Wise Energy for Virginia has learned that it’s never too soon to start fighting plans for dirty energy projects in our great Commonwealth. For more than a year and a half, we’ve been working hard at the regional level to combat the proposed 1,500 megawatt Old Dominion Electric Co-op (ODEC) coal plant that, if constructed, would be the largest in the state.
Now all Virginians have an opportunity to get involved—and we need your help. This massive plant would increase mountaintop removal coal mining, release as much climate changing carbon dioxide each year as 2 million cars, and pollute the Hampton Roads region with mercury and thousands of tons of smog forming emissions annually.
The federal Army Corps of Engineers is now gathering information for a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposal that will inform its decision on whether to issue required water pollution permits. By law, the EIS must consider all the plant’s environmental impacts, from mountaintop removal in southwest Virginia to smog in Hampton Roads. Most importantly, it must independently evaluate environmentally preferable alternatives to the proposal.
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8 responses so far ↓
1 Roger Waud // Sep 7, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Wise Energy for Virginia has learned that it’s never too soon to start fighting plans for dirty energy projects in our great Commonwealth. For more than a year and a half, we’ve been working hard at the regional level to combat the proposed 1,500 megawatt Old Dominion Electric Co-op (ODEC) coal plant that, if constructed, would be the largest in the state.
Now all Virginians have an opportunity to get involved-and we need your help. This massive plant would increase mountaintop removal coal mining, release as much climate changing carbon dioxide each year as 2 million cars, and pollute the Hampton Roads region with mercury and thousands of tons of smog forming emissions annually.
Roger Waud
2 Roger Waud // Sep 7, 2010 at 3:03 pm
The 1,500 megawatt Old Dominion Electric Co-op (ODEC) coal plant costs include the damage it will do to public health and the environment. Unfortunately these costs are not explicitly included when deciding its net worth to the area it resides in.
Roger Waud
3 Anne Leibig // Sep 8, 2010 at 10:29 am
I live 15 minutes down river from this “Hybrid Energy Center” that is costing 1.8 billion dollars. Dominion Resources has been guaranteed 12.12% return from the Virginia State Regulatory Board. I think that the same amount of money needs to be put into energy conservation strategies. Giving money to individuals for insulation, new lighting fixtures, new appliances, etc….
4 Peggy Cousins // Sep 9, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Wise Energy for Virginia has learned that it’s never too soon to start fighting plans for dirty energy projects in our great Commonwealth. For more than a year and a half, we’ve been working hard at the regional level to combat the proposed 1,500 megawatt Old Dominion Electric Co-op (ODEC) coal plant that, if constructed, would be the largest in the state.
Now all Virginians have an opportunity to get involved-and we need your help. This massive plant would increase mountaintop removal coal mining, release as much climate changing carbon dioxide each year as 2 million cars, and pollute the Hampton Roads region with mercury and thousands of tons of smog forming emissions annually.
5 William Abbott // Sep 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm
We should not allow the dirty coal-fired plants to be built.
It is bad for our environment, for our planet, and for those people who live near them. There are other more environmentally friendly alternatives that we can use. WE SHOULD USE THEM!
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