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Posted Wed May 22 2013: from Columbus Dispatch: Consumers could pay to clean up old natural-gas plants http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1369260063 Natural-gas utilities want to change the law to make clear that consumers rather than shareholders can be charged cleanup costs for about 90 abandoned natural-gas plants in the state, according to an amendment that might get tucked into the state budget. Some of the gas plants date to the 1800s, when communities used coal and other fuels to manufacture natural gas for use in lighting. The plants have all shut down, leaving polluted sites that have largely been absorbed by the state's major utilities. [Read more stories about: corporate malfeasance, contamination, coal issues] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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