Teco Big Bend Station

Teco Big Bend Station

Sarah Henning — Dec 28, 2019

We went north of Sarasota and went to Apollo Beach and to a coal-fired power plant to see Manatees! The manatees like the warm water from the coal plant, but the giant polluter and the piles of uncovered coal waiting to be burned just didn’t really sit right with me.

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Coal fired right on the water

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Welcome to Industrial America

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The palm trees are out of place.

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The Cost of the American Dream

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Up in Smoke

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Mangroves and Pollution

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Black and White

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Blue skies and grey smoke

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Smoke smoke smoke

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This can't be good for the environment

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A wide view

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Can you see the blue piping?

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Very little blue sky

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Ominous

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Looking up at the smoke stacks

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Piles of uncovered coal

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Mangroves and coal

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Teco in the distance

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A scar on the earth

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Is it worth it?

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Ruining the landscape