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                                              April 2012

                                              April 15 - Regulation of Coal Ash Ponds like Plant Scherer's is Minimal
                                              April 13 - Smart Energy, Jacoby Development Play 100-acre Solar Farm in Georgia
                                              April 10 - Proposed Ben Hill Coal Plant Cancelled
                                              April 10 - Big Moves on Coal Plant Front
                                              April 10 - Ga. Developer Reaches Deal on Plant Washington
                                              April 10 - Opponents, Developer Reach Deal on Plant Washington
                                              April 10 - Gas Glut Rejiggers Industry
                                              April 10 - Two Sides Claim Wins in Georgia Coal Plant Agreement
                                              April 09 - Plant Scherer Under Review
                                              April 04 - State to Study Plant Scherer's Health Effects
                                              April 01 - A Power Plant, Cancer and a Small Town's Fears

                                              January 2012

                                              January 26 - 7 of 9 on EMC Board Vote Down Coal Plant
                                              January 26 - Plant Washington Loses Biggest Backer
                                              January 25 - Cobb EMC Gets It Right on Coal-Fired Power Plant
                                              January 25 - Cobb EMC's Withdrawl Won't Delay Coal Plant Development, Backer Says
                                              January 25 - EMC Backs Out of Plan to Build Coal-Fired Plant
                                              January 24 - Cobb EMC Ends Involvement in Coal Plant
                                              January 22 - Time for Cobb EMC to Stop Plant Washington Now
                                              January 12 - Cobb EMC's Pursuit Cools on Coal-Fired Power Plant
                                              January 11 - EPA Data: Power Plants are Main Climate Change Culprits
                                              January 05 - Judge: Criminal Case Against Former EMC Chief Can Go To Trial

                                              December 2011

                                              December 15 - Cobb EMC Coal Plant Plans Strike Major Snag
                                              December 12 - Longleaf Defeat Marks End to Nation's Longest Running Fight Against Coal Plant
                                              December 12 - Longleaf Coal Plant in Georgia Canceled
                                              December 12 - Plans Canceled for Georgia Coal-Fired Power Plant
                                              December 04 - Researchers Examine Clean Energy Myths in the US South

                                              November 2011

                                              November 29 - Brand New Power Plant is Idled by the Economy
                                              November 16 - Report: Power Plants Taxing Water Resources

                                              September 2011

                                              Sept 30 - Coal is the Enemy of the Human Race, Mainstream Economics Edition
                                              Sept 26 - Huge Solar Power Farm Announced for Florida Panhandle
                                              Sept 07 - Shocker: Power Demand from US Homes is Falling

                                              July 2011

                                              July 07 - Former Cobb EMC Chief Re-Indicted on Theft, Racketeering

                                              June 2011

                                              June 24 - Georgia Power to Buy Up to 50MW of Solar by 2015
                                              June 22 - Few Restrictions on Watering as Drought Drains South Georgia's Rivers, Aquifer
                                              June 22 - Ag Disaster Request Names Ben Hill, Irwin; Others May Be Added
                                              June 20 - S. Georgia Waterways Hurt by Drought
                                              June 20 - Water Levels Lowest Ever
                                              June 16 - South Georgia in Grip of "Extreme Drought"
                                              June 08 - Drought Crippling Rural Municipal Water Systems

                                              May 2011

                                              May 25 - Cancer Now Leading Cause of Death in China - Coal Pollution Largely to Blame
                                              May 04 - Ochs Study Says Coal Plant Developers Don't Deliver Jobs

                                              April 2011

                                              April 15 - TVA to Retire 18 Coal-fired Units as Part of Settlement
                                              April 13 - Citizens Tell Commission Coal Plant is Bad for Community Health
                                              April 08 - Coal Doesn't Deliver on its Jobs Promises: It Doesn't Even Come Close
                                              April 07 - Power Production at Dalton Solar Farm Beats Expectation
                                              April 02 - Ochs Study: Coal-fired Power Plants Bring Few Jobs

                                              March 2011

                                              March 31 - Coal, Jobs, and America's Energy Future
                                              March - Power Plant Pollution Kills People says American Lung Association
                                              March 17 - Georgia Power Moves to Close Coal Units
                                              March 09 - New Report Warns Against Investing in New or Existing Coal-fired Power Plants

                                              February 2011

                                              February 16 - Harvard Study: Coal Costs Americans up to $500 Billion Annually
                                              February 03 - Cobb EMC...'Transparent'? Hardly

                                              January 2011

                                              January 26 - Pilots Learn About Risks of Proposed Coal-Fired Plant
                                              January 13 - Corruption Scandal Casts Shadow over Georgia Coal Plant Projects
                                              January 09 - Coal Developer Indicted, Questionable Practices Loom in Georgia
                                              January 07 - Corruption at Helm of Plant Washington - Dwight Brown Indicted
                                              January 07 - Prosecutors: Cobb Energy Saga Started with Broken Promise
                                              January 06 - Cobb EMC Leader Indicted on 31 Charges of Racketerring, Theft by Taking and Making False
                                                                 Statements
                                              Jan/Feb - Court Rejects Key Permit for Plant Washington

                                              December 2010

                                              December 28 - Farmers, Pecan Growers Say Coal Plant Kills Trees
                                              December 16 - Court Rules GA Failed to Set Safe Limits on Pollutants from Coal Plant
                                              December 06 - Coal Plant Pollution Kills Pecan Trees, Wrecks Family's Livelihood 

                                              November 2010

                                              November - Updated Capital Cost Estimates for Electricity Generation Plants
                                              November 11 - Cobb EMC Backing New Coal Plant
                                              November 03 - Cause for Concern

                                              October 2010

                                              October 20 - "Mary Verner: Fitzgerald Experiences Helped Equip Her For Her Role as Mayor of Spokane" by
                                                                  Sherri Butler (page 1, page 2)
                                              October 13 - Rotary Hears About Coal Plant