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No New Coal: the first coal fired power plant in over 30 years has been proposed in Georgia. Currently, Longleaf Energy Associates, a branch of LS Power based in Princeton, New Jersey, holds a draft permit from the Environmental Protection Division to build a 1200 MW conventionally fired coal burning plant in Early County. This energy is not even needed and will be sold out of state. The final permit expected to be issued some time in summer 2008. Help us stop this from happening: join us at www.nonewcoal.org for more information and to sign up. We will contact you based on your preferences.
Please contact Governor Perdue and tell him this is the wrong direction for Georgia’s energy future:
Governor Sonny Perdue
203 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-1776
(404) 657-7332 fax
Please view our website or call our Toll Free Phone Number for more information on how this plant will effect you and your family. Legal action must be taken to stop this plant from being built. Please donate generously to our legal fund today. We are an I.R.S approved non-profit organization, so all donations are tax deductible. Please mail your support check or money order to:
Friends of the Chattahoochee, Inc.
20181 State Road 39 South
Blakely, GA 39823
Coal Fired Facts
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Coal Fired Power Plants Emit Mercury |
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Mercury is a dangerous and potent toxin that contaminates fish and causes a variety of health problems, including damage to the nervous system of unborn children |
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Most of the Mercury emissions from coal-fired plants land within 30 miles of the plant |
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One drop of Mercury can contaminate a 25-acre lake to the point where fish are unsafe to consume |
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Mercury will never degrade in the environment, and it accumulates in fish and sediment over time |
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LS Power is proposing to emit over 220 pounds of Mercury per year- an astonishing amount considering the dangers. |
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Coal Fired Power Plants emit a variety of other toxic substances including sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid mist. |
Damage to Agriculture
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A variety of row crops such as peanuts, corn, and soybeans are susceptible to coal-fired plant pollutants, even at very low levels |
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Studies at Auburn University have shown that pine tree growth, including Eastern White Pine and Loblolly Pine, is reduced by 20% over its life cycle due to ground level ozone, sulfur dioxide, and other pollutants associated with coal-fired power plants. (Click on the Auburn Studies and UGA Studies link in the navigation menu for more information) |
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LS Power has predicted that when they begin emitting pollution, the level of sulfur dioxide in the area will be about twice as high as the levels that the Tennessee Valley Authority found to cause damage to Loblolly Pine when TVA studied the effects from a coal-fired power plant in NE Alabama called Willows Creek |
Your Health
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Coal-Fired Power Plants emit sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid mist. These two pollutants lead to the formation of fine particulate matter, commonly known as soot |
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Fine particulate matter has been linked to asthma attacks, decreased lung capacity development in children, lung cancer, heart attacks, and premature mortality |
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Fine particulate matter has been shown to cause respiratory problems not only in humans, but also in horses |