, Alabama Power’s James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Jefferson County emitted more greenhouse gases than any other power plant, oil and gas refinery or factory in the country in 2021.
Plant Miller isn’t the largest coal plant in the country by total capacity, but Alabama Power media relations manager Alyson Tucker said the plant is atop the list because it is a large plant with long run times. Gases like CO2, methane and chlorofluorocarbons trap heat in the atmosphere, and have contributed to an increase in global temperatures of roughly 1 degree Celsius,Many utilities, including Southern Company, Alabama Power’s parent organization, have pledged to reduce carbon emissions in the future.
“What Plant Miller really represents is the new climate change denial: climate delay,” Whyte said via email. “Unfortunately, we cannot buy back time. The longer Plant Miller remains operational, the more irreparable damage it will wreak on the environment, the people and customers’ wallets.”
Even I know the difference between pollution and water vapor.
Can they really not just shut it down? I mean, seriously?
I lived next to this power plant growing up and was diagnosed in 2010 with a rare and aggressive cancer, Leiomyosarcoma. 2 people on my street had it. The plant was fined 200 million in 2008. Main issue, dumping in unlined areas. High levels of mercury & dioxides too.
Fishy_Hayes We're 1! We're 1! We're 1! We're 1!...
I find it funny people keep bringing up China on this post who gives a damn about China…Fix us first then worry about China …. It’s always whataboutism it’s never about are we right or wrong or doing our part!
Providing valuable energy for Americans.
I love our greenhouse gases. It makes things GREEN. I'm not buying into anymore lies, mister!
You must have meant to say 'Largest single source of green-house gasses.' What about cows, gasoline vecicles, etc.
Oh quit it and stop it!
Bullshit
Hey Alabama no 1.☝️
Carbon Dioxide is plant food! …. We actually pump it into greenhouses. Nitrogen is too. Why do we need to reduce everything that plants crave?! I’m all for not polluting and littering but this is a giant carbon credit and regulatory scam in my opinion.
I enjoy having electricity! The emissions are a drop in the bucket compared to what China is emitting. Thank you Alabama Power for keeping this coal/natural gas power plant open so we don’t have to have rolling blackout
This is terrible. This the the county that I was born and grew up in.
“planet-warming greenhouse gases” 😆😆😆😆😆
Our country pales in comparison to china's more than double our amount, but we're the problem.
Sounds from Warrior Met Surface mining 24/7. We were here first in our first New home didn't stay new for long. No not raining or snowing and this is after midnight in the suburbs. The blast 4 to 5 times a week destroying us for your power. Makes your skin itch Alabama
Yikes.
Wonder if every red state has a liberal group of writers who call themselves journalists that bash the state they choose to live in daily
Wow, some people get triggered easily.
And we don’t have blackouts
And look at all the green plants around the facility producing oxygen from it…
Lol you guys are bitter that electricity is affordable
'Alabama Power’s James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Jefferson County emitted more greenhouse gases than any other power plant, oil and gas refinery, or factory in the country in 2021.' Alabama is treated like a third-world country.
Somebody gotta be first! Roll Tide!!
No wonder it's so hot around here 😩.
For the seventh consecutive year, continues to be the worse source of news in Alabama. I just wish we had an alternative.
Yeah right.
Finally Alabama is first at something .
Breathe deep the politics of Alabama.
Replace with nuclear. 🤙
Hey at least we’re first in something right
Im gonna be honest. I like to burn an old tire every now and then just to piss off my hippie neighbors.
Go ahead, turn it off, see how quick the trees are cut down and people start burning coal in the fireplaces.
So? China and India continue to bring coal fired plants online. They are building them right and left. Stop the hand wringing.
Turn the damn thing off and see how quick you wish it was still running when you are down by the creek beatin' your clothes on a rock to clean them.
Love it!!! Keep it up!!! It’s making electricity, those that don’t like disconnect your electricity or put up some solar panel! Global warming is complete bullshit!!!
Plenty of CO2 for the trees, and warm humid air to keep Alabama green and lush 🤗
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