Big Coal Bribes Kansas Legislature To Approve New Coal Plants
Sunflower Electric, a leading Kansas power company, has offered millions to Kansas State University for energy research — that is, if the legislature approves its bid for new coal plants first. Speaker Melvin Neufeld (R) emphasized the large cash gift yesterday as he urged his colleagues to approve the plants:
Neufeld, R-Ingalls, noted the plant’s developers, Sunflower Electric Power Corp., have entered into a memorandum of understanding to pay $2.5 million to Kansas State University over 10 years for energy research if the plants get built.
If Sunflower Electric doesn’t get state permits to build by June 1, there’s no deal with KSU, according to the memorandum of understanding, which was distributed to all House members for their perusal.
State Rep. Paul Davis (D) said such a bribery scheme was “in poor taste.”
Outrageous!
I agree, this is unacceptable. Kansas should approve the power plants without getting anything in return.
Glad you pointed that out.
Where will we be without
Where will we be without rob's cutting-edge denialist "science", "logic", and "sincerity"?
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Hmmm. Rob, your "secret
Hmmm. Rob, your "secret agenda" is not so secret anymore. We can see who you're working with.
Mea Culpa
Yes, I confess. I'm in favour of electricity.
I guess that makes me an electrificationist.
Oh, the shame.
Who needs Sunflower's
Who needs Sunflower's coal-fired electricity anyway? The Kansans themselves certainly don't want it.
http://evolvinginkansas.blogspot.com/2008/01/kansans-say-no-to-coal-fired-plants.html
But obviously Mr. "grown-ups have free choice" rob, in his usual infinite fact-free wisdom, has no trouble divining what Kansans really want deep down _despite_ what they actually say...
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