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The Real Cost of Coal Power

By Andrew Cluley

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Ypsilanti, MI – With Michigan already receiving more than 60 percent of its electricity from coal fired plants, and additional coal plants being proposed, a group of men from the Appalachian mountains says most people don't realize the full cost of coal power.
The group visited Eastern Michigan University on Monday. Click on the audio icon to learn more about the mountain top removal process, and its damaging effects, from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.