TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Consumers Energy will phase out electricity production from coal by 2040 to slash emissions of heat-trapping gases that cause global warming, the Michigan utility's president and CEO told The Associated Press.The utility plans to generate 40 percent of its power from renewable sources such as wind and solar energy by then, Patti Poppe said in an interview ahead of the public announcement Monday.
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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer, The Macomb Daily
Mon, 02/19/2018 - 2:22pm
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