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	<title>NW Energy Coalition - For a clean and affordable energy future &#187; Coal in the Northwest</title>
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		<title>Alliance Reports on Idaho Utilities’ Use of Coal-Fired Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Snake River Alliance has released the first of two reports on the use of coal-fired generation by Idaho’s three electric utilities.
 
The report, “Idaho’s Dangerous Dalliance with King Coal,” notes that the utilities own or have a stake in no fewer than 29 out-of-state coal plants, the bulk of which are owned or partly owned by PacifiCorp, which does business in eastern Idaho as Rocky Mountain Power. ]]></description>
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		<title>One step closer to a coal-free Oregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another step toward finalizing the Boardman, Ore., plant's transition off of coal was taken early this week. The Sierra Club and its co-plaintiffs (NW Energy Coalition was not a plaintiff) settled their Clean Air Act suit with plant owner Portland General Electric.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislature passes landmark legislation to transition Washington off polluting coal-fired power</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/legislature-passes-landmark-legislation-to-transition-washington-off-polluting-coal-fired-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cyberryman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal in the Northwest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Washington State Legislature put its final stamp of approval on a plan to responsibly transition TransAlta Corp.’s Centralia, Wash., power plant off of coal. The state Senate approved technical changes made in the House and sent the Coal-Free Future for Washington bill to Gov. Chris Gregoire for her much-anticipated signature.
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		<title>Enviros and Labor stand together to move Washington beyond coal</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/enviros-and-labor-stand-together-to-move-washington-beyond-coal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/enviros-and-labor-stand-together-to-move-washington-beyond-coal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal in the Northwest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 5th, Organized Labor and major environmental organizations in Washington reached an historic agreement with the TransAlta Corporation and Gov. Chris Gregoire to phase out coal-fired power generation in Washington. The agreement reflects all parties’ shared vision of a Washington powered by clean energy and will provide a model for the nation of how investing in transition to a clean-energy future can create good jobs and a healthy economy.

<b><u><a href="http://publicola.com/2011/03/14/shared-values/" target="_blank">Read the full Op-Ed online at Publicola.com</a></u></b>]]></description>
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		<title>Wash. Senate OKs bill to close coal plant</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/wash-senate-oks-bill-to-close-coal-plant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/wash-senate-oks-bill-to-close-coal-plant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal in the Northwest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state Senate on Saturday approved a bill that would eventually shut down Washington's only coal-fired power plant, a move that could help the state meet climate change goals set in 2008.

The measure, Senate Bill 5769, was part of a deal negotiated among plant owner TransAlta, state officials and environmental groups (including the NW Energy Coalition and several member organizations). It would shut down one of the plant’s two boilers by 2020 and phase out coal-burning by 2025.

Read the <b><u><a href="http://www.theolympian.com/2011/03/06/1568159/senate-oks-bill-to-close-coal.html#ixzz1FxHuneIO" target="_blank">full Associated Press article online at The Olympian</a></u></b>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Columbian: Closing TransAlta</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/the-columbian-closing-transalta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/the-columbian-closing-transalta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From this Sunday's Columbian - "Coal-fired plant is not in our state’s future, and Senate bill offers best compromise"

<b><u><a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/20/closing-transalta/" target="_blank">Read the full article online.</a></u></b>]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle Times and PI.com report on coal hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/seattle-times-and-pi-com-report-on-coal-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/seattle-times-and-pi-com-report-on-coal-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both the Seattle Times and Seattle PI.com are running an Associated Press story on Tuesdays packed House hearing on  HB 1825 - which would transition the Centrailia Coal Plant off of coal power by 2020 and provide economic development for Lewis County. Nancy Hirsh, Policy Director for NW Energy Coalition testified at the hearing and LeeAnne Beres, Excutive Director of Earth Ministy and member of the Coalition's Executive Board is quoted.

<b><u><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014235172_apwatransalta1stldwritethru.html" target="_blank">Read the article online at The Seattle Times. </a></u></b>]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Washington&#8217;s TransAlta Coal Plant Ranked 125th Nationally in Release of the Toxic Metal</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/report-washingtons-transalta-coal-plant-ranked-125th-nationally-in-release-of-the-toxic-metal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/report-washingtons-transalta-coal-plant-ranked-125th-nationally-in-release-of-the-toxic-metal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal in the Northwest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A chorus of calls for TransAlta to reduce emissions increased in volume this morning as a Seattle-based coalition released a report detailing what it called an "extremely dangerous" level of mercury roughly one month before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose new mercury emission requirements.

<b><u><a href="http://www.chronline.com/news/article_af0a54de-2a43-11e0-8765-001cc4c03286.html?photo=1" target="_blank">Read the full article online at The Chronicle.</a></u></b>]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Outlet Need Centralia?</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/does-your-outlet-need-centralia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/does-your-outlet-need-centralia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cyberryman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new article by the Sightline Institute debunks the notion that the Centralia Coal plant is needed to provide 10 percent of Washington state's energy needs. 

<strong><a href="http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2011/01/12/does-your-outlet-need-centralia" target="_self">Read the full article here</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>ABC News: Judge rules lawsuit against Mont. coal lease can go on</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/abc-news-judge-rules-lawsuit-against-mont-coal-lease-can-go-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/abc-news-judge-rules-lawsuit-against-mont-coal-lease-can-go-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state judge on Monday gave environmentalists a green light to press forward with their challenge of Montana's lease of 587 million tons of state-owned coal to a St. Louis company.

Read the full story at <b><u><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12582325" target="_blank">ABCNews.com</a></u></b>]]></description>
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