Glen Hooks, of the Sierra Club, reacts to SWEPCO’s statements

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UPDATE:

SWEPCO  reacted today to the Arkansas Court of Appeals’ reversal of a permit for construction of the coal-fired Turk Plant in Hempstead County.

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At a 2 p.m. news conference, the company said it would appeal the decision, not a surprise given the investment to date. They also said they would continue construction in the meanwhile. They are betting no court in Arkansas will eventually have the brass to tell SWEPCO,  “too bad about that investment, but you never justified it.”

SWEPCO has been playing high-stakes gambling from the beginning by spending big money before the hearings process was complete. Critics of the plant also contend full environmental studies haven’t been performed. Maybe there’s time for that now.

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SWEPCO doesn’t get my mail. It said it’s heard overwhelming support for continuation of the project. Louie must be doing some astroturfing. 

More from Gerard Matthews on the jump, including a statement from the Sierra Club.

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