Florida's Dirty Dozen
Clean Air Watch has published a list of what it calls Florida’s “Dirty Dozen” electric power industry sources of global warming pollution.
"In order to meet the greenhouse gas reduction goals set forth by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, these “Dirty Dozen” electric power plant units will probably need to be retired or repowered," according to Clean Air Watch.
The “Dirty Dozen” are on average 47 years old – older than the 35-year-old national average of coal-fired power plants, it points out.
Florida is a critical battleground in the fight against global warming, the groups say, because it ranks third in the nation in terms of power plant carbon dioxide emissions.
Click here to read more about the Dirty Dozen, who are in order of greenhouse gas emissions:
Plant Name Owner Fuel Type
Scholz 2 Gulf Power coal
Scholz 1 Gulf Power coal
Suwannee 2 Progress Energy oil
Big Bend ST1 Tampa Electric coal
Crist 4 Gulf Power coal
Suwannee 1 Progress Energy oil
Lansing Smith 2 Gulf Power coal
Bartow ST2 Progress Energy oil
Crist 6 Gulf Power coal
Lansing Smith 1 Gulf Power coal
Crist 5 Gulf Power coal
Crystal River Progress Energy coal
- David Adams



Oh Oh Oh can I throw a tax cut at them?
Posted by: Irresponsible GOP | January 29, 2008 at 08:47 PM
Top 10 Defenders of the Truth against the bogus myth of Global Warming!
Posted by: Corporate SuckUp | January 29, 2008 at 08:49 PM
Now we'll have an increase from the electric companies to clean up their dirty plants. They'll claim they need to increase the cost to customers to fix the problems. Not that they don't make billions in profit now. Another line item they can add below the customer charge and fuel charges.
Posted by: Gail | January 29, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Oh, don't worry - they'll get their rate increases for bogus "improvements" - after all, they supported Charlie on amendment 1 - another bogus solution!
Posted by: | January 30, 2008 at 06:09 AM