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Ottertail Power company plans to build a second coal fired power plant at its Big Stone site. (MPR Photo/Dan Gunderson)
Does clean coal really exist?
Broadcast: Midmorning, 05/20/2008, 9:06 a.m.
An upcoming decision by the state Public Utilities Commission will determine whether a new coal plant will provide power for western Minnesota. The battle over the Big Stone II is part of a wider struggle between the coal advocates and environmentalists over the future of the coal industry.
Guests
Bob Schulte: CEO of Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency.
Michael Noble: Executive director, Fresh Energy.
Joe Lucas: Executive director, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.
Henry Henderson: Director, Natural Resource Defense Council's Midwest Program.
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- Does clean coal really exist? (program audio)
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