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[Ron Thigpen <rthigpen AT nc.rr.com>]

OK. Apologies in advance, but how about some local politics?

The Clean Smokestacks bill (S.1078) is scheduled for a vote in the NC 
House this week.  This legislation should result in an approximately 70% 
reduction in smog and ozone forming pollutants from N.C.'s 14 coal 
burning power plants that were grandfathered under the federal clean air 
regulations.  This seems like a good idea.

The bill passed the state Senate last year, but stalled in the House 
over discussions of cost.  Compromises on the distribution of costs have 
been reached, and a House vote is at hand.

I'd like to urge all lung bearing list members to do your research on 
this and to share your concerns with your representatives.  On a week 
where we've already had a Red and an Orange ozone alert this /shouldn't/ 
be to hard to pass.  I guess we'll see.

--rt

find yr representative:
<http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/Representation/WhoRepresentsMe/index.html>

for a bit of background:
<http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/NC_clear_air/explanation>