Gov. Taft (R-OH) Promises Coal Plant Cleanup

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"Ohio Governor Bob Taft is promising to clean up his state's act when it comes to its polluting coal-fired generating plants.

Speaking with reporters at Queen's Park following a meeting with Premier Dalton McGuinty yesterday, Taft conceded Ohio has a long way to go in reducing its smog output.

"We are working very hard to reduce our pollution in the state of Ohio. We've made a lot of progress. We have a lot to make," said the Republican governor. "We have new higher standards for ... emissions. We are putting in place a plan now that will force very significant reductions in those pollutants from those power plants — as we should do," he said.

Ohio, which leads the United States in air pollution caused by its 73 coal-fired plants, is also a major producer of coal."

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Right, whatever Bob. Maybe he can have a task force study the problem.

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1. Ontario is shutting their coal plants.

This is a good idea. There is NO technical solution to the problem of coal waste. Coal waste is dangerous. Coal is dangerous to mine.

Carbon dioxide, by the way, is just ONE form of coal waste. All of them are deadly and obnoxious.