Posted on 04/27/2016 3:36:44 PM PDT by PROCON
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials are moving ahead with a key part of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) despite the Supreme Court issuing a stay against the agency’s global warming plan in February.
The EPA submitted a proposal to the White House for green energy subsidies for states that meet the federally mandated carbon dioxide reduction goals early. The Clean Energy Incentive Program would give “credit for power generated by new wind and solar projects in 2020 and 2021” and a “double credit for energy efficiency measures in low-income communities,” according to Politico’s Morning Energy.
The move seems to violate the Supreme Court’s stay against CPP preventing the EPA from implementing its plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants. EPA, however, argues it’s doing this for states that want to voluntarily cut emissions — despite this being part of CPP.
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0bama and the rest of his minions are trying to do as much damage to America as it can before next January.
The regulatory branch of gov’t is not coequal with the other three branches of gov’t and EPA is big Dog on the regulatory block.
Yep
the Supreme Court are EXEMPT fools who made an undocumented
fraud pRes_ _ent after meeting him ex parte,
and then made the Law a fool, by not even reading it,
culminating with lying EXEMPT Roberts,
thanks to lying EXEMPT Cruz.
“EPA, however, argues it’s doing this for states that want to voluntarily cut emissions — despite this being part of CPP.”
You can thank CJ John Roberts for this. Roberts held that Obamacare was unconstitutional because Congress did not have the power to enact it. Despite that, however, Congress had the power to tax/penalize anyone who did not follow the law it didn’t have power to enact in the first place.
So now we are faced with another unlawful law which the Obama administration is claiming states are “voluntarily” following. They are “voluntarily” following it because they face loss of federal funds / penalties if they don’t follow it.
So the states should take over and arrest ALL EPA personnel within the state and lock them up and fine them. You’d find out how quickly the shoe would be on the other foot. State Governors can call out the National Guard. Sheriffs are not bound by Federal mandates. Property should be protected agains seizure and states should act together when necessary.The big wigs in Washington should be arrested and jailed as well.
Yes, more government coercion.
The great big Government Leviathan is way out of control.
Where is the EPA getting money for subsidies?
From 0bama's fiscal year budget that THE REPUBLICANS PASSED.
We have an out of control government.
“The fact is that EPA didn’t produce a rule simply to reduce emissions - it crafted a radical plan to restructure the U.S. power sector,” Connor said.
Every day I read at FR how the US is a republic.
Trump is going to have to go through these alphabet agencies with a fire hose on full blast.
I still miss the rule of law, but I pray it will be restored on January 20, 2017.
Agreed !
When there is NO Accountability, there is no LAW !
Just prosecute , and go up the chain of command.
The administration makes law without the legislature so why would a court ruling phase them? After all who is going to enforce it?
Yup.....by any means necessary!
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