Sierra Club Targets Colorado Springs, Scrubber Technology In War On Coal

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 16th at 01:00 PM  | 

In negotiations between Colorado Springs and the Sierra Club, clean coal technology has been offered up as a casualty following the Sierra Club’s September 2012 threat of a lawsuit. The Martin Drake power plant is part of the community owned Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU), and has the net capacity to provide 254 megawatts of power generation. In addition to providing power for more than 50,000 | Read More »

Appellate Court: Rahm Emanuel Bumped From The Chicago Mayor Ballot For Residency Reasons

By: Melissa Clouthier (Diary)  |  January 24th at 02:13 PM  | 

Rahm Emanuel’s bid to become Chicago Mayor may have been derailed. Politico reports: In an unexpected move, Rahm Emanuel was thrown off Chicago’s mayoral ballot Monday. A panel of appellate judges ruled 2-1 that Emanuel – who is leading in the polls – did not meet the residency requirement needed to be on the ballot. Emanuel, President Barack Obama’s former White House chief of staff, | Read More »