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    The Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant in Rogers City, Michigan, Part 3


    By jenkuz, Section Multimedia
    Posted on Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 09:12:15 PM EST
    Tags: Global Warming, Michigan, coal, industry, jobs, power plant (all tags)

    By March of 2007, Wolverine continued it's initial work on developing a wind farm, part of it's commitment during the study of the possibility of building a power plant near Rogers City, along with an endangered species study, as well as numerous analyses to abide by state and local regulations.  They committed to installing a meteorological tower at the Rogers City airport to gather wind speed and directional data.

    A member of the Citizens for Environmental Inquiry (CEI), Bill Lewis, continued to raise questions on the opinion page of the Advance, this time raising the geological significance of where the plant would be located.  This is the first time the word "karst" entered the fray.   His argument, that careless surface activity on karst land can quickly impact water resources, was weak.  The company had just hired a slew of environmental engineers, harbor engineers, and conceptual power plant designers.  Three companies whose 2500 employees know more about the different problems  related to geological issues.  As an aside, all of the arguments posed by CEI included the words, "probably," "likely," and "possible," while trying to convince the public.

    The Citizens for Environmental Inquiry finally came out into the open.    They identified themselves as local "folks" motivated by the thought that we are ruining the planet for future generations.  They used the film An Inconvenient Truth as a tool to convince the city council about the effect of global warming and distributed copies of the movie.  Retired Judge Joseph Swallow spoke, acknowledging "up front that the film is emotional and has political overtones, but... it serves as a legitimate wake-up call.  The film clearly identifies the burning of carbon fuel by humans - be it through coal or oil - as a major culprit of releasing greenhouse gases."  Swallow added, "I suspect we will see regulations of carbon emissions in the near future. I encourage you to look at the film...and listen to what it has to say: Global warming is indeed an reality."

    Read more.....Jennerationx

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