Chicago Tribune: In vetoing two bills Monday that would have paved the way for two coal-to-gas plants to be built in the state, Gov. Pat Quinn signaled his support for cleaner uses of Illinois coal but said he would not support the technology at the expense of consumers.
The bills would have forced state utilities to buy synthetic natural gas, which was expected to be more expensive than natural gas for the next two decades, from a $3 billion plant on Chicago's Southeast Side proposed by New York-based Leucadia......
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Posted by Chicago Tribune: Julie Wernau on March 15th, 2011
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