Coal plant boom poses ecological concern

<img width="160" height="107" align="left" src="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/images/articles/20061016093905840_1.jpg" alt="">By STEVE QUINN, AP Business Writer:

&quot;Should power companies be permitted to build new plants that pollute more but are reliable and less expensive? Or should regulators push utilities toward cleaner burning coal plants, even if it means they will cost more and are based on newer, yet still unproven, technology?&quot;

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