Posted on 08/02/2015 12:13:49 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
The Obama administration will formally adopt an ambitious regulation for cutting greenhouse-gas pollution on Monday, requiring every state to reduce emissions from coal-burning power plants and putting the country on a course that could change the way millions of Americans get their electricity.
A retooled version of the administrations Clean Power Plan, first proposed a year ago, will seek to accelerate the shift to renewable energy while setting tougher goals for slashing carbon emissions blamed for global warming, according to administration officials briefed on the details.
The new plan sets a goal of cutting carbon pollution from power plants by 32 percent by the year 2030, compared with 2005 levels a 9 percent jump from the previous target of 30 percent while rewarding states and utility companies that move quickly to expand their investment in solar and wind power.
Many states will face tougher requirements for lowering greenhouse-gas emissions under the revised plan. But state governments also will be given more time to meet their targets and considerably more flexibility in how they achieve their pollution-cutting goals, according to two senior officials knowledgeable about the rule. For the first time, the officials said, the plan also includes a reliability safety valve that can buy states additional time if needed to avoid disruptions in the power supply.
The rule the first to regulate carbon emissions as a pollutant is certain to face legal challenges as well as fierce opposition from the Republican-controlled Congress. Opponents blasted last years proposed regulation as a possibly illegal federal overreach that would impose costly burdens on utility companies and their customers. . .
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2030...sounds about right...the next ice age should be freezing everything...
Suns magnetic field in decline
No sunspots for you
Video here
300 years worth of recoverable coal in the US.
China gives finger to Obama the crazy.
“They apparently think they are God and can control the climate.”
Wasn’t it Caligula who waged war with the sea?
I have a poster in my office “Large Carbon Footprints Make Happy Trees.” Drives the wackos wacky. Those that actually engage in conversation learn that C02 is PLANT FOOD.
Another great conversation is the socalled ‘fossil fuels.’ How is it that there are oceans of hydrocarbons on the moons of Saturn & Jupiter? I sincerely doubt that ancient forests, grasslands, and dinosaurs were there.
I wonder what would happen if the states simply said, “No”...
We here in Texas just might.
This seems like a natural issue for Trump to jump on, these regs will only worsen our international competitiveness.
Ground this and it's companions. Oh not that sweeping eh?
That’s what I say, every state should just ignore it.
That S.O.B. is going to wreck what is left of this country anyway he can before he departs. Someone needs to “depart” him before he goes any further.
CO2 is not a pollutant. It is a trace gas necessary for life on this earth. It is plant food.
If everyone who believed CO2 was a dangerous pollutant stopped emmitting it personally, the problem would be solved overnight.
It is a HOT August Sunday.... can’t we just have one day’s break from the madness?
Someone needs to shut the power off in DC...during July....
when is he gonna propose corkin all volcanos?
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