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| EPA cracks the whip on coal-fired power plants |
| 2009-10-24 |
| In a move praised by activists as a way to save lives but criticized by industry as potentially driving up electricity costs, the Obama administration has agreed to adopt rules reducing toxic emissions of mercury, soot and other chemicals from all coal-fired power plants in the U.S. Activists on Friday circulated a consent decree submitted late Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency in an effort to end litigation. If accepted by a federal court, the decree would lead to new rules by Nov. 16, 2011, and end a lawsuit brought by health and environmental groups. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 if you're willing to put up with the smell, 2.3 eco-activists/KWhr is a good burn conversion. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-24 17:52 |
| #10 "How many environmental activists does it take to turn on a light bulb? None - they would rather sit and shiver in the dark, and force everyone else to do the same." Not quite, Rambler. They'd rather everyone else sit and shiver in the dark, while they have light and heat and flit around the world on private jets. I truly think they believe there's special electricity just for them - it comes out of a unicorn's ass. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-10-24 17:22 |
| #9 Electricity is evil because it was invented by some dead white guy. Wouldn't surprise me if coal turned out to be the fossilized remains of dead white dinosaurs. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-10-24 16:57 |
| #8 Pepco: Energy Source (Fuel Mix) January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 Coal 54.2% Gas 6.5% Nuclear 34.1% Oil 0.3% Hydroelectric (> 30MW) 0.5% Renewable Energy 4.4% Freeze your asses off you blowhards. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-10-24 13:58 |
| #7 Just shut the power plants down and see where support goes. BTW, how much coal fired power does DC get? Just askin. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-10-24 13:29 |
| #6 Now if they could just get the Chinese and the Indians to do the same it might make a minor dent in global pollution. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2009-10-24 11:53 |
| #5 Perhaps fellow Rantburgers are not aware that the enviro whackos have gotten the state of Oregon to decree that they're 'not going to build power plants to fill needs through '25, but rather seek to fill 80% of the gap via conservation'. I have a phrase for environmental whackjobs for this century: 'Enemies of the State'... |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2009-10-24 11:17 |
| #4 TW, you owe me a box of kleenex! ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2009-10-24 11:10 |
| #3 You flip the switch and the light comes on, gorb. What's that got to do with dirty power plants? ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-24 10:51 |
| #2 I doubt that they would rather sit and shiver in the dark. I suspect it's more likely that they don't understand what makes electricity. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-10-24 03:07 |
| #1 How many environmental activists does it take to turn on a light bulb? None - they would rather sit and shiver in the dark, and force everyone else to do the same. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-10-24 02:38 |