Mitch McConnell's Kentucky 7th biggest polluter in the USA

From the Huffington Post:

Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants rose in 2010 by over 5% -- this is the biggest annual increase since the EPA started tracking emissions in 1995. In part, this increase can be explained by warmer weather and a recovering economy. But the statistics are worrisome. 2010 was one of the hottest years ever recorded, and while in 2010 coal-fired boilers accounted for 45% of U.S. electricity, they were reportedly responsible for 81% of CO2 emissions from electricity generation.

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Mitch McConnell's Kentucky has been sited as the 7th biggest polluting State in the US. Read the report here.

http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/documents/CO2Report_2011RJD21811final.pdf

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Here's the article:

http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/11/a-huge-win-for-clean-energy-in-kentucky.html