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COLORADO LAW WILL RETIRE OR RETROFIT COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
Sustainablebusiness.com, Matter Network
April 24, 2010
Area Covered: Regional (Colorado)
Miller Chapter: 1, 19, 20, 18, 16, 17, 25.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed a bill into law that will sharply reduce emissions from the states coal-fired power plants. The Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act will have the state cut back it emissions while creating new green jobs. Working with Xcel energy, Colorado will cut out 900 megawatts of coal fired energy and replace it with natural gas and renewable energy. Governor Ritter stated that the bill will serve as a paradigm for the nation to see that creating new jobs and having a greener economy is possible.
I think Colorado is doing a great job in leading the way for other states to see that going green isn't that hard. This is the type of spark our country needs to realize the magnitude of climate change and how we have to save our planet before it is to late.
Xcel- public utility company that provides electric and natural gas
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