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    The Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant in Rogers City, MI Part 7


    By jenkuz, Section News
    Posted on Fri Jun 12, 2009 at 07:09:04 PM EST
    Tags: coal, environmentalism, Global Warming, industry, jobs, Michigan, power plant (all tags)

    Let's remember the names  Byron Delong and Tom Harkleroad.  They are the two members of both CEI and the County Planning Commission earlier in the story.  By May, 2008 only Delong was still a member of both.  Delong was also the man who, in March of 2008, made it clear during a Planning Commission meeting that their should be a public forum to discuss the addition of biomass to the special use permit before the commission issues an amended permit.  That meeting was also attended by Tom Karas, (Michigan Energy Alternatives)  and Jim Dulzo, (Michigan Land Institute) environmentalist buddies from the other side of the state.   Now, let me be clear, the environmental movement had representatives from three groups.  One serving on the board, and the other two pushing for a public forum.  The one on the board suggested the forum be held in May.

    It was around this time I was alarmed to read a report by Judy Pasternak of the Los Angeles Times titled, "Global warming has a new battleground: coal plants," in the April 14th issue of the paper.  I will link to it with one proviso, it no longer includes the best part of the report.  Here is the titled story, with the first nine paragraphs removed.
     The first nine paragraphs appeared in the report the day I printed it out, 4/14/08.  Here is some of what they said:

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