A group of nine environmental organizations sent a letter to the Department of Energy s secretary requesting the initiation of a multi-agency environmental impact statement looking at Enchant Energy’s proposal to retrofit the San Juan Generating Station with carbon capture technology.
If an EIS is required, it would delay the project substantially, but the environmental advocates point out that similar projects have gone through the process.
The carbon capture retrofit will prevent the loss of tax revenue in San Juan County and preserve jobs at the coal mine and power plant. However, critics say it is an expensive project and it is unclear who will buy the electricity if it is successful.
A group of nine environmental organizations sent a letter to the Department of Energy secretary requesting the initiation of a multi-agency environmental impact statement looking at Enchant Energy’s proposal to retrofit the San Juan Generating Station with carbon capture technology. If an EIS is required, it would delay the project substantially, but the environmental advocates […]
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A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Co. s Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. A British Columbia First Nation wants the federal government to join in the environmental review of a proposed coal mining project in Alberta s Rocky Mountains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh April 30, 2021 - 1:10 PM
A British Columbia First Nation has joined calls for the federal government to step in on the environmental review of a proposed open-pit coal mine in Alberta s Rocky Mountains.
The Ktunaxa First Nation, the first group outside Alberta to ask for Ottawa s involvement, says it has little faith in the province s ability to hear their concerns over Montem Resources Tent Mountain project. They say it would have effects beyond the provincial boundary, impairing their ability to practice their treaty rights.
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