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Opponents of the proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus gathered Monday at Wilson High School to discuss concerns about the Santee Cooper coal-fired power plant.
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More than 100 people gathered Tuesday to learn about the updated air proposal Santee Cooper submitted to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for the proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus.
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Florence citizens will have a chance Monday to discuss the Pee Dee Energy Campus at Wilson High School during an informal community meeting.
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The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will host a public meeting regarding Santee Cooper&#8217;s Pee Dee Energy Campus at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hannah-Pamplico High School in Pamplico.


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The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Wednesday plans to hold a new public meeting regarding Santee Cooper&#8217;s Pee Dee Energy Campus.
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          <title>Public meeting set for air permit for proposed Santee Cooper plant</title>
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The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Wednesday plans to hold a new public meeting regarding Santee Cooper&#8217;s Pee Dee Energy Campus.
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          <title>Environmental groups skeptical of latest Kingsburg plant plans</title>
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Opponents of Santee Cooper&#8217;s proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus said the announcements made Tuesday by Santee Cooper are little more than diversions to make people think the facility will be good for the region.
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          <title>Santee Cooper submits analysis on proposed plant to DHEC</title>
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Santee Cooper, having long been on the defense regarding the proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus in Kingsburg, is taking measures to fight back against what it calls misinformation regarding mercury to be produced by the facility.
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          <title>Coalfields benefit from diversified economy</title>
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Al Gore&#8217;s prize-winning film on global warming was more than two years off when the Virginia legislature in 2004 backed a coal-burning power plant in Southwest Virginia.
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Researchers from the East Carolina Development Corporation will release the findings of an Economic Impact Study of Santee-Cooper&#8217;s proposed coal-fired power plant Friday afternoon in Florence.
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          <title>New study of proposed Kingsburg plant contradicts FMU study</title>
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Eastern Carolina Community Development Corp., in conjunction with the Coastal Conservation League, has released a new economic impact analysis on the proposed Santee Cooper coal-fired power plant in Kingsburg.
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Santee Cooper has proposed a 600-megawatt coal-fired generation facility, which would be located on a 2,709-acre tract in Kingsburg. The facility is scheduled to become operational sometime after 2012.
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          <title>Coal: Cheap electricity with a high cost</title>
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Of the fuels commonly used to run power plants, none releases more carbon dioxide than coal&#8212;an unfortunate reality for utilities hoping to build a new generation of coal plants.
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Santee Cooper has proposed a  600-megawatt coal-fired generation facility, which would be located on a 2,709-acre tract in Kingsburg. The facility is scheduled to become operational sometime after 2012.           ]]></description>
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Al Gore's prize-winning film on global warming was more than two years off when the Virginia legislature in 2004 backed a coal-burning power plant in Southwest Virginia.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New study of proposed Kingsburg plant contradicts FMU study</title>
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Eastern Carolina Community Development Corp., in conjunction with the Coastal Conservation League, has released a new economic impact analysis on the proposed Santee Cooper coal-fired power plant in Kingsburg.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Group set to release economic study on proposed plant</title>
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Researchers from the East Carolina Development Corporation will release the findings of an Economic Impact Study of Santee-Cooper's proposed coal-fired power plant Friday afternoon in Florence.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Groups set to release economic impact study on proposed power plant</title>
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Researchers from the East Carolina Development Corporation will release the findings of an Economic Impact Study of Santee-Cooper proposed coal-fired power plant Friday afternoon in Florence.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Kingsburg proposed power plant is big in every way</title>
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Everything about the proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus at Kingsburg is big.  Big price tag: a billion dollars and change.  Big payoff: jobs, revenue and electricity for surrounding communities.  Big issues: growth, development and the environment.  Big needs: Santee Cooper provides power for 40 percent of South Carolina, the 10th fastest growing state in the nation.  Big controversy: It?s a coal-fired, 600 megawatt power plant.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Projected cost for building coal&#45;fired plant increases</title>
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Santee Cooper officials said building the Pee Dee Energy Campus will cost more than previously expected. The 600-megawatt coal-fired generation facility was originally supposed to cost $998 million to build, but recent snags in the permitting process and the rising cost of fuel and other sundry items has resulted in the cost of the plant jumping to $1.25 billion.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:56:44 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Environmental groups challenge Duke Energy&#8217;s air quality permit</title>
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Several environmental groups say they're appealing a state air quality permit that allows Duke Energy to build a coal-fired power generator in western North Carolina.           ]]></description>
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The second of two public meetings to discuss Santee Cooper?s plans to build a new coal-fired power plant in southern Florence County is schedule for Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Citizens? group to address proposed power plant</title>
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Florence County Citizens In Action will hold its second of two public meetings concerning Santee Cooper?s proposed 600-megawatt, coal-fired power plant to be built in Kingsburg.           ]]></description>
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Santee Cooper said Wednesday it will comply with requirements for an additional environmental test as part of the permitting process for the proposed Santee Cooper coal plant in Kingsburg.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Environmental group says Duke Energy&#8217;s air quality permit illegal</title>
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An environmental group plans to appeal a state air quality permit granting Duke Energy permission to build a coal-fired power generator in western North Carolina.           ]]></description>
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Duke Energy Corp.'s newest coal-fired power generator will pump 5 1/2 million tons of carbon dioxide into the North Carolina sky every year, outraging environmentalists worried about the threat of global warming.           ]]></description>
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Florence County Citizens In Action will hold two public meetings concerning Santee Cooper?s proposed 600-megawatt, coal-fired power plant to be built in Kingsburg.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Duke Energy won&#8217;t build new coal&#45;fired generators in N.C., S.C.</title>
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Duke Energy chief executive Jim Rogers says his company won't build any more coal-fired power generators unless they have the potential to capture and sequester carbon emissions.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Perdue: No more coal&#45;fired power plants should be licensed in N.C.</title>
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North Carolina shouldn't license any more coal-fired power plants because they pollute too much and don't move the state to greater use of alternative energy and conservation, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue said Friday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Effects of mercury emission ruling on proposed power plant debated</title>
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The effect of federal appeals court ruling on mercury emissions on the proposed coal-fired power plant in Kingsburg is subject to debate.           ]]></description>
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With new coal-fired power plants popping up across the country, President Bush wants a substantial increase in funding for research to reduce the environmental impact of coal.           ]]></description>
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Attorneys general from across the country have signed a letter asking the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control to stop the permitting process for the proposed Santee Cooper coal-fired power plant in Kingsburg.           ]]></description>
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Attorneys general from seven states and the District of Columbia have signed a letter asking South Carolina environmental officials to deny a permit to build a coal-fired power plant.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Environmental groups submit report on proposed power plant to DHEC</title>
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Opponents of Santee Cooper?s proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus banded together Wednesday to send their message to S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control officials: a coal plant is not needed in the Pee Dee.           ]]></description>
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Environmental groups opposed to a new $1 billion coal-fueled power plant in northeastern South Carolina have submitted an 136-page analysis detailing the facility's potentially harmful effects.           ]]></description>
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A new organization based in Pamplico is making its voice heard in the discussion over the proposed Santee Cooper coal-fired power plant.
The Pee Dee Supporters for Progress announced its formation Tuesday as an organization in the Pee Dee supporting the proposed 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant to be located in Kingsburg on what?s being called the Pee Dee Energy Campus.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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A group gathered in Pamplico Tuesday in support of Santee-Cooper's plans to build a coal-fired power plant near Kingsburg in lower Florence County, not too far from Pamplico. 

Those who gathered, pushed the economic benefits saying the positives far outweigh the negatives.           ]]></description>
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