Construction on Controversial Virginia Coal Plant Has Begun. By Debrah McCown, Bristol Herald Courier, July 6, 2008. "Though Dominion Virginia Power officially began construction of a power plant here [last] Monday, those opposed to the project say the $1.8 billion facility remains up in the air. The Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition, which represents five environmental groups opposed to the project, said in a news release last week that 'the campaign to halt construction of the Wise County plant has just begun.' The groups -- Appalachian Voices, the Sierra Club, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network -- hope to prevent the coal-fired plant from ever coming online. Sarah Rispin is a staff attorney for the SELC, which is representing the groups in legal challenges to the power plant permits. 'Construction is meant to take four years, so it's going to be a long time between now and when that thing starts to resemble a power plant, so we are working to get the courts to stop it as soon as we can,' Rispin said. 'They have no provision for [carbon dioxide regulations expected next year], and so as far as I can tell, they're sort of crossing their fingers and jumping.' Dominion spokesman Jim Norvelle said he would not speculate on legal arguments but confirmed plant construction [had begun]. 'We have the permits,' Norvelle said."
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