03Mar

Cold Enough for You? EPA Might Make it Worse

Via The Knoxville News Sentinel: Right now, Tennessee gets 42 percent of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. But what would happen if the state were suddenly forced to seek all of its electric supply from other sources? Could Tennessee experience crippling shortages of power during peak use? And would households see a steep increase […]
02Mar

We Cannot Assume Reliable Energy

Via The Hill: I’ve written before about the dangerous economic consequences our country faces as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed regulations to reduce carbon emissions. It is important to note that the climate policies being promulgated by the Obama administration will harm Americans, and especially the African-American community, in the form of […]
01Mar

State Attorney General Testifies Against Proposed EPA Rules

Via Arkansas News: By Peter UrbanStephens Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge told a House panel on Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new regulations beyond its authority that would do harm to her state. “The Obama Administration is intent on following an agenda that ignores the plain language of […]
28Feb

EPA Plan Will Lead to Fewer Jobs and Higher Electricity Rates

Via The Houston Chronicle:  Texas’ balanced energy portfolio is what drives our state’s economic growth and provides job security to millions of Texans. Texas energy jobs aren’t just in oil fields, mines, and power plants. The affordable electricity rates provided by our diverse energy supply ensure that other employers, such as those in our vast […]
27Feb

EPA Regs Would Jeopardize Stable Power Supply

Via the Craig Daily Press: The clash between environmental and energy reality versus idealism reached a crossroads in Denver this week when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) convened in a technical conference on Feb. 25. The meeting concerned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s self-titled “Clean Power Plan,” which would effectively regulate-away the ability of […]
26Feb

Obama’s Energy Policies Hurt Working Families

Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: It has been more than six years since Barack Obama bluntly stated before the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board that during his administration, “if someone wants to build a new coal-fired power plant they can, but it will bankrupt them because they will be charged a huge sum for all the […]
25Feb

“Clean Power” Rule Could Cause Electricity Shortage

Via Real Clear Politics: As President Obama looks to implement strict rules on carbon emissions, coal-powered electrical generation is on the chopping block. For those worried about climate change, coal is a convenient target. Unfortunately, a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to shutter hundreds of domestic, coal-fired power plants has been hastily thrown together, […]
24Feb

Kansas Bills Aim to Stall EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Via the Lawrence Journal-World: TOPEKA — A Kansas Senate committee plans on advancing a bill next week that would delay, and possibly even prevent, implementing new federal clean air regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions from power plants. The main question is which bill the committee will advance. The Senate Utilities Committee heard testimony this week […]
23Feb

Indiana Residents Could Face Winter Power Shortages Under New ‘Clean Power Plan’

Via the Tribune-Star: By Terry Jarrett Special to the Tribune-Star Right now, Indiana gets 83 percent of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. But what would happen if the state were suddenly forced to seek all of its electricity from other sources? Could Indiana experience crippling shortages of power during peak use, with the cost […]
22Feb

Corp. Comm. Chair: Clean-Air Plan Could Threaten State’s Power Supply

Via the Tucson Sentinel: Miranda LeoCronkite News WASHINGTON –  There is “simply no way” Arizona can comply with proposed new clean-air rules without “irreparable disruption” to the state power system’s reliability, said Susan Bitter Smith, chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Susan Bitter Smith’s testimony to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission came Thursday at that agency’s hearing on the […]