26Aug

When Cost of EPA Rules Hit Home, Watch Out

Via The Kearney Hub: Lots of numbers have been tossed out over the past several weeks as Nebraska officials react to the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement of more aggressive clean air goals and what they mean for coal-fired generating plants, but here is the most dismaying statistic: Nebraska electrical rates stand to increase by […]
25Aug

Colorado Should Not Comply with the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Via The Gazette: On Aug. 3, President Barack Obama laid out the final version of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. In the wake of the EPA’s role in the Animas River disaster, which so far has dumped 3 million gallons of wastewater into the river, Coloradans should rightfully be wary of the way […]
25Aug

Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ Hurts Economy

Via The Hill: Affordable, dependable energy is crucial to everyone, especially the poor, the elderly, those on fixed incomes, and local institutions like schools and hospitals.  Anything that makes energy more expensive and less dependable should be viewed with disdain. A case in point is a slightly revised version of EPA’s 111(d) Rule, better known […]
24Aug

The EPA Wants to Trade Your Job for 0.01 Degrees Celsius

Via The Washington Examiner: For more than a year, energy and utilities experts have been warning that the EPA’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” (CPP) will increase electricity prices and jeopardize the reliability of America’s electric grid. But despite the warnings, President Obama made good recently on a promise to require steep cuts in carbon dioxide […]
22Aug

EPA Rule ‘Dangerous Slap in the Face’

Via InForum: When the Environmental Protection Agency issued its Clean Power Plan earlier this month, Minnkota Power Cooperative and North Dakota’s elected leaders were understandably stunned by the final product. That is because the rule looked nothing like what had been proposed a year earlier. It was much worse for North Dakota utilities and electric […]
22Aug

Forbes Forecasts Coal Resurgence Once New Occupant Moves Into White House

Via The West Virginia MetroNews: The chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media predicts the next occupant of the White House will lead a resurgence in coal if that person is a Republican. “Coal is coming back,” pledged Steve Forbes during an appearance on Wednesday’s MetroNews “Talkline.” “What’s going to happen in the next few years, […]
21Aug

Local View: Five Reasons Nebraska Should Reject the EPA’s Mandate

Via The Journal Star: The EPA’s “Clean Power Plan” would drastically increase energy costs for all Nebraskans without achieving its stated goal of combating climate change. Under the plan, the state would have until 2018 to submit an individualized plan to reduce statewide carbon dioxide emissions by 26 percent. Here are five reasons why Nebraska […]
20Aug

Obama Plan Would Weaken Power Grid

Via The Columbus Dispatch: The Obama administration and its radical U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to fundamentally change our energy grid, putting all Americans at risk (“ Ohio to fight Obama plan curtailing coal plants,” Dispatch article, Aug. 4). The so-called Clean Power Plan will be the most expensive regulation ever imposed on our electric power sector, with […]
19Aug

Cornyn Op-Ed: New EPA Rules Will Heat Up Texas Utility Bills

Via The Austin American Statesman: ‘The president’s approach – massive, burdensome government mandates – is a recipe for higher energy prices, tighter budgets, and fewer jobs in Texas. That’s simply unacceptable.’ U.S.  Senator John Cornyn Each year, our sweltering summers are a stark reminder of just how dependent we are on reliable, accessible energy resources. […]
19Aug

EPA Targets North Dakota in Final Clean Power Plan

Via The Grand Forks Herald: GRAND FORKS—When the Environmental Protection Agency issued its Clean Power Plan earlier this month, Minnkota Power Cooperative and North Dakota’s elected leaders were understandably stunned. That’s because the rule looked nothing like what had been proposed just a year earlier. It was much, much worse for North Dakota utilities and […]