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Los Angeles will end use of coal-fired power

Reuters.com -- Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:33pm EDT
By Bernie Woodall

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles will eliminate the use of electricity made from coal by 2020, replacing it with power from cleaner renewable energy sources, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.

"LADWP will deliver 40 percent renewable power, with the remainder coming from natural gas, nuclear, and large hydroelectric," said Villaraigosa.

Coal and natural gas-fired power now account for 76 percent of the electricity delivered by the LADWP. By 2020, the LADWP expects to cut its carbon emissions by up to 60 percent from 1990 levels, according to the mayor's office.

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OTISFL All-Star Author Pensacola Posts:828 Points:148,380 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:27:41 PM Ignore OTISFL Report Abuse Who can predict what will happen in 2020? They can't even give accurate predictions for the next day!!
GasMiserAZ Champion Author Phoenix Posts:3,671 Points:416,225 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:24:44 PM Ignore GasMiserAZ Report Abuse By 2020 we will be converting coal into clean burning methane and burning that in power plants, so Mayor Villaraigosa is just spouting "vote gettings".
Helms Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:3,012 Points:963,255 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:18:07 PM Ignore Helms Report Abuse sure....with a statewide deficit abandon the cheapest energy source there is....no less smog until people stop driving to go to the bathroom out there....
larose Sophomore Author Toronto Posts:181 Points:151,505 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:16:09 PM Ignore larose Report Abuse maybe there will be less smog
trikemike Veteran Author Rochester Posts:320 Points:52,320 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:12:14 PM Ignore trikemike Report Abuse Yes, we need to get off dependance of Coal, One of the USA's Most plentiful resources and use only clean burning IMPORTED OIL thank oyou LADWP for opening our eyes to filthy coal
Zonk All-Star Author Michigan Posts:563 Points:877,590 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:09:41 PM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse Dream on!!! The year 2020 is a long way away.
pliskin Champion Author Syracuse Posts:2,039 Points:702,185 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:06:35 PM Ignore pliskin Report Abuse Hey governor, I've got your IOU!!! And one for your little dog Al Gore,too [Edited by: pliskin at 7/2/2009 7:07:06 PM EST]
BluestravelerCO All-Star Author Denver Posts:723 Points:130,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:03:54 PM Ignore BluestravelerCO Report Abuse If they harnessed the methane coming from Al Gore and the tree huggers the whole country would be free of coal fired plants.... and natural gas fired, ...nuclear,... hydroelectric......Hmmmmmm!
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,757 Points:902,870 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 6:02:45 PM Ignore esquared Report Abuse I'll hold my breath, but not because of the smog....
Hugo40 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,359 Points:376,345 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2009 5:58:21 PM Ignore Hugo40 Report Abuse LADWP will have a tough time doing that with CA's economy like it is and going the route they say they will will cost more so where's the money going to come from?