The student environmental group Eco is holding a forum at 6:30 p.m. today in B104 Wells Hall to discuss its concern about the approval of a $30 million addition to the MSU coal-burning power plant.

Members worry the addition will bring an increase in campus emissions of greenhouse gases and are concerned about the effects it might have on the local environment and global warming.

"We're concerned about this because the decision was made without talking to any student committee or any professors who are experts," said Eco member Chelsea McMellen.

The forum aims to create a dialogue between affected MSU and East Lansing community members as well as bring a panel of experts and student representation together, she said.

"We are hoping to reach a decision of what to do for energy needs and create a compromise," McMellen said. "We hope this will remind (the university) that they are here to keep our best interests in mind ... and also our desire to work toward a sustainable earth."