Groups debate MU's future without coal

The Maneater
By Megan Donohue
Published Feb. 26, 2010

Alternative energy is cleaner but less cost effective.

The MU power plant burns 130,000 tons of coal annually to provide utility for more than 14 million square feet of facilities on the university's main campus.

Student groups such as Coal Free Mizzou and Sustain Mizzou are concerned with coal's effect on the environment, Coal Free Mizzou spokeswoman Melissa Vatterott said.

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