Coal-fired power plants have continuously made the environment unhealthy. The power plant in Colstrip, Montana also constantly emits too much CO2 into the air which traps too much heat in the atmosphere. Montana also can not meet the goals that they have made for reducing the amount of CO2 emitted into the air. The plant is not financially viable anymore either. Closing half the plant and implementing a cleaner way of energy and power would help with these problems greatly.
Carbon and CO2 emissions have had a big affect on the environment in Montana, the power plant in Colstrip, Montana is the biggest contributor to this merely because of the size of the plant. E&E's Power Plan Hub: Montana is the name of article published to give facts and information about how many tons of harmful toxins are put into the air by the state of Montana. In this article it was stated that “Montana was still 2.1 million tons of carbon short of its goal” (“E&E’s Power Plan Hub: Montana”). Being this short of the goal to cut carbon emissions means something needs to change to help out the environment. There is “17,120,416 Metric Tons C02” (Johnson) emitted every year by the Colstrip power plant, this was stated by Clair Johnson in an article published by the Billings Gazette. With the Colstrip coal-fired power plant being one of the biggest contributors to emitting harmful toxins, it would make sense to take action and close two of the four towers.
When harmful toxin are being emitted into the air it can not only hurt the environment by having problems with the air and vegetation but also animals and suspected to possibly humans having health problems also from the coal fly ash. Gregory A. Wellenius stated in his research paper that “toxicological studies of coal-combustion emissions have evaluated the health effects of primary emissions such as coal fly ash” (Wellenius 89). The coal fly ash was the primary emission that would cause animals to develop a health defect such as ventricular arrhythmias. Having the coal fly ash floating around could be harmful to animals that live near any coal-fired power plant such as the Colstrip plant.
The Colstrip, Montana coal-fired power plant is not financially viable to keep the whole plant open, closing half of it would help with this problem. In the article A Bleak Future for Colstrip Units 1 and 2 by David Schlissel and Cathy Kunkel has stated that “Colstrip 1 and 2 in recent years are consistent with broader trends affecting coal plants around the U.S. Nationally, the decline in the financial viability of coal plants is driven by a number of factors” (Schlissel and Kunkel 2). Units 1 and 2 of the Colstrip power plant are not financially viable enough to stay open. They are having too much money being put into them and not enough coming out to make is worth the cost. Closing the Units 1 and 2 will help with the financial side of the plant.
Carbon and CO2 emissions have had a big affect on the environment in Montana, the power plant in Colstrip, Montana is the biggest contributor to this merely because of the size of the plant. E&E's Power Plan Hub: Montana is the name of article published to give facts and information about how many tons of harmful toxins are put into the air by the state of Montana. In this article it was stated that “Montana was still 2.1 million tons of carbon short of its goal” (“E&E’s Power Plan Hub: Montana”). Being this short of the goal to cut carbon emissions means something needs to change to help out the environment. There is “17,120,416 Metric Tons C02” (Johnson) emitted every year by the Colstrip power plant, this was stated by Clair Johnson in an article published by the Billings Gazette. With the Colstrip coal-fired power plant being one of the biggest contributors to emitting harmful toxins, it would make sense to take action and close two of the four towers.
When harmful toxin are being emitted into the air it can not only hurt the environment by having problems with the air and vegetation but also animals and suspected to possibly humans having health problems also from the coal fly ash. Gregory A. Wellenius stated in his research paper that “toxicological studies of coal-combustion emissions have evaluated the health effects of primary emissions such as coal fly ash” (Wellenius 89). The coal fly ash was the primary emission that would cause animals to develop a health defect such as ventricular arrhythmias. Having the coal fly ash floating around could be harmful to animals that live near any coal-fired power plant such as the Colstrip plant.
The Colstrip, Montana coal-fired power plant is not financially viable to keep the whole plant open, closing half of it would help with this problem. In the article A Bleak Future for Colstrip Units 1 and 2 by David Schlissel and Cathy Kunkel has stated that “Colstrip 1 and 2 in recent years are consistent with broader trends affecting coal plants around the U.S. Nationally, the decline in the financial viability of coal plants is driven by a number of factors” (Schlissel and Kunkel 2). Units 1 and 2 of the Colstrip power plant are not financially viable enough to stay open. They are having too much money being put into them and not enough coming out to make is worth the cost. Closing the Units 1 and 2 will help with the financial side of the plant.