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      1. Semi-TAN: pollution sources
           From: "John M. McMahon" <mcmahon@lemoyne...>


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Message: 1
   Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 12:46:10 -0400
   From: "John M. McMahon" <mcmahon@lemoyne...>
Subject: Semi-TAN: pollution sources

Here's some current info that might be useful when discussing the collateral
costs of misdirected, excessive and wasteful outdoor illumination.

Reuters vis Yahoo! 6/2/04:

"Power Plants Top Canada-U.S. Air Polluters, Watchdog Says"

"Coal and oil-fired power plants are the top air polluters in the United
States and Canada according to most recent data, the Commission for
Environmental Cooperation said on Wednesday.

In its 8th annual survey, the Montreal-based agency, created 10 years ago
under the North American Free Trade Agreement, said power plants accounted
for almost half of all industrial air emissions in 2001.

In addition, 46 of the top 50 polluters were coal and oil-fired power
plants. The survey did not include gas or hydro-electric power plants."

Full text:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=1&u=/nm/20040
602/sc_nm/environment_nafta_pollution_dc

John McMahon
Tully, NY



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