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Concerned Citizens of Platte County, Inc. (CCPC)

Nov., 2007 Newsletter

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KC Area Mayors Sustainability & Climate Protection Conference - Nov 2 - 12:30-5pm, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Rd, KCMO 64110. This conference will bring together environmental leaders from throughout the region to meet and talk with Mayors and volunteers about both regional and national trends related to sustainability and climate protection. The conference will conclude with what is hoped to be the largest single-day signing of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. www.missionks.org

6th Annual Environmental Summit - Sponsored by Missouri Votes Conservation - Nov. 3 - 9:30am-3:30pm, Columbia Public Library, 100 West Broadway. www.movotesconservation.org or Mark Fogal at mfogal2002@yahoo.com.

Sierra Club General Meeting - Nov. 6 - 7pm, Discovery Center, 4750 Troost, KCMO. Bob Solger, founder of The Energy Savings Store, will discuss ways to save energy and incorporate renewable energy into your home. http://missouri.sierraclub.org/thb or 816-523-7823.

Platte-Clay Electric Co-op Energy Fair - Nov. 10 - 8:30am-2pm - 1000 W. Hwy 92, Kearney (just west of 1-35 and Hwy. 92). Learn how to make your home or business more energy efficient. Prizes, refreshments, green vendors. www.pcec.coop or 628-3121.

Public Hearing - Proposed Power Plant - Nov. 13 - 6:30pm, Norborne, MO (near Carrolton, about 40 minutes east of KC). The denial of the plants in Kansas shows what is possible - we need to show an overwhelming crowd at this hearing. Contact melissa.hope@sierraclub.org for more info or if you want to carpool.


Permit Denied for Sunflower Power Plants in Holcomb, KS



In a stunning decision, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby, denied the permit for the proposed plants near Holcomb, KS. This is the first permit in the nation denied due to concerns about global warming gas emissions. Annual emissions of carbon would have been 11 million tons each year. Gov. Sebelius who originally thought the plants were a good idea supported the decision. Although the decision will be challenged in court, it opens up the possibility of economic development throughout the entire state with a focus on clean, renewable wind energy. http://www2.ljworld.com:80/news/2007/oct/18/kdhe_rejectsapproves_coal_plants_western_kansas/


Groups get Environmental Award



CCPC, Sierra Club and KCP&L were presented Bridging the Gap's 2007 David Garcia Award for Environmental Excellence at their annual ceremony on October 10. The groups earned the award for their agreement that ended the dispute over the new Iatan 2 power plant near Weston, MO. KCP&L is expanding its wind and energy efficiency investments. The three groups also agreed to work toward reducing KCP&L's carbon dioxide emissions and to pass state energy efficiency legislation. http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/312262.html


Headlines



KCP&L will be official sponsor of downtown Power and Light District, KC Star, 10/18/07, The district will feature interactive educational kiosks about energy efficiency and renewables and include a clock tower with a wind turbine. http://www.kansascity.com/business/companies/story/323704.html

Iowa - Another coal plant denied, Iowa Farmers Union/Sierra Club/Plains Justice Press Release, 10/11/07, The City Development Board rejected the City of Waterloo’s request to annex land for the plant after hundreds of citizens protested the action at a hearing in September.

US Announces single largest environmental settlement in history, EPA Press Release, 10/9/07, American Electric Power has agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the adverse effects of its past excess emissions saving $32 billion in health costs annually.

Westar invests in wind farms, Topeka Capital -Journal, 10/2/07, Westar Energy Inc. has reached agreements with developers who plan to build three wind farms in Kansas that would generate 300 megawatts. http://www.cjonline.com/stories/100207/bus_204571008.shtml

More schools are riding an eco-friendly green wave, KC Star, 10/1/07. http://www.kansascity.com:80/105/story/299254.html


Rebates on CFL's - Oct.-Dec



Stores in KC will be offering $2 instant rebates on ENERGY STAR qualified Compact Fluorescent Light purchases while supplies last. With the instant rebates, the CFLs will sell for as little as $0.99 at select retail locations. For more information about the "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign, call 888-476-9548 or visit http://www.mwalliance.org/cal2007.


Platte County Update



Platte Profile - Platte County's long range planning process is underway. Focus groups have met and the Citizen Planning Team has made recommendations. The first public meeting was held Oct. 24 at the Platte County Administration Building. More info at www.platteprofile.com.

Green Build Ready for Adoption and Implementation! - The Platte County Green Build committee has completed work and staff is working on final implementation. Implementation will occur sometime in spring, 2008. The Commission will appoint a "Platte County Green Build Committee" that will help promote, organize, and implement the program on an ongoing basis. Please let me know if you are interested in serving on this committee - sbrown816@gmail.com.


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