Six Coal Plants Get Draft Permits

I wonder how much TXU’s political action committees and executives will be giving to Rick Perry in the final weeks following this revalation:

TXU’s effort to build 11 coal-fired power plants in Texas received a boost Wednesday when the state’s environmental agency issued draft permits for six plants.

The action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality starts a public review process that is certain to result in formal state hearings and is likely to wind up in court. Gov. Rick Perry and business groups are backing the plants as vital to Texas’ energy supplies, while the mayors of Dallas, Houston and other cities, plus environmental and health groups and all three of Mr. Perry’s gubernatorial challengers oppose them as sources of air pollution.

TXU: a great source of air pollution and tons of campaign cash. You can bet that a lot of political pressure was brought to bear to get these draft permits out before the election. However, that was a dumb move on Perry’s part, because it only gives his opposition that much more ammunition.

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