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How Much Carbon Do Your States Coal Plants Emit?

2014-06-03 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a goal of decreasing carbon emissions by 30 percent--compared to 2005 levels--by 2030, states will be given the flexibility to devise their own plans. Clearly, some will have more work to do than others. Coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of the countrys emissions, and states like West Virginia and Kentucky live and die by the dirty source, getting 95 and 90 percent of their power from it, respectively, according to...

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