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	Concerned Citizens of King Township and Farmers from Holland Marsh demonstrate at Queen's Park against gas-fired power plants
	Photos taken by Andrea Loeppky March 2, 2010 The following article is taken from C4CA (Citizens for Clean Air). Citizens for Clean Air is a coalition of concerned citizens in Oakville, Mississauga and Clarkson "Airshed" area that are very concerned about the impacts that will come from the proposed gas-fired power plants. Sylvia Bowman from YSN attended this rally since Newmarket is faced with the same gas-fired power "Peaker" Plant dilemma as the citizens in Oakville and Mississauga. PM 2.5 is a toxic pollutant that is discharged into the air by gas-fired power plants. These pollutants put the environment, human health and safety at risk. Children are particularly susceptible. Connecticut Power Authority experienced an explosion at their Middletown Power Plant. Only six lives were lost, but the situation could have been much worse if the plant had not been located in a sparsely inhabited area. This explosion potential begs the question, "What is a safe distance to place a gas-fired power plant from schools and homes in the event of an explosion"?
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