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The federal government should buy coal plants, shut them down and pay to retrain their employees
2016-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The Supreme Courts decision in February to stay President Obamas Clean Power Plan may lead to a protracted legal battle over aging, unprofitable and environmentally unsound coal plants. But instead of litigating our way out of the problem, there is a simpler solution: The federal government could buy the plants and close them. The courts move threatens to not only derail the presidents initiative to curb greenhouse-gas emissions at U.S. coal-fired power plants but also unravel the progress...
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