ID
United States of America
Latitude: 44.3890342712
Longitude: -114.659416199
Sold development rights to subsidiary Idaho Valley Energy Project. Sempra without permits for the development of this and another coal facility. Company leaders stated that they will look to develop natural gas plants, instead of coal.
At the time of this proposal Idaho was reviewing legislation to enact a moratorium on building new coal plants in the state! The legislation had passed the House by a wide margin (64-5).
Opposition: http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=16274
Opposition Groups:
Just Faith group of St Jerome's Church (Monastery of the Ascension)
255 Idaho Conservation League
Citizens Protecting Resources
Citizens to Keep Magic Valley Magic
Idaho Dairymen's Association
Jerome County Farm Bureau