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    This source discusses Mississippi Power's Kemper Project, the first gasification power plant that separates coal's carbon emissions during the generation process. The plant uses gasification instead of direct combustion of coal to produce gas for energy. While praised for its reduced carbon footprint, the gasification process is expensive with a projected $2.2 billion cost. Supporters argue it will avoid carbon taxes and has been certified as clean by the Department of Energy. A study also found the plant's emissions would not pose health risks from inhalation.

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    This source discusses Mississippi Power's Kemper Project, the first gasification power plant that separates coal's carbon emissions during the generation process. The plant uses gasification instead of direct combustion of coal to produce gas for energy. While praised for its reduced carbon footprint, the gasification process is expensive with a projected $2.2 billion cost. Supporters argue it will avoid carbon taxes and has been certified as clean by the Department of Energy. A study also found the plant's emissions would not pose health risks from inhalation.

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    Source 7

    McCullough, Amy. "The Kemper County project: will coal plant be clean, affordable?"
    Mississippi Business Journal

    19 Oct. 2009: 4. General OneFile

    . Web. 11 Oct. 2016.


    Source Validation: This academic journal excerpt is from Mississippi Business Journal,
    a journal that reports on businesses and industries in Mississippi.
    How did you find this source?: This academic journal excerpt was found through Gale,
    an online database provided by the school district.
    Intended audience: Environmentalists and engineers
    What arguments/topics does this source discuss?: This source discusses Mississippi
    Powers Kemper Project. The Kemper Project is the first gasification plant of its kind,
    which separates impurities from carbon emissions. In the power plant, clean gas is
    synthesized and the coal is never actually burned, unlike how a conventional power plant
    would operate. The U.S Department of Energy has applauded the Kemper Project as an
    effort to reduce the carbon footprint of power plants. However, the gasification process is
    expensive and is estimated to cost $2.2 billion.
    Minimum 3 quotes, paraphrases, summaries of source text that seem likely to be
    helpful in future writing:
    Mississippi Power states on its web site that the new integrated gasification combined
    cycle (IGCC) technology does not directly burn coal. The gasification process instead
    first breaks the coal down into chemical components, and gases that result from that
    chemical breakdown that can be used to fuel power plants.
    The plant will be able to avoid the potential cost of carbon taxes and the U.S.
    Department of Energy has certified the potential Kemper County facility as a "clean"
    project.
    Duvall also said the company performed a hazardous air pollutant emissions study,
    which was designed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and included a
    mercury assessment. The study's results showed that no project emissions would result in
    a human health risk due to inhalation.

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