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| − | '''Cherokee Station''' is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by [[Xcel Energy]] near Denver, Colorado. | + | '''Cherokee Station''' is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by [[Xcel Energy]] near Denver, Colorado. The plant is one of [[Coal plants near residential areas|100 coal plants near residential areas]]. There are 61,559 people within a 3-mile radius of the plant. The average per capita income of the population living within a 3-mile radius is $13,682, compared with an average capita income of $21,587 for the United States (year 2000 data). Within a 3-mile radius of the plant, 64.4% of the population is non-white.<ref>[http://beta.freedemographics.com/ FreeDemographics Beta database], SRC website, accessed April 2009. For additional notes on the demographic data, see [[Coal plants near residential areas]]</ref> |
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===November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO=== | ===November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO=== | ||
Protesters dressed as clowns visited Colorado Governor Ritter's office to urge him to "stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming." Environmental groups are opposed to [[Xcel Energy|Xcel Energy's]] request to renew expired permits at its Cherokee and [[Valmont Station|Valmont]] Stations and want the state to pursue clean energy options instead. New research has shown that nitrogen oxide emissions are clouding lakes, changing lake biology, and threatening the aquatic life in the Colorado mountains.<ref>Bruce Finley, [http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13819745 "Protesters want Colorado to 'stop clowning around' on clean air,"] ''Denver Post,'' November 19, 2009.</ref> | Protesters dressed as clowns visited Colorado Governor Ritter's office to urge him to "stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming." Environmental groups are opposed to [[Xcel Energy|Xcel Energy's]] request to renew expired permits at its Cherokee and [[Valmont Station|Valmont]] Stations and want the state to pursue clean energy options instead. New research has shown that nitrogen oxide emissions are clouding lakes, changing lake biology, and threatening the aquatic life in the Colorado mountains.<ref>Bruce Finley, [http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13819745 "Protesters want Colorado to 'stop clowning around' on clean air,"] ''Denver Post,'' November 19, 2009.</ref> | ||
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===November 19, 2009: Residents pack regulator's hearing on Cherokee: Denver, CO=== | ===November 19, 2009: Residents pack regulator's hearing on Cherokee: Denver, CO=== | ||
Local residents packed a public hearing by state air-quality regulators, urging officials to deny Xcel's request to renew its permit for Cherokee Station. More than 50 people spoke in opposition to the plant and advocated for a switch to cleaner energy sources. Residents argued that at minimum, regulators should work with [[Xcel Energy|Xcel]] to ramp up natural-gas systems at the plant, and then switch to solar and wind as those technologies mature.<ref>Bruce Finley, [http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13830052 "Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant,"] ''Denver Post,'' November 20, 2009.</ref> | Local residents packed a public hearing by state air-quality regulators, urging officials to deny Xcel's request to renew its permit for Cherokee Station. More than 50 people spoke in opposition to the plant and advocated for a switch to cleaner energy sources. Residents argued that at minimum, regulators should work with [[Xcel Energy|Xcel]] to ramp up natural-gas systems at the plant, and then switch to solar and wind as those technologies mature.<ref>Bruce Finley, [http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13830052 "Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant,"] ''Denver Post,'' November 20, 2009.</ref> | ||
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===November 30, 2009: Activists stage "Die-In" at Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver, CO=== | ===November 30, 2009: Activists stage "Die-In" at Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver, CO=== | ||
Fifteen activists demonstrated outside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) to demand the denial of [[Xcel Energy|Xcel Energy's]] request to renew its air permit for Cherokee Station. The protesters greeted DPHE employees as they arrived for work and called on the department to close the coal plant. Protestors staged a "die-in" to call attention to the harmful health and environmental effects of coal. Other activists wore hazmat suits and roped off the area with "Global Warming Crime Scene" tape.<ref>[http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/11/30/denver-n30local-citizens-%E2%80%98die-in%E2%80%99-at-dept-of-public-health-and-environment-in-protest-over-coal/ "Denver N30:Local Citizens ‘Die-in’ at Dept. of Public Health and Environment in Protest over Coal,"] It's Getting Hot in Here, November 30, 2009.</ref> | Fifteen activists demonstrated outside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) to demand the denial of [[Xcel Energy|Xcel Energy's]] request to renew its air permit for Cherokee Station. The protesters greeted DPHE employees as they arrived for work and called on the department to close the coal plant. Protestors staged a "die-in" to call attention to the harmful health and environmental effects of coal. Other activists wore hazmat suits and roped off the area with "Global Warming Crime Scene" tape.<ref>[http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/11/30/denver-n30local-citizens-%E2%80%98die-in%E2%80%99-at-dept-of-public-health-and-environment-in-protest-over-coal/ "Denver N30:Local Citizens ‘Die-in’ at Dept. of Public Health and Environment in Protest over Coal,"] It's Getting Hot in Here, November 30, 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===NAACP Clearing the Air Road Tour=== | ||
| + | {{#evp:youtube|WXHN1k-8kOE|Colorado resident Myron Wilson speaks about air pollution from plant.|left|200}} | ||
| + | In April 2010, Jacqui Patterson of the NAACP Climate Justice interviewed community members in Denver. Patterson interviewed Myron Wilson, who lives just north of Denver in Aurora. Wilson shared his perspective on the Cherokee plant and its hazard to communities. | ||
| + | {{#evp:youtube|yUrL4fVm9PY|Colorado resident Ashara Ekundayo speaks about environmental racism.|right|200}} | ||
| + | Patterson also interviewed Ashara Ekundayo, culture worker, co-founder of Blue and Yellow Logic and Green For All Fellows. Ekundayo conducted a tour of the area near the Cherokee Station and the rail line that carries the uncovered coal to be process, spreading coal dust in the surrounding areas.<ref>Jacqui Patterson, [http://climatejusticeinitiative.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/day-vi-clearing-the-air-road-tour%E2%80%94denver-co%E2%80%94cherokee-plant// "Day VI Clearing the Air Road Tour — Denver, CO — Cherokee Plant,"] NAACP Climate Justice Initiative, April 21, 2010.</ref> | ||
==Plant Data== | ==Plant Data== | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 6 June 2010
{{#badges: CoalSwarm| Climate change}} Cherokee Station is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Xcel Energy near Denver, Colorado. The plant is one of 100 coal plants near residential areas. There are 61,559 people within a 3-mile radius of the plant. The average per capita income of the population living within a 3-mile radius is $13,682, compared with an average capita income of $21,587 for the United States (year 2000 data). Within a 3-mile radius of the plant, 64.4% of the population is non-white.[1]
Contents
- 1 Citizen action
- 1.1 November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO
- 1.2 November 19, 2009: Residents pack regulator's hearing on Cherokee: Denver, CO
- 1.3 November 30, 2009: Activists stage "Die-In" at Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver, CO
- 1.4 NAACP Clearing the Air Road Tour
- 2 Plant Data
- 3 Emissions Data
- 4 Articles and Resources
Citizen action
November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO
Protesters dressed as clowns visited Colorado Governor Ritter's office to urge him to "stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming." Environmental groups are opposed to Xcel Energy's request to renew expired permits at its Cherokee and Valmont Stations and want the state to pursue clean energy options instead. New research has shown that nitrogen oxide emissions are clouding lakes, changing lake biology, and threatening the aquatic life in the Colorado mountains.[2]
November 19, 2009: Residents pack regulator's hearing on Cherokee: Denver, CO
Local residents packed a public hearing by state air-quality regulators, urging officials to deny Xcel's request to renew its permit for Cherokee Station. More than 50 people spoke in opposition to the plant and advocated for a switch to cleaner energy sources. Residents argued that at minimum, regulators should work with Xcel to ramp up natural-gas systems at the plant, and then switch to solar and wind as those technologies mature.[3]
November 30, 2009: Activists stage "Die-In" at Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver, CO
Fifteen activists demonstrated outside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) to demand the denial of Xcel Energy's request to renew its air permit for Cherokee Station. The protesters greeted DPHE employees as they arrived for work and called on the department to close the coal plant. Protestors staged a "die-in" to call attention to the harmful health and environmental effects of coal. Other activists wore hazmat suits and roped off the area with "Global Warming Crime Scene" tape.[4]
NAACP Clearing the Air Road Tour
In April 2010, Jacqui Patterson of the NAACP Climate Justice interviewed community members in Denver. Patterson interviewed Myron Wilson, who lives just north of Denver in Aurora. Wilson shared his perspective on the Cherokee plant and its hazard to communities.
Patterson also interviewed Ashara Ekundayo, culture worker, co-founder of Blue and Yellow Logic and Green For All Fellows. Ekundayo conducted a tour of the area near the Cherokee Station and the rail line that carries the uncovered coal to be process, spreading coal dust in the surrounding areas.[5]
Plant Data
- Owner: Public Service Company of Colorado
- Parent Company: Xcel Energy
- Plant Nameplate Capacity: 801 MW (Megawatts)
- Units and In-Service Dates: 125 MW (1957), 125 MW (1959), 170 MW (1962), 381 MW (1968)
- Location: 6198 Franklin St., Denver, CO 80216
- GPS Coordinates: 39.807697, -104.962996
- Coal Consumption:
- Coal Source:
- Number of Employees:
Emissions Data
- 2006 CO2 Emissions: 5,468,495 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions: 7,116 tons
- 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
- 2006 NOx Emissions: 10,203 tons
- 2005 Mercury Emissions: 119 lb.
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ FreeDemographics Beta database, SRC website, accessed April 2009. For additional notes on the demographic data, see Coal plants near residential areas
- ↑ Bruce Finley, "Protesters want Colorado to 'stop clowning around' on clean air," Denver Post, November 19, 2009.
- ↑ Bruce Finley, "Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant," Denver Post, November 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Denver N30:Local Citizens ‘Die-in’ at Dept. of Public Health and Environment in Protest over Coal," It's Getting Hot in Here, November 30, 2009.
- ↑ Jacqui Patterson, "Day VI Clearing the Air Road Tour — Denver, CO — Cherokee Plant," NAACP Climate Justice Initiative, April 21, 2010.
- Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed Jan. 2009.
- Environmental Integrity Project, "Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants", July 2007.
- Facility Registry System, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed Jan. 2009.
- Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed Feb. 2009.
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