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The Virginia permit issued June 25 for Dominion's proposed $1.8 billion Wise County plant bucked a trend in other states including Florida, Kansas and Texas to stop building coal fired power plants. The company plans to begin construction this week and this morning police stopped a blockade of the corporate offices from protesters who said that the plant would emit too much mercury and carbon dioxide into the air, promote strip mining for coal in Southwest Virginia and cost consumers too much for electricity. They also oppose Dominion’s announced plans to consider an additional nuclear reactor at its North Anna plant in Louisa County.. See:

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