29Apr

Will America’s Poor Pay for Obama’s Coal Plan?

In an economic climate that’s already challenging for the everyday consumer, a new problem looms: higher electricity costs, perhaps much higher. While it’s often hard to pinpoint why a product or service increases in price, it’s easy to identify the cause for this price hike: the Clean Power Plan. In June 2014, at the direction […]
28Apr

EPA Energy Plan Bad News for Utah Seniors

Via The Desert News: In a nation still seeking to find its economic footing from the crash of 2008, Utah has a lot to be proud of. It has the third-lowest unemployment rate among the 50 states, and was recently ranked as the No. 1 state in terms of overall economic performance by the U.S. Chamber of […]
27Apr

“Clean Power” Might Mean More Blackouts

Via The Journal-Democrat: Here’s an important question: Just how much of Nebraska’s electricity is supplied by coal?  The answer is far more than one might guess.   In fact, Nebraska gets 72 percent of its electricity from coal-fired power plants.  But what if Nebraska were suddenly forced to seek its electricity from other sources.  Could […]
25Apr

States Will Have Diminishing Roles Under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Via renewablesbiz.com: Terry Jarrett EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has been saying repeatedly that the EPA’s Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants give states flexibility. “We’re particularly interested in making sure states and utilities can achieve emissions reductions along a flexible glide path so that they can meet their targets,” she said […]
24Apr

EPA’s Energy Takeover Will Hit Alabama Families Where It Hurts: Their Wallets

Via Yellowhammernews.com: In the torrent of overreaching directives coming from Washington to the states, Alabamians may not be aware of the ongoing effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to sidestep Congress and stage a takeover of American energy. Not only are these regulations likely unconstitutional, but they would have a particularly negative impact on Alabama’s […]
23Apr

The Clean Power Plan: Not a Viable Solution for the American Worker

Via insidesources.com: by John Roeber By now, you’ve probably read about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed “Clean Power Plan,” and maybe even what it will mean for consumers, businesses, and anyone else who uses electricity in their daily life. On its face, the Clean Power Plan is a set of state-based targets for reductions in carbon emissions. […]
22Apr

Why States Should Boycott the Federal Clean Power Plan

Via The Wall Street Journal: Better for states not to comply with the EPA’s plans than to go along and absolve the feds of accountability for the mess. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) set off a firestorm recently when he advised states not to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. Yet that […]
21Apr

State AGs Take EPA to Court Over Proposed “Clean Power” Plan

Via Hot Air: The EPA is moving full steam ahead with their plans to clamp down on coal production in the name of reducing carbon emissions, regardless of how it impacts American energy independence or the costs which will be passed on to consumers. (And “full steam ahead” is probably an apt bit of gallows […]
20Apr

McConnell: EPA Climate Rule a Disaster Worth Fighting Against

Via the Lexington Herald-Leader: The Herald-Leader’s recent attempt to equate those who work in the Kentucky coal fields — along with those of us who support and defend their way of life — with the Southern plantation owners who once enriched themselves off the backs of slaves is a depressing new low. It’s no secret […]
19Apr

Louisiana Joins Other States In Fight Against EPA Emissions Proposals

Via The Advocate: By Gregory Roberts Washington — A federal court should block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from issuing its proposed rule to limit carbon emissions, lawyers for a coalition of Louisiana and other states and for the coal industry told judges Thursday — but even the challengers to the rule acknowledged the court would […]