Bastard.
Hope the people that lost their jobs remembers this on November 6th.
Energy & Environment
Senate kills effort to block EPA regulations on coal-powered plants
By: Audrey Hudson
6/20/2012 06:11 PM
Legislation to defeat an EPA emissions rule that critics say would kill thousands of jobs and raise electricity rates for consumers was killed in the Senate Wednesday.
A handful of Republicans sided with Democrats to block the measure on a procedural vote of 46 yeas to 53 nays, including Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, and Susan Collins and Olympia Snow of Maine.
Democrats who crossed over to vote with Republicans included Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia.
Republicans say the mercury emission rules for coal-fired plants are the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s war on coal.
“This effectively kills coal in America,” said Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), author of the measure.
Republicans said the regulations are the most expensive rules ever created by the EPA, and will cost consumers $10 billion a year in addition to killing 50,000 jobs.
http://www.humanevents.com/2012/06/20/senate-kills-effort-block-epa-regulations-coal-powered-plants/
Coal Miners: From Powering America to Powerless. Layoffs Announced. Brownouts Predicted.
JUNE 22, 2012
Have you ever spent time in a coal-producing region? I have. The coal region in Virginia is tucked away…from everything. It’s not going to be so easy for these laid-off workers to brush the coal dust off their boots and go on interviews. A new good-paying job will most likely entail relocation resulting in more local businesses suffering, more layoffs and more homes bloating the housing market. (Not to mention the possibility of foreclosures).
And then of course we will be adding more Americans trying to scrape by on government benefits including unemployment and food stamps.
From Arch Coal Lays Off Nearly 600 Workers (Kentucky. com June 21, 2012):