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Congress, Courts and Governors

A Republican-controlled Congress, several important cases before courts and growing opposition in governors’ mansions across the country offer three venues where blows could be struck to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, according Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the National Mining Association (NMA). “The 114th Congress is one reason to think we […]

Coal Still Plays a Big Role in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord’s recent op-ed supporting the EPA’s so-called Clean Power Plan mandating carbon emission standards (“Pennsylvania Should Embrace the New-Energy Economy,” Dec. 30) came up short in several respects. Mr. McCord acknowledged that compliance with the proposed standards could create economic damage and would be “tough to embrace.” That would be particularly so […]

Will EPA Rules Raise Orlando Area’s Utilities Bills?

Utilities this year are bracing for proposed cuts in emissions of carbon dioxide, a pollutant blamed for global warming. What it means for consumers — some say it could hike electric bills — is so far unclear. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is targeting power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas as the […]

Price of Electricity Hit Record High in U.S. in 2014

(CNSNews.com) – Even as gasoline prices plummeted and the overall energy price index calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics declined, electricity prices bucked the trend in the United States in 2014. Data released today by the BLS indicates that the electricity price indexes hit all-time highs for the month of December and for the […]

Gov. Mead Will Fight For Coal

In his State of the State message Governor Matt Mead asked for support of his energy and water initiatives and for investment in education, infrastructure, and local government.  Mead said this will help overcome a downturn in energy prices. But the governor admitted that challenges remain.  He told legislators that his administration will fight against what […]

Resist EPA’s ‘Clean Power Plan,’ Coalition Urges States

In the latest challenge to the Obama administration’s intensifying regulatory actions, a coalition of free-market and conservative organizations is calling on state governments to resist the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. In a December letter to state legislators, attorneys general, and governors, the coalition’s 37 organizations blasted EPA’s attempt to “coerce states into adopting […]

For Seniors, Think Affordability First

Nobody likes higher prices. But higher prices for an absolute necessity like energy are more than just an annoyance. For senior citizens living on fixed incomes and other economically vulnerable communities, increased rates can mean the difference between getting by and having to do without. Energy price increases have been outstripping seniors’ Social Security cost […]

Will We Run Out of Power in 2015?

Will the United States have enough electric power to get us through next winter? This may seem like an outlandish plot for an action movie, but it’s not so far-fetched. You see, new regulations handed out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are forcing coal-fired power plants to close faster than they can be replaced […]

Power-Grid Officials Criticize Plan for Cutting Emissions

A proposed federal rule to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from U.S. power plants will weaken the nation’s power grid and could even cause blackouts, say some of the officials who run the country’s electricity network. The Environmental Protection Agency wants carbon-dioxide emissions from plants that generate electricity to be 30% lower by 2030 than a benchmark […]