Press Releases

July 07, 2008
ACCCE Applauds Texas Public Utility Commission's Approval of Arkansas Clean Coal Plant
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) issued the following statement in support of the Texas Public Utility Commission’s approval of Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s (SWEPCO) proposed John W. Turk Jr. ultra-supercritical coal plant in Hempstead County, Arkansas.

July 02, 2008
ACCCE Statement Regarding Western Governors Association Policy to Advance Deployment of Near-Zero Emission Coal
Alexandria, VA – The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) today issued this statement in response to the Western Governors Association (WGA) policy resolution regarding the deployment of near-zero emission coal.

May 22, 2008
ACCCE Focuses on Upcoming Lieberman-Warner Debate
(Statement by ACCCE V.P. for Communications Joe Lucas regarding new phase of advertising campaign)

(Alexandria, VA) - “Last month, ACCCE released our proposed national climate strategy, along with 12 principles that reasonable federal climate change legislation must embody. Our climate strategy and legislative principles were designed to advance environmental improvement, economic prosperity, and energy security.

May 08, 2008
ACCCE Statement Regarding Latest Sierra Club Effort to Block Construction of New Coal-Fueled Power Plants
Alexandria, VA, May 8, 2008 – The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity issued this statement in response to the Sierra Club’s decision to sue developers of coal-fueled power plants:

October 19, 2007
ABEC STATEMENT ON KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT DENIAL OF POWER PLANT PERMIT
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2007 – Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) said the recent decision by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to deny a permit for two coal-generated power plants in southwest Kansas calls into serious question the future ability of America’s electricity providers to supply affordable and abundant energy.

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