API Warns Of Upcoming 'tsunami' Of EPA Regulations For Refineries

The American Petroleum Institute Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman warned of a "veritable tsunami" of new EPA air regulations for refineries that could "put some refineries out of business, diminish U.S. fuel manufacturing capacity, and increase our reliance on imported fuels" recently in a conference call with reporters:

"The president himself has called on federal agencies to take into account the impact of regulations on jobs and the economy," Feldman said. "EPA should follow through by ensuring that their regulatory proposals are necessary, practical, and fair."

Four U.S. refineries closed last year, according to Feldman. He said that significant new compliance costs on top of what existing regulations have imposed would make a difficult operating environment for refineries even more challenging.

"Given that the Clean Air Act was simply not designed to address greenhouse gases, if EPA is going to proceed, it is critical that the process be open and transparent," Feldman said.

Feldman said that step III of EPA's tailoring rule is not needed at this time and should be pulled back. He also called for EPA to accommodate gas-burning facilities and make allowances for refineries located on islands in its upcoming BoilerMACT rule.

He called on EPA not issue a Tier 3 vehicle emission proposal before there is "a full airing of the impacts, costs and benefits of further reductions of sulfur and vapor pressure in gasoline."

New Tier 3 requirements could boost the cost of making gasoline by up to 25 cents per gallon, close up to seven U.S. refineries, and actually increase carbon dioxide emissions, according to a study by Baker and O'Brien.

The end of our republic will be violent.

The ~~end~~ return of our republic will be violent.

The return.

Or do you really believe the military will follow a communist administration's attempt to totally ignore 230 years of history and suspend the national election?

Nope. No way.

There are not enough feds to last 3-4 days under conditions of total usurpation. And little bammy is going faster and faster into that very scenario in his narcissistic delusional construct of a reality based on he is right and the reset of the united States is wrong.

There is a clear example of just how delusional he really is this week.

“If a woman works for religious employers with objections to providing contraceptive services as part of its health plan, the religious employer will not be required to provide contraception coverage but her insurance company will be required to offer contraceptive care free of charge.”

No one, and I mean no sane person would try to pass off such a twisted knot of "logic" to the American people. The vast majority of taxpaying American Citizens get their insurance through their employer.

Even if there was a system where the coverage was NOT listed in the company plan and the employee had to contact the insurance company outside of the workplace either the employee would have to pay for the coverage directly to the insurance company or the employer would pay and just not mention the coverage in the documentation.

The only other possibility is the cost is spread into a fee that is charged to all that purchase insurance from that company.

No matter which of the three ways, it is not free.

It IS however, a direct violation of the First Amendment.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

A DIRECT, BLATANT AND IN YOUR FACE VIOLATION.

And once again, such a direct violation is met with "discussion and debate" about condoms and birth control.

He should be condemned in the House as unfit for the Presidency and all communication from him refused.

Yet little bammy will expect everyone to believe his version of reality and just accept the delusion.

Up until now we are only talking about condoms and pills that the women can get anyway.

Now lets talk about what Mr. narcissistic delusional construct of a reality based on a childhood of communist indoctrination, homosexuality, affirmative action college "degrees," and a documented twenty years of reverend jeremiah alvesta wright, jr will do when National Election poll numbers in the low forty to high thirty percent range are staring him in the face?

What will he do with that Executive Power when it dawns on that narcissistic delusion that he WILL BE a total, complete and utter cluster f**k of a failed President.

What will he do to force the world upside down with himself as the only one not standing on his head?

Here is a little something I put together from catch phrases and statements he has already made.

A little glue has been added to put them in "late October" format...

"I will not sit by while an uninformed electorate of voters puts party ideology ahead of the historically disenfranchised minorities. They have a reparational duty of recompensation towards the historically unrepresented and disenfranchised minorities as well as tax paying undocumented citizens. Such discrimination can no longer be tolerated at this make-or-break November moment for middle-class Americans.

We can not wait on Congress to act. Therefore I am canceling the election at this time and calling for a bipartisan super committee to study new and progressive methods of electing governing officials. This process should be complete in time for the mid-term elections unless the super committee recommends other action or requests further study."

That is when you will see the ~~end~~ return of our republic, which will be violent.

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