29Jul

Average Price of Electricity Climbs to All-Time Record (CNS News)

For the first time ever, the average price for a kilowatthour (KWH) of electricity in the United States has broken through the 14-cent mark, climbing to a record 14.3 cents in June, according to data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Before this June, the highest the average price for a KWH […]
29Jul

Denver EPA Hearing Fires Debate Over Costs of Cutting Carbon — or Not (Denver Post)

The federal proposal to cut coal-fired power-plant carbon emissions will affect the nation’s economy — and witnesses at a Denver hearing Tuesday sparred over just what it will mean. “(The Environmental Protection Agency) is trying to shut down the coal industry without regard,” said Greg Schaefer, a spokesman for Arch Coal Inc., which employs about […]
28Jul

New Obama EPA Rules Will Devastate Seniors: reader opinion (AL.com)

By Jim Martin This week, the Environmental Protection Agency will hold regional field hearings on Obama’s proposed carbon rules. While a number of Alabamians will be traveling with 60 Plus Alabama to the hearings to speak out against the proposed rules, everyone in Alabama should take these matters seriously. If Obama and the EPA get […]
28Jul

Industry Lobbyist to EPA: Pull the Proposed Clean Power Rule (West Virginia MetroNews)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The president and chief executive officer of the National Mining Association is part of the chorus calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the proposed Clean Power Act — the regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. “They’re trying to change the way we generate electricity here […]