06Aug

Obama’s Clean Power Plan Faces Opposition from Black, Hispanic Leaders

Via The Washington Times: The White House’s carbon emissions regulations have opened a major rift between President Obama and some black and Hispanic leaders who fear the climate change policies will drive up poverty in low-income areas, kill jobs and raise electricity rates for families that can least afford it. Days after the Environmental Protection Agency released […]
06Aug

McCrory Will Sue EPA Over Carbon Rule

Via WFAE: Republican administrations across the country have opposed the Obama administration’s plan to regulate carbon emissions since it was first announced, and North Carolina is no exception. Last year, Governor Pat McCrory joined eight other governorsin a letter that argued the rule would effectively ban coal. North Carolina did not join a lawsuit against the […]
06Aug

In Support of Federal Coal

Via The Denver Post: Former Bureau of Land Management Director Jim Baca sees “a shocking inconsistency” in the federal coal leasing program. But the inconsistency is his illogical suggestion that the BLM should squeeze more revenue from the program while keeping more coal in the ground. The government’s own investigations do not support Baca’s contention […]
05Aug

Column: EPA Rules Would Limit Michigan Manufacturing

Via The Detroit News: The economic impact of Great Lakes manufacturers is world renowned. It is home to 123,000 manufacturers and their 5 million employees. It is the heart of this nation’s manufacturing base, accounting for 35 percent of U.S. manufacturing output and 42 percent of U.S. manufacturing jobs. Unfortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) […]
04Aug

EPA’s New Power Plant Rules Tougher on Indiana

Via The Indianapolis Star:  WASHINGTON – Indiana would have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by a much greater amount than initially proposed, under the final version of a potentially historic rule released by the Obama administration Monday. Although Indiana’s goal has been toughened, the Environmental Protection Agency said the final rate Indiana […]
04Aug

Climate-Change Putsch

Via The Wall Street Journal: Rarely do American Presidents display the raw willfulness that President Obama did Monday in rolling out his plan to reorganize the economy in the name of climate change. Without a vote in Congress or even much public debate, Mr. Obama is using his last 18 months to dictate U.S. energy choices for […]
04Aug

Governor Scott Walker Statement on EPA’s Final Rule

Madison – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today relating to President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule. Yet again, President Obama is taking unilateral action and overstepping the limits of his authority to pursue a political agenda.  The Obama Administration ignored the significant, overriding issues that will increase costs for Wisconsin […]
04Aug

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Won’t Stop Surge in Coal­fired Plants

Via The Paducah Sun: One of the main arguments supporters use in favor of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan is that it will help solve the so­called “climate change” problem. “We are taking the most significant step in U.S. history toward reducing the pollution that causes climate change,” declared the Environmental Defense Fund. Even assuming, […]
04Aug

EPA Plan Offers All Pain, No Gain

Via USA Today: The Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan unveiled Monday reflects political expediency, not the reality of supplying the nation with low cost, reliable power. The revisions that EPA made to this plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions amount to changes without any real difference. States face even tougher targets for replacing […]