Greenpeace applauds Attorney General Roy Cooper's decision to appeal Duke Energy's 7% rate hike, not only because of the serious economic hardship Duke is dumping on ratepayers, but also because of the severe environmental damage Duke continues to wreck with it's addiction to dirty fossil fuels.
Upper Mt. Bethel, PA – This morning the Multi-State Alliance to Promote Lasting Energy (MAPLE) welcomed the announcement that, after decades of spewing air and water pollution, GenOn will be shutting down the Portland Generating Station in Upper Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania in January, 2015. The Portland Plant is one of the oldest and dirties coal plants in the country and has been causing health and environmental problems throughout the Lehigh Valley and Northwest New Jersey for over 50 years. In 2009 alone it emitted 2,396,431 tons of carbon dioxide as well as 30,701 tons of sulfur dioxide and 3,496 tons of nitrous oxide. GenOn will also be closing the New Castle, Shawville, and Titus plants in Pennsylvania.
Note: The Chicago Clean Power Coalition will hold a press conference in Dvorak Park at 11:00AM on Thursday to celebrate this historic win. Speakers from community, health, and environmental organizations will be available.
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