Coal permit lawyers getting down to business
The following is from Dallas Morning News energy writer Elizabeth Souder:
The judges hearing the TXU coal plant permit case told the lawyers (about two dozen of them) to get together and agree on how to proceed in light of the ruling against the fast-track schedule. So, the court will take a break until 11 a.m.
Steve Susman, representing an anti-coal-pollution group, suggested the court deal with issues today such as whether carbon dioxide and IGCC are relevant topics. TXU lawyer John Riley expressed concern that such issues will be appealed all the way to the supreme court, delaying the plants forever.