As discussed in several previous threads, the Cap and Trade Bill proposed by the democrats passed the House in 2009 but was defeated in the Senate. However, the Obama Regime went around Congress by using the EPA to initiate the Maximum Achievable Control Technologies (MACT) rule which essentially is Cap & Trade without the trade. Under the MACT rule the EPA has proposed that the coal-fired power plants, shown in the map above, be shut down. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) implemented a resolution to block the EPA from implementing MACT. Last Wednesday the Senate voted down Inhofe’s resolution by a vote of 53-46 which means that the MACT rule will go into effect in the near future. As promised by Obama, electric rates will necessarily skyrocket. I’m not sure when the MACT rule goes into effect, but there will be weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth when people in the following states see their electric bills after MACT kicks in:
- Ohio: 2,894 MW retired, 8.6% of state total generating capacity.
- West Virginia: 2,448 MW retired, 14% of state total generating capacity.
- Indiana: 2,168 MW retired, 7.5% of state total generating capacity.
- Tennessee: 1,376 MW retired, 6.2% of state total generating capacity.
- Missouri: 1,325 MW retired, 6.3% of state total generating capacity.
- Wisconsin: 902 MW retired, 5% of state total generating capacity.
- Kentucky: 2111 MW retired, % of state total generating capacity unknown
It comes as no surprise that the New England GOP senators would vote with the democrats. However, it sticks in my craw that uber-RINO Lamar Alexander of Tennessee would vote with the dems. You peeps from the Volunteer State really need to do something about that.
Here is how the vote went down. 5 democrats voted with the republicans and 5 republicans voted with the democrats.
In other energy stifling, job killing news the Regime’s Department of the Interior has proposed new rules and regulation as to fracing wells on federal lands. As noted in previous threads, oil and gas production from federal lands has decreased at least 14% since Dear Leader was emaculated.
A senior White House official said Monday that regulations to toughen oversight of oil-and-gas “fracking” on federal lands are on track despite a two-month extension of the public comment period announced last week.
Heather Zichal, the top White House energy aide, told reporters that she expects the Interior Department rules regulating hydraulic fracturing, dubbed fracking, to be completed by year’s end.
An Interior department spokesman offered the same forecast Friday. But the comments from a senior White House official could help ease jitters among environmentalists, who fear the extension of the comment period, until mid-September, on the draft rules could set back the measure.
“We are committed to doing the rule and we are committed to finalizing it,” Zichal told reporters after remarks at the think tank NDN.
Read the entire article here. Hat top Waldensianspirit
Who was the Republican who didn’t vote ?
Guggi wrote:
Kirk -- Illinois
Pure insanity to shut down all these plants with nothing to replace them. Not to mention all the jobs lost. What is going to happen is people are going to freeze in the Northern States…only one in Louisiana but we have several other plants..
@ Lily:
Let them freeze. They voted him in now they get the bill.
Lily wrote:
I think you have just succinctly described the Obama-democrat policies on energy and the economy.
@ Guggi:
Oh I don’t even wish that. But what will happen is if anyone complains about the closing of these plants (which is 100% obama all the way) will be met with ‘they are complaining because they are racists.’
huckfunn wrote:
The Europeans aren’t better and we actually have cap & trade. I know that’s no comfort for you
Cap & trade is a taxe on future air. Even Vespasian would be jealous.
huckfunn wrote:
There really are no other words that fit better. What is going to happen is going to be tragic. It is disgusting to say the least. I’m sure he wants all the little people back to candles and fireplaces…problem is you will not be able to use fireplaces if you burn wood. Which involves cutting of trees. One you are burning wood..*not good* according to obama’s policies, and using candles because they put our fumes a double-no-good. All I think of of is pure insanity to do this without some type of replacement energy. A high school student could figure that out.
Lily wrote:
use BO’s strategy against him…keep the plants open, and simply say, fuck you…he does it and he’s and employee
Guggi wrote:
The above list of states hardest hit includes Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri -- all of them considered battleground, must have states by both sides. The problem is that the skyrocket electric bills won’t hit them until after the election and many of those voters are probably ignorant of what is about to hit them.
Lily wrote:
Yup and the presidential election is to early that they really freeze. Only afterwards they will discover what closing those plants means.
Guggi wrote:
huckfunn wrote:
I would bet the workers at those plants and their families know very well what is coming down the pike and they should be telling everyone they know. I know my husband always knew well ahead of time if a plant was fixing to shut down or the work was just about done. He still works at petro-chem plants and he looked at the map and just shakes his head…insane.
It is anoying in the extreme being lectured by Obama
about anything. He is the “other ” with nothing but
hostility for this country.
He does not believe in American Exceptionalism,
He thinks that we are lazy, we emabarass him because
we are not bilingual “Most Americans can only say
Merci Beaucoup (Obama speaks no foreign language)
His wife hates America as much as he does & his pastor
is an anti American racist.
He lived off the Mainland until he went to college.
This guy is not apple pie.
@ RIX:
And he and his wife voluntarily gave up their license to practice law
@ huckfunn:
In Europe electric bills have already skyrocked and not only in the UK but in Gemany too the word is: eat or heat.
@ RIX:
He should never lecture anyone. I am baffled that they are going to go ahead and close these plants and not realize or don’t care exactly what will happen!
Nothing this man does if for the *good* of our country. NOTHING.
waldensianspirit wrote:
Which you do prior to being disbared.
RIX wrote:
Yep I do believe one of them was fixing to be disbarred. I’m not real sure on that…but I do believe that was fixing to happen if I remember correctly.
The Dem Convention Committee has canceled the planned
“family picnic” at the Charolette Speedway & moved it
closer in.
Apparnetly they couldn’t fill the place.
I’ll bet that they regret holding the Convention in
North Carolina.
They should have held it in Berkley or Caracas.
@ Lily:
Some sources say that both would have been disbarred.
Michelle for financial crimes & Barry for lying on his
license application.
I’ll bet that Chuck Norris told him to give it up ,or………
Ya see the Mayans decided they had too big of a carbon footprint
@ Guggi:
What would Caligula do?
:lo:
Al Sharpton upon learning this said, “Dude looks innocent to me”
OK, I made up the Sharpton thing.
Rodan wrote:
Urin was at least a tradeable good which was used to than leather and fermented urin was used to do the launry. But we taxe future air.
106 in Austin
@ huckfunn:
Charles will declare global warning!
Rodan wrote:
He will doubtless burn in the flaming fires. How are things in your corner of the globe? Soggy, I’ll bet.
@ huckfunn:
Its clear now, thank God. But we had 4 days of rain.
98 in the valley of the Rio Grande…fucking hot
but my dealer stopped by, so I’m good…
Johnie next door likes primo weed