Rep. Ross Sees Clean Coal As Better Option Than Wind Energy For Arkansas

The Arkansas Times reports Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) says Arkansas "can't count on wind for large-scale energy production. Arkansas will get Clean Coal before it gets Big Wind, Ross believes." However, environmentalists say the state's "wind potential has not been reliably measured, that it could be considerably greater than the standard studies show, and that in any case, the state must make the most of energy sources such as wind and solar because the burning of more coal would be intolerable." The Times highlights a local church's wind project, where wind provides about ten percent of the church's power needs. Yet Ross says "instead of saying 'no coal,' we should embrace new technologies and find ways to clean coal up."

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