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SW: →November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO: permit hearing for cherokee
===November 18, 2009: Demonstrators protest Cherokee and Valmont Stations: Denver, CO===
Protesters dressed as clowns visited Colorado Governor Ritter's office to urge him to "stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming." Environmental groups are opposed to Xcel's request to renew expired permits at its [[Cherokee Station|Cherokee]] and [[Valmont Station|Valmont]] Stations and want the state to pursue clean energy options instead. New research has shown that nitrogen oxide emissions are clouding lakes, changing lake biology, and threatening the aquatic life in the Colorado mountains.<ref>Bruce Finley, [http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13819745 "Protesters want Colorado to 'stop clowning around' on clean air,"] ''Denver Post,'' November 19, 2009.</ref>
===November 19, 2009: Residents pack regulator's hearing on Cherokee: Denver, CO===
Local residents packed a public hearing by state air-quality regulators, urging officials to deny Xcel's request to renew its permit for [[Cherokee Station]]. More than 50 people spoke in opposition to the plant and advocated for a switch to cleaner energy sources. Residents argued that at minimum, regulators should work with Xcel to ramp up natural-gas systems at the plant, and then switch to solar and wind as those technologies mature.<ref>Bruce Finley, [http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13830052 "Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant,"] ''Denver Post,'' November 20, 2009.</ref>
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