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THE TEXAS COAL WARS

THE TEXAS COAL WARS. 2009. 2007: 19 Proposed Plants. 8 of the 11 TXU Plants Were Stopped 1 other withdrew. 1. 2. 15. 3. 12. 4. 9&10. 5. 11. 6&7. 8. 14. 16. 18&19. 17. Plants with red numbers were stopped.

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THE TEXAS COAL WARS

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  1. THE TEXAS COAL WARS 2009

  2. 2007: 19 Proposed Plants 8 of the 11 TXU Plants Were Stopped 1 other withdrew 1 2 15 3 12 4 9&10 5 11 6&7 8 14 16 18&19 17 Plants with red numbers were stopped. Nueces IGCC was canceled due to costs, Las Brisas is now proposed on the same, exact site. Oak Grove, Tradinghouse and Formosa are all plants that had two boiler units proposed on the same site. 13

  3. 17 Existing Texas Coal Plants And Total 2007 Releases of Mercury (in pounds). Source: EPA TRI Database Oklaunion: 152 Harrington: 322 Monticello: 1,668 Pirkey: 1,080 Tolk: 285 Martin Lake: 1,687 Welsh: 445 Limestone: 1,197 Big Brown: 1,201 Twin Oaks: 287 Gibbons Creek: 258 Sandow: 541 Fayette: 308 Spruce: 335 Parish: 964 San Miguel: 499 TOTAL:11,438lbs/year Coleto Creek: 209

  4. Recent Texas Coal Plants And Counties In or Near to Non-Attainment Status - In Non-Attainment 1. Tenaska * 2. Limestone** 3. White Stallion 4. Coleto Creek 5. Las Brisas - Will Be In Non-Attainment 1 A - Could Be In Non-Attainment 7. Oak Grove 13 6 6. Sandy Creek 8. Sandow 9. Spruce 10. Calhoun Co ** 11. Formosa 12. Lockwood IGCC 2 7 8 9 In Permitting 12 B 13. Summit IGCC * 3 4 Permitted, Under Appeal 10 Permitted 5 11 • * Carbon Separation • ** Carbon Offsets Proposed Prevailing Gulf Winds • Nukes • Comanche Peak Expansion • STP Expansion

  5. Distances From Newly Proposed Gulf Coast Power Plants to Travis and Bexar County Lines

  6. 77 Million Tons of New CO2 will be added to our atmosphere if all newly proposed plants in Texas are permitted and built. There are 5 new facilities being built or proposed in Texas already planning to capture or offset part of their CO2 emissions. If we required 90% capture, this would be reduce to only 7 million tons of CO2.

  7. Public Citizen Urges Texas Court to Force TCEQ to Regulate Global Warming Emissions

  8. Nueces County Medical Society, San Patricio Aransas Refugio Medical Society and Local Cardiologist Oppose Las Brisas Pediatric Nurses and Teachers Union Also Oppose Las Brisas

  9. Upcoming Hearings • Coleto Creek - Contested case hearing Tuesday, October 13 - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 • Tenaska -Preliminary hearing Wednesday, October 14, 2009 • Las Brisas - Contested case hearing Monday, November 2 - Friday, November 13, 2009 • White Stallion - Contested case hearing Wednesday, February 10 - Friday, February 19, 2009 Local groups organized and ready to fight

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