Malin Moench: 'Life-shortening pollution and thousand-year mega droughts — these are the twin 'blessings' that relying on fossil fuels has bestowed on Utah residents.'
This June 3, 2011, photo shows the Huntington coal-fired Power Plant owned by PacifiCorp in Huntington, Utah.Life-shortening pollution and thousand-year mega droughts — these are the twin “blessings” that relying on fossil fuels has bestowed on Utah residents. The Wasatch Front chronically violates federal air quality standards for the “Big Three” pollutants . This is our reward for continuing to choose fossil fuels over renewables to produce most of our electricity and run most of our vehicles.
to keep operating its obsolete coal-fired power plants than it would cost to build and operate solar farms of equal capacity, including full battery backup.it will now cost a consumer more
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