Coal-fired power plants branded 'toxic Christmas present'

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http://www.christiantoday.com/article/coalfired.power.plants.branded.toxic.christmas.present/22192.htm

Coal-fired power plants branded 'toxic Christmas present'

Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008, 8:12 (GMT)

New coal-fired power plants are a "black and toxic Christmas present", Christian Aid said this week.

The aid agency said indications that the Government will allow the building of new coal-fired power stations before technology is developed to capture and store their carbon emissions dramatically undermines the UK’s claim to be leading the battle against climate change.

Christian Aid wants a moratorium imposed on the building of any such stations until the technology is in place to deal with greenhouse gas emissions.

The agency said that coal-fired power stations like the proposed replacement plant at Kingsnorth, in Kent, would emit in excess of seven million tonnes of CO2 a year, more than the annual emissions of 30 developing countries combined.

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. hmmm. Let's see where this goes.