Energy Challenge while livingrural …
Kingsburg is a small community in SC where Santee Cooper is planning to build a huge coal burning plant. There is opposition to this coal burning plant due to the quality of air that it will produce. Santee Cooper is naturally presenting a “pretty” picture to the community and surrounding areas siting the number of new jobs that it will bring, how it will help met the energy needs of many customers and the money it will save their customers. Of course, not much is said about the amount of money it will make for Santee Cooper. Check out their annual reports HERE and form your opinion.
We have an energy challenge in South Carolina. It’s time to come together and change our future.
When it comes to finding solutions, we must meet climate change goals while keeping costs down and electricity available. America needs a plan. Immediately. Because we all know that our energy needs keep on growing - every day. Now is the time to have a candid conversation with your elected officials. Together, we can find answers and take action. Start the conversation today at Our Energy.
Our Energy, Our Future, A Dialogue with South Carolina
Source: Ad from, Living in S. C., August, 2008
It took many years to grow the trees above. It will take only days to chop them down to clear the land for the new coal burning plant proposed by Santee Cooper. Watch your local news for dates and times of the meetings being held to show convince us how wonderful the new plant will be for our energy needs and our economy, put them on your calendar and ATTEND. Listen to what Santee Cooper has to say, then research coal burning plants used for energy and form your opinion and then talk to your elected officials. We are being pushed to this source as the only source - it is not the only answer.
Remember, “Y’all come back, ya’ hear!”
Oops, I made an error - I know I can not believe it either!
Correction: I mixed-up the names of the two power suppliers, SEC and Santee Cooper. I apologize if this may have caused any inconvenience to SEC or Santee Cooper. The company responsible for building the new plant near Kingsburg is Santee Cooper.
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:10 am
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August 29th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
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September 17th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
That picture is from nowhere near Kingsburg, SC! It’s obviously a non-pine coniferous forest in a wet climate such as the Pacific Northwest in Canada or the US.
September 18th, 2008 at 5:16 am
DW, There was no claim in the post that the photo was in Kingsburg or SC. It was a representation of the statement that it takes years to grow TREES and only days to chop them down … I think you would agree that this true of any tree anywhere. I’m glad to have you reading here. Thanks for the input.