Southern Co. named one of Portfolio’s “Toxic 10″
March 18, 2008 at 2:30 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsBusiness magazine Portfolio has blessed Atlanta-based Southern Co. with a coveted spot on its list of top 10 corporate polluters. The parent company of Georgia Power is described by the glossy as such:
Southern provides power to more than 4 million customers, but its plants emit a mass of noxious gases across the southern United States. Analyzing E.P.A. data, the Environmental Integrity Project reports that Southern runs six of the 50 dirtiest power plants in the country in terms of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and mercury released. Its Bowen plant in Georgia, run by subsidiary Georgia Power, is the biggest American sulfur-dioxide polluter. Southern owns the top three carbon-dioxide-emitting plants in the U.S., two of which rank second and third in mercury output as well. And five of its other plants are among the country’s top 50 nitrogen-oxide producers.
What the company says: Southern continues to invest billions of dollars to lower its chemical and greenhouse-gas emissions while also seeking out new ways to produce cleaner energy.
Way to go, Southern Co.! All publicity’s good publicity!
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