The PSC will soon make a final decision on the application by Alliant Energy to build a coal-fired plant n the Mississippi River near Cassville, WI.

We are currently in a public input period for this, but it ends at Midnight Today.  If you are interested in stopping this plant, please leave input on the PSC's Web Site .

Why oppose this plant?  It will

• Emit nearly 3 million tons of global warming pollution annually – that's the equivalent of adding nearly 650,000 cars to Wisconsin's roads.
• Produce more global warming pollution than coal plants built in Wisconsin 40 years ago!
• Create 2 – 9 times more toxic ash than other coal plants.  The ash will not be able to be recycled or reused in a beneficial way.  Alliant examined Vernon County as a potential site to store their waste ash.
• Raise electricity bills for Wisconsin energy users 5 – 6 % a year for the foreseeable future.
• Cost over 1.2 BILLION dollars
• Make it extremely difficult for Wisconsin to meet federal air quality standards, making it difficult for children, the elderly and asthmatics to breath.
• Contaminate our lakes, rivers and streams with mercury pollution that makes fish from our waters unsafe to eat.
• Prevent us from reaching our goals to reduce global warming pollution 80% by 2050