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(IPS) More Aging US Coal Plants Hit the Chopping Block

This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/01/more-aging-u-s-coal-plants-hit-the-chopping-block/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan 10 2013 (IPS) – Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the largest utilities in the U.S. south, plans to retire 15 coal and oil-fired energy generating units at four different plants, in the latest sign that a national campaign against coal is gaining traction.  […]

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