Archive for September, 2012

Designing Spaces Tours Prairie State Energy Campus

Clean coal technology is constantly evolving. We’re continually making use of this natural resource more efficient. I recently had the opportunity to tour the Prairie State Energy Campus for Designing Spaces: Think Green.

The episode is centered around the latest technologies and developments the coal-based electricity industry has been using to make this plant one of the most efficient and low emissions producing coal-fueled power plants in the nation.

Prairie State Energy Campus is the largest coal-fueled power plant today. It produces more than 7 million tons of coal a year, with the plant’s first unit currently producing 800 megawatts of power.

Be sure to watch the segment here to learn more about Prairie State and clean coal technology.

25 September 2012, 2:45 pm | Posted in Clean Coal Technology and Research, In the States | No comments »

Spotlight on Ohio

The War on Coal continues. As President Obama and Mitt Romney are campaigning, the EPA continues to wage a war on the affordable, reliable electricity that America needs. In their campaigns, both candidates have put their focus on the swing state of Ohio, home to dozens of companies and thousands of employees who work to power the country using coal-based electricity.

We took to Ohio to ask people what they thought about the EPA’s actions, and what should be done about it. In our polling, we found that Ohioans were almost monolithic in their opinion.

Almost three-quarters of Ohioans agree that shuttering more coal plants is a bad idea, as is refusing to build more.

With more than 200 coal plants at risk of being shuttered due in part to EPA regulations, it’s clear: we are facing a War on Coal and affordable electricity. This election season your candidates must speak up for coal use in America. Take the pledge today.

24 September 2012, 12:53 pm | Posted in Clean Coal Technology and Research, In the States, Statistics | No comments »

Coal: Lighting the Way

You may be following our partnership with JR Motorsports over on Facebook. Today, we’re proud to feature a guest post from JRM’s own Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

One thing I love about being a part of NASCAR is getting to travel around the country and learning about each state that I get to race in. This weekend, the JR Motorsports team and the 88 Clean Coal Chevy will be racing in the Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway.

Being partners with America’s Power has really opened my eyes to how important coal is to many states across the country.   It’s affordable, abundant, and it’s ours.

See me behind the scenes with the America’s Power team here:

I know that the economy can be iffy these days; it’s difficult for people to find work and to worry about keeping the lights on in their homes. Being a small business owner myself, I can also relate to companies that worry about the hit they’ll take because of their energy bills. As I’ve learned, though, by including coal as a strong part of our energy mix, America can have affordable, abundant power. That means people in Kentucky, and across the country, can stay working and keep their electricity bills low.

Just look at Kentucky. The state gets 93 percent of its power from coal. This is how the state maintains some of the least expensive power in the nation.

Cole Whitt and the No. 88 Clean Coal Chevrolet will be promoting the very resource that is keeping the lights on at the Kentucky Speedway.  I hope you’ll join me in cheering on Cole and coal in the Bluegrass State.

22 September 2012, 3:23 pm | Posted in In the States | No comments »

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