A win for Perry could mean trouble for EPA

Tucson Sentinel ^ | 8-21-2011 | Kate Galbraith

[smoothsailing]

August 21, 2011

A win for Perry could mean trouble for EPA

Presidential candidate targets agency

Kate Galbraith
Texas Tribune

In the opening days of his presidential campaign, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has railed against a favorite target, the Environmental Protection Agency, and declared himself a “skeptic” that humans are the cause of global warming.

If Perry wins the White House, his national energy policy will focus on cutting federal regulations, especially at the EPA, said his spokesman, Mark Miner. Miner wrote in an email to the Tribune:

"The governor's energy priorities will be centered around scaling back the EPA's intrusive, misguided and job-killing policies, which will empower states to foster their own energy resources without crippling mandates and open the doors for our nation to pursue and strengthen an all-of the above energy approach. America is rich in energy resources, both traditional and renewable, and those resources should all be utilized so we can decrease our dependence on foreign energy sources and help generate greater job growth, which our nation desperately needs. Under Gov. Perry's leadership, Texas has remained the nation's leader in energy production, all while cleaning its air more than most other states and protecting jobs. As president, he will apply the same priorities on a national level, with a focus of empowering the states to regulate their own energy industries and make decisions that are the best fit for their respective state."

To unpack what this means, it is worth reviewing Perry’s record on energy, a huge driver of the Texas economy. One theme that Perry often emphasizes, and that Miner suggested would help shape a nationwide policy, has been energy diversification. Over Perry’s decade as governor, natural gas drilling has surged, and wind last year supplied nearly 8 percent of the electricity on the Texas grid, up from less than 1 percent in 2000, when Perry took office. The state’s first biomass power plant began operating this month, and, contrary to the national trend, Perry has also backed construction of new coal-fired power plants. He has, however, stopped short of supporting incentives for solar power.

States’ rights are another Perry talking point, and he has spoken out against federal constraints on coal, oil and gas, as well as against a federal ethanol-blending mandate.

Many of the changes — the gas and wind booms, for example — might have happened with or without the governor. But he has had a hand in advancing them....

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[10thAmendmentGuy]

We should eliminate all alphabet agencies (FBI, ATF, DEA, EPA, FAA, FDA, FCC, FEC, etc.) except for the CIA (but seriously scale back their influence).

[Clara Lou]

“They” really, really do fear Perry, don’t they? The dozens of negative articles out today are proof of it.

[FatherofFive]

If Perry wins the White House, his national energy policy will focus on cutting federal regulations, especially at the EPA

YES!

[cripplecreek]

Gov. Perry Announces TEF Investment in Solar Power Company

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today announced the state will invest $1 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in HelioVolt Corp. of Austin for the construction of a 125,000 square foot manufacturing facility and development space to test and produce the company’s thin-film solar power cells, which convert sunlight into electricity. The deal will create nearly 160 jobs and $62 million in capital investment.

HelioVolt Corp. puts off growth. Plant is ready but demand not there yet

After months of stealthy operations, solar cell maker HelioVolt Corp. has delayed by two years its job creation projections.

Gov. Rick Perry: Wind Energy Keeps Texas' Air Clean and Our Future Bright

Texas doesn't just believe in the potential of wind energy, we are reaping its benefits already. People who talk about wind energy as a technology of the future clearly haven't been to West Texas lately: the future of wind energy in Texas is now. I probably don't need to spend too much time talking about the benefits of wind energy to a bunch of people who specialize in this remarkable technology, but a few things really stand out for me. I am proud that our state's installed wind generation capacity leads the nation, a place we did not reach by accident.

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Just last year, nearly $3 billion worth of wind-powered electric generators were installed, twice as much as any other state. This addition of more than 1,600 megawatts of capacity bumped up our total wind capacity by 59 percent. And the hits keep on coming. For example, this afternoon, one of the world's largest manufacturers of alternative energy equipment is announcing a new research facility here in Houston. And I recently got word that Hill Country Wind Power has acquired the Wind Turbine Company and is moving their manufacturing operations from Bellevue, Washington to the Lone Star state. With progress like this, I am confident we'll hit the next milestone, 10,000 megawatts, or 10% of our current capacity, well before the deadline in 2025.

[smoothsailing]

The proof is everywhere. It just convinces me that he is at least part of what we need.

[shield]

OH...I know he can’t say it now...but he’d better just get rid of the EPA...otherwise, another day will come when it will become a monster again. Besides, it’s not constitutional...

[ncalburt]

That texas tribune is a Geroge Soros propaganda outlet
http://pushjunction.com/press_releases/george-soros%E2%80%
99s-open-society-funds-texas-tribune-work

its scary to witness how this Soros-Far left Win John Thorton radical left wing joint venture
has slithered into becoming a source for the Obama media outlets attacks on Perry

[ncalburt]

http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2009/07/those-donations-from-texas-tribune-founder-john-thornton/

Here is the scoop on the far left wing millionaire founder
JOhn Thorton.
A massive DNC donor.

[shield]

He’s also funding Ron Paul...rumor is he is funding Paul to jump to a third party when he loses the Republican primaries...if Paul does that then he is no better than the far left crazies....BTW, Paul’s third party will not do the damage it did for elder Bush and the clinton election...

[waterhill]

+1

[smoothsailing]

Agreed, he’ll need to dismantle it completely.

[ncalburt]

http://urbangrounds.com/2011/04/soros-donkey-button/

Texas Tribune is George Soros attack dog propaganda for Rick Perry.

[ncalburt]

http://urbangrounds.com/2011/04/soros-donkey-button/

Texas Tribune is George Soros attack dog propaganda for Rick Perry.

[Venturer]

He knows what the public wants to hear, That’s for sure.

[conservaterian]

I also heard that puppies and kittens are at risk if Perry gets the nod.

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Puppies and kittens may not be at risk but Conservatives will be. Perry has many people on FR fooled. He is NO conservative! Just look at his record on immigration, vaccines, accepting federal $$$, etc.etc. We'll have another W (or worse) if he gets elected, all of the work by the tea party and conservatives will be lost.

[ncalburt]

That I do believe.

Paul is a useful idiot of the Left. My suspicions about that option were awakened ever since Obama cheerleader John Lebowitz ( aka Stewart) started talking up Paul

[steelyourfaith]

The EPA is totally hostile to human freedom and must be terminated.

Thanx for the ping Army Air Corps !

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[smoothsailing]

Well, we got over 30 posts before the first trash post splatted down. :)

[Texas Fossil]

could mean trouble for EPA

I don't drink, but I could drink to that....

[harpu]

"If she decides NOT to run for the WH..I’d love to see her as SecEnergy"

Her first act would probably be to recommend the desolve of the department.