Kansas Coal Fiasco and Politics

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Sunday May 10, 2009 · 2:18 PM PDT

2009/05/10 · 14:18

Bruce Nilles wrote a diary a few days ago explaining the good and bad news about coal, particularly the situation unfolding in Kansas. I'm from Kansas's 1st congressional district - the most conservative in the state - where the proposed coal plant(s) will be built. Mr. Nilles has it absolutely right that the power plants will be extraordinarily bad for the environment and extraordinarily bad for the state's leadership on green energy; but the more important thing to look at is the fact that the majority of Kansans are not standing up against it, contrary to what was written in his post. We are desperately losing the battle of public opinion in Kansas, and if we don't shape up, the coal industry - at the expense of the environment - will reap many rewards in the years to come.

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