The only pollutant of consequence from natural gas fired plant is nitrogen oxides. The multi ton(ne) figure they cited probably includes carbon dioxide. Coal has a lot of sulfur oxides, but natural gas generally doesn't.
Distel32 spells sarcasm the way a true climber would: "sarchasm"
sarchasm, n. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to cause the victim to fall off his project.
Here's a more important question. Why are you threatening to ruin Pub Club by bringing up politics? Leave politics to Spray. Pub Club is for talking about climbing and anything else save politics.
The Coalition for Economic Growth and American Jobs- What is it?
A group dedicated to preserving American Jobs, <OR>
An industry lobby fighting against laws that would limit outsourcing.
Click here to find out. It's a grand name, don't you think? It sounds so patriotic.
The latest battle is over perchlorate in drinking water. The military has dumped ammonium perchlorate from solid rocket fuel all over the place and most drinking water supplies have at least some of it present. It affects the functioning of the thyroid gland. I believe this is the chemical that was involved in the Erin Brockovich movie.
The big debate is one what is considered a "safe" level. EPA want one level while the military wants another. The lower level will cost four times in clean up costs.