Comments on: The F Word: Fancy That! http://grittv.org/2008/07/02/the-f-word-fancy-that/ Cultivating a Better Conversation Sat, 14 May 2011 01:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nettle http://grittv.org/2008/07/02/the-f-word-fancy-that/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Nettle Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:55:45 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/2008/07/02/the-f-word-fancy-that/#comment-396 <p>And, if I might tag along in the good news keep it up category, MN administrative regulators, unlike those in South Dakota, have <a href="http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/19617009.html?location_refer=Editorials" rel="nofollow">come darned close to putting the kabosh</a> on the new Big Stone II coal plant on the SD/MN border. Its still not quite a done Not-deal, but MN regulators say hey, we passed laws calling for lower carbon emissions and this plant doesn’t cut it. SD, eager for dollars and a coupla jobs, as with the proposed new oil refinery in Union County and uranium mining in Western SD, doesn’t seem to give a rat’s ass about environmental concerns, taking “private property” to just a bit over the line even for the thousands of libertarians that vote in SD. </p> <p>Big Stone II should go down. Its not a feasible project and will sit smack on an environmental wetlands area to boot. Wake the hell up, South Dakota.</p> And, if I might tag along in the good news keep it up category, MN administrative regulators, unlike those in South Dakota, have come darned close to putting the kabosh on the new Big Stone II coal plant on the SD/MN border. Its still not quite a done Not-deal, but MN regulators say hey, we passed laws calling for lower carbon emissions and this plant doesn’t cut it. SD, eager for dollars and a coupla jobs, as with the proposed new oil refinery in Union County and uranium mining in Western SD, doesn’t seem to give a rat’s ass about environmental concerns, taking “private property” to just a bit over the line even for the thousands of libertarians that vote in SD.

Big Stone II should go down. Its not a feasible project and will sit smack on an environmental wetlands area to boot. Wake the hell up, South Dakota.

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