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EPA Continues Its Public Listening Sessions
American Legislator ^ | 11-8-13 | John Eick

Posted on 11/08/2013 2:06:59 PM PST by ThethoughtsofGreg

This past September, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new proposed rule under the auspices of the Clean Air Act (CAA) limiting carbon emissions from power plants built in the future. EPA is currently working on developing similar regulations targeting existing fossil fuel fired power plants which are expected to be announced in June 2014.

Over the past couple of weeks, EPA has hosted 11 listening sessions around the country ostensibly soliciting ideas from the public to help determine what the best way to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants under the CAA is. There has been growing criticism that these listening sessions are excluding significant numbers of stakeholders. Specifically, EPA is bypassing 16 of the top 20 coal producing states, including Wyoming, West Virginia, and Kentucky, and 16 of the top 20 coal burning states.

On Thursday, November 7th, EPA held a listening session in Washington, DC at their national headquarters. John Eick, Legislative Analyst for ALEC’s Energy, Environment & Agriculture Task Force, delivered the following remarks to a panel of three EPA staffers:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanlegislator.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: epa; epaoutofcontrol; federalism; regulation

1 posted on 11/08/2013 2:06:59 PM PST by ThethoughtsofGreg
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To: ThethoughtsofGreg
Does anyone dare to ask if it's really necessary to curb carbon emissions?

2 posted on 11/08/2013 2:22:50 PM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: ThethoughtsofGreg

ACES !

THEY'LL SEE THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS NOW, FOR SURE....

3 posted on 11/08/2013 2:28:15 PM PST by jimsin
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To: ThethoughtsofGreg

” Specifically, EPA is bypassing 16 of the top 20 coal producing states, including Wyoming, West Virginia, and Kentucky, and 16 of the top 20 coal burning states. “

That’s because they are evil, but not downright stupid.


4 posted on 11/08/2013 2:38:20 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: ThethoughtsofGreg

Sure, an agency staffed by elite Helen Keller pseudo-scientists is going to “listen”!!!


5 posted on 11/08/2013 2:39:20 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (An Administration of communists, incompetents, and the corrupt ...reminds one of FDR's brain trust.)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

Arrests need to be made


6 posted on 11/08/2013 3:04:32 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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