are truly intested in reading all of the closed and soon to be closed plants just type in coal fired plant closing in your search area and the links are there.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes. My electric rates have doubled under Obummer. Kick the loser out in November!

  • 5 years ago

    I think it ll be a cold winter with coal fired electric plant s closed down I really do, cause with out these plant s folk s won t be able to keep their family s warm or cook for them

  • 9 years ago

    You seem to not understand why the coal companies are closing down the plants. It is because they don't want to spend the money fixing them so they no longer pollute the air with arsenic, lead, etc. And the reason they are not wanting to do this is because they can see the writing on the wall as natural gas takes over more and more of the market.

    You can blame Obama all you want, but the CO2 levels now are the lowest they have been in 20 years due to this conversion to natural gas.

    I have to assume you aren't a parent, because if you were, you would care more about the air your children breathe than the utility bill.

  • Wendy
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    I still have and will continue to use COAL to heat my house and I hope all the liberals downwind enjoy the wonderful aroma of me being WARM!

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Ever heard of global warmings? And whats some plant in far off places going to do to keep me warm.

    Source(s): Liberal who laughs at cons stupidity.
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Again liberals put the politics of the false goddess gia over the lives of human beings.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    If you are dumb enough to use electric heat you deserve to be cold. Avoid it at all costs.

  • 9 years ago

    We'll probably have enough energy it will just cost a lot more thanks to Obama.

    Seems he likes to see the working class suffer. He has it out for middle Americans.

  • J M
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    NO.

    But respiratory disease rates will go down, as will the expenditures for those types of diseases in Medicare and Medicaid.

  • 9 years ago

    unfortunately no one will believe he is like that

    or will close them

    strange I think

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