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[Versatile]

You are not going to get away from Coal fired plants in the KCMO area. The plant to the south at Lacygne is coal fired and the plume settles over the whole KCMO area.Plenty for everyone.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Versatile

You are not going to get away from Coal fired plants in the KCMO area. The plant to the south at Lacygne is coal fired and the plume settles over the whole KCMO area.Plenty for everyone.

Then why in the world are there so many coal power plants in the KC metro when other large metros in other parts of the country have very few coal plants? For example, the West Coast areas have quite a few natural gas plants, which are obviously cleaner burning compared with coal plants. It is very concerning that the largest utility in the city had many coal burning complexes scattered throughout the metro area without modern pollution control devices as well. Apparently, KCP&L did recently install state of the are pollution control devices on the La Cygne units, but emissions of mercury will still get into our local water bodies. Man-made CO2 generated from the power plants is a big concern with global warming accelerating.
This is just one more reason why I can not wait to move to New Hampshire where their are great paying jobs, good schools, much cleaner air, spectacular mountains, and Atlantic coastline nearby.

[jayhawks]

Thank you for the reply...as depressing sounding as it was. I know you were just being honest...couldn't you sugar coat the plume of black coal that will be falling on us just a little? Seriously, the mercury and other toxins is a little worrisome! Okay a lot worrisome. I had no idea!

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by jayhawks

Thank you for the reply...as depressing sounding as it was. I know you were just being honest...couldn't you sugar coat the plume of black coal that will be falling on us just a little? Seriously, the mercury and other toxins is a little worrisome! Okay a lot worrisome. I had no idea!

The plants in Platte County Missouri and Linn County Kansas are getting advanced pollution control devices. This should help some concerning the overall air quality in the KC metro. Their are coal power plants in Jackson County Missouri that do not have advanced pollution control devices though. Their is a federal investigation pending regarding the power plants in Wyandotte County Kansas as well. This was a huge concern because the KC metro area violated the ozone pollution level standards that the EPA sets a couple of weeks ago. If you clicked on the link I provided you will find stark differences in the number of coal plants in some states around here compared with other states. For example Idaho, California, and Vermont do not have any coal power plants compared with Kentucky and West Virgina that have dozens.

[jayhawks]

Thank you Plains10. Your posts are very helpful.

[GraniteStater]

Here are some of the small towns in Missouri that I would recommend:
Liberty- This is a great town that has a College, and is conveniently located near I-35. Schools are very good here and the town is growing in population with new residential and commercial development. The population of this city is between 25,000-30,000 people.
Excelsior Springs- This is a good small town as well with around 10,000-15,000 people. Housing affordability will likely be good there because the town is a little further removed from the KC metro. The surrounding areas definitely retain a lot of rural flavor.
Peculiar- This is a growing small town in Cass County, which is located directly south of Kansas City, MO on 71 highway. This town has less than 5,000 people and will likely have some older and newer housing stock. This is a great idea if you want some rural flavor, but want the conveniences of a larger city not too far away.