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The Marshalltown Times Republican wrote about Edwards's comment about putting a halt to coal-fired power plants yesterday at a campaign stop here.
The leading Democratic candidate in Iowa also spoke of the need for carbon emission controls and reducing greenhouse gasses. Right now, he said there is no effective way to control carbon emissions on an industrial scale.I don't remember hearing Edwards say that he hears the audience talking, but then again I was busy liveblogging the event and might have missed it.
“My view is we should not be building any more coal-fired power plants until that is done,” he said.
That sent murmurings through the crowd, as many realized that Alliant Energy had just a few months ago announced the construction of a $1 billion coal-fired power plant on Marshalltown’s east side. While Edwards may not have heard what the mutterings were about specifically, he did acknowledge he had caught people’s attention.
“I can hear you guys talking,” he said.
I could not find any mention of the comment in other papers.
3 comments:
The real question here is why is Alliant building a coal plant and why do the people of Marshalltown feel it's ok to breath dirty air for a few dollars and a few jobs?
That is a great question to ask. I scratch my head when people that work at the hospital in Administration talk about the economic benefits of the coal plant. I mean, shouldn't they be concerned about the health effects of the coal plant?
Short term gain always wins out over longterm consequences. Paying for marginally increased average healthcare costs over the next 50 years isn't going to fire people up as much as paying their bills come winter.
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