Nov 14th, 2008 at 2:44 am
EPA Appeals Board Clamps Down on Coal-Fired Power Plant Construction
Good news here and a taste of the fact that the ball can be moved forward a bit on climate change simply by having an administration in place that’s eager to use existing environmental law to support environmental goals rather than trying to subvert it. Energy and climate legislation is still vital, of course, but there’s much that can be done through regulatory levers.
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November 14th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Bend over, coal-mining Appalachia.
Yglesias wants to know why you cast those racist votes.
November 14th, 2008 at 8:17 am
For $14.95 Joe the Plumber will put a stop to this “green” nonsense.
November 14th, 2008 at 8:29 am
When we discover that solar and wind are 30 years in the future, and Obama suggests that we don’t need nuclear, and people discover that whatever hydroelectric capacity is not being used is going to be hard to use because the environmentalists don’t like rivers being damned up, people are going to be upset.
When they discover that there is virtually no realistic method that the government will approve of for increasing energy generation, and Obama suggests that all of our energy policy for the immediate future will be in conservation only, and people start having rolling blackouts, and the government responds with energy rationing, then they will be livid.
Watch for the environmentalists to become persona non grata and for government policy to change rather quickly.
November 14th, 2008 at 8:38 am
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November 14th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
This is good news only if you enjoy buying more energy from overseas – because coal (and nuclear) are about the only options with large domestic supply. Solar and Wind are not answers beyond the trivial.
If this kind of policy actually gets sustained, I expect Matt to be completely stunned in a few years when he toggles the A/C on in July, and nothing happens. Because in Matt’s pocket universe, power comes from the wall.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Meanwhile power developers and construction companies are desperate for people. The power industry is having a severe labor crisis and rates for the lower level commissioning jobs are over $50 per hour. This includes the Amos plant and Spurlock, both suffering from operator and startup people.
January 7th, 2009 at 5:29 pm