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[Minnesota] Gov. Tim Pawlenty won't speak out against a massive coal-burning power plant on Minnesota's western border, despite a request from [Jim Hansen].I've been watching Pawlenty closely, and I think he may be figuring out that carbon dioxide is not a pollutant, and that we can't run this state on wind power.
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"The long-term answer is that we need to move aggressively and boldly into alternative energy sources that are economically feasible, " Pawlenty said. "But a lot are not yet ready."
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Dan Sharp, communications manager for Big Stone II, said the plant will be about 20 percent more efficient than existing coal plants. It is being designed to accommodate CO2 capturing technology once that's available; meanwhile, it will buy carbon "offsets" to counter its emissions.
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