Link: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/04/closing-door-building-new-coal-fired-power-america.php?daylife=1&dcitc=daylife-article

Possible regulations limiting the amount of CO2 emitted in our atmosphere are slowing and even halting the constuction of coal fired power plants around the U.S. Nearly half of the proposed coal fired power plants have been cancelled or placed on hold in the last three years due to these possible limitations on carbon dioxide emissions.

Coal is being hit the hardest because it releases more CO2 per unit of energy than any other energy source. Due to our ever increasing demand for energy, we will need to look to other forms of energy to replace coal. The decline in coal fired power plant construction is a step in the right direction to switching from nonrewable energy to renewable energy that is healthier for the environment and ourselves.