Posted on 02/11/2011 3:18:56 PM PST by La Lydia
Obama Energy Secretary Steven Chu has launched the next phase of the White House’s publicly stated agenda to bankrupt the coal industry via EPA regulations after announcing the prospect of “massive” coal plant closures even as Texas and other states suffer rolling blackouts as a result of maxed-out power plants that cannot cope with demand. The Obama administration’s strict enforcement of draconian EPA regulations has led to new clean-burning coal-fired plants being mothballed and other existing ones being shut down, which has in turn led to Texas and other states becoming energy-dependent, leading to shortages and blackouts exacerbated by freezing temperatures.
Despite White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer’s brazen lie in claiming that the blackouts are solely a result of “mechanical failures,” the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency that oversees the state’s power, confirmed this morning that the threat of blackouts was ongoing as a result of a “maxed out grid”.
This “maxed out grid” is a consequence of federally enforced EPA restrictions that have led to the delay, mothballing and closing down of coal-fired plants. In Texas, approval for the much-needed Las Brisas Energy Center has been delayed for 3 years as a result of EPA meddling in Texas’ energy policy.
A federal court ruling last month gave the EPA permission to proceed with greenhouse gas regulation in Texas, temporarily superseding Texas’ non-compliance with the new regulations which came into force on January 2. The White House’s claim that EPA regulations are not currently affecting Texas is a complete fabrication.
Now White House Energy Secretary Steven Chu has made it clear that “massive” amounts of coal-fired plants in the United States will be closed down over the next five to eight years....
What is wrong with US that we have made them our masters?
Exactly wrong. It can not be more clear. They are trying to destroy America and know they only have 2 years to complete the mission. I pray to God something can stop them.
They are trying to save the planet!!!!sarc/off
Obama is trying to force rebellion. Can’t you see that?
They want the destruction of this country.
What is wrong with these people? We all know they want to destroy America - they are nothing more that pseudo-Luddites that use the environment, ecology, etc. to destroy us. What is wrong with this country is that we have not begun an open, armed revolt.
They are evil and crazy nutters.
The Half-rican in the WHite Hut is trying to destroy America. He’ll fail, but the removal of him will be quite a circus - if we are lucky.
If not, we could be facing American Revolution II.
The “useless eaters” who cluster in the Big Sh*tties and vote Democrap, have just about exhausted the patience of America’s productive sector.
The American people elected a group of America haters to run our country and to destroy it a rapidly as possible.
We’ve got to get rid of these bastards ASAP.
This is effing evil and Steven Chu is the Anti-Christ.
Now the question is what are they going to replace that generating power with????
Shall we convert those plants to Natural Gas, we going to build more Nuclear Plants?
All of this requires years of pre-planing, we cannot change on a dime and Green Alternatives will not work.
As usual a lot posturing but no thought out plans.
I got this at that link...
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just me?
MUBARAK OBAMA 2012!
(Mubarak is the verb)
I think that he’s doing a damned good job.
Note to self: buy more ammo.
WTH??? Are you SERIOUS? If I didn’t know better (snort) I’d say this is all beginning to look, well, PURPOSEFUL.
there is nothing wrong with these terrorists.... they want to incite armed revolt so that they can institute martial law and shut down the republic. Think about it.... long and hard. Once the Obummer administration has total power we are done for.
No. I got the same error.
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