(US Supreme)Court: Power plants can weigh cost in saving fish

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Source: Philiadelphia Inquirer

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday that industry praised but that environmental advocates said may lead to the continued "slaughter" of fish in the Delaware River, who die when sucked into cooling water intakes.

The court ruled that the government may factor in cost - not solely benefit - when deciding whether power plants should install new technologies to protect fish.

He said the 6-3 decision by Justice Antonin Scalia would have "a chilling effect on agency regulation."

It could have required an estimated 554 power plants nationwide to install technology that relies on recycled water - such as cooling towers - to cool machinery.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates water intakes at power plants kill 3.4 billion fish a year.



Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20090402_Court__Power_plants_can_weigh_cost_in_saving_fish.html

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1. Our government is gleefully allowing our planet to be destroyed

by dinosaurs like Big Energy.

There is no reason to destroy eco-systems, and there is no reason by a few greedy bastards should be controlling all energy production.