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EMISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (NY Gov Spitzer Plan To Force Power Plants To Buy "Credits" For Emitting CO2)
NY Post ^
| November 23, 2007
Posted on 11/24/2007 2:18:58 PM PST by lowbridge
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:18:59 PM PST
by
lowbridge
To: lowbridge
I think this is a good thing. The wealthy leftwingers in NY SHOULD provide the leadership in reducing American greenhouse gas emissions. Afterall, they’ve got the money, and the rich should pick up the tab for this.
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:22:01 PM PST
by
Brilliant
To: lowbridge
Man,the guy just doesn’t know when to quit.I predict recall in his future if he keeps on like this.
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:22:05 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
To: lowbridge
lunatics-running-the-asylum alert.
To: lowbridge
...the latest sign of his unseemly obeisance to over-the-top environmentalism.I don't know about unseemly obeisance, but after the license fiasco now he embarks on this? I think the guy is certifiable!
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:25:08 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
To: lowbridge; All
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:26:00 PM PST
by
aculeus
To: Farmer Dean
>> I predict recall in his future if he keeps on like this.
What, you don’t think jacking up electric rates and helping businesses to fail (or leave NY!) will endear him to the voters? :-0
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:26:28 PM PST
by
Nervous Tick
(Retire Ron Paul! Support Chris Peden (www.chrispeden.org))
To: lowbridge
My oh my, who is going to profit?
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:26:37 PM PST
by
Hunble
To: lowbridge
The carbon stuff aside, that guy is freeking nuts. NYC can't even handle its own garbage or prevent raw sewage from entering the Hudson during hard rains. He should concentrate on that sort of thing first.
Get ready for another blackout.
"Under Congress' directive, the US Department of Energy created the National Interest Electric Corridor to prevent blackouts like that of '03. To maintain grid stability, the feds can overrule objections by Not In My Back Yard activists and can get power lines built - lines such as the New York Regional Interconnection, which would send juice from upstate to downstate."
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:26:40 PM PST
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: lowbridge
Electricity prices rise 12% on carbon credit purchase.
Business flees NY because of exhorbiant power price.
Nuclear plants to be charged penalty for cooling water discharge.
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:27:11 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Moveon is not us...... Moveon is the enemy)
To: Brilliant
Even though I share your sentiments about the NY state rats, this initiative is a bad idea. This initiative is a trial run for the entire country. The Colorado governor is doing a similar thing. If carried to completion, these initiatives will drive electricity rates much higher, leading to price controls and shortages. The initiatives of course will not reduce CO2 levels or change the climate but they will make the rats feel powerful.
To: lowbridge
And who will pay the bills ultimately?????? The Taxpayer....Brilliant.
To: aculeus
We need to invest in insane asylums.
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:27:44 PM PST
by
BARLF
To: lowbridge
“The plan’s flaw is its goal: It’s designed to boost electricity costs - ....”
Yes it will boost costs — and that will be the acid test for the whole global warming boondoggle. Most people actually seem to believe that no sacrifices would be required to meet the Kyoto requirements — or the much more draconian ones to come. Maybe switch to curly-Q light bulbs — or make their neighbour trade in his SUV for a hybrid — but, nothing that would actually cost them anything. When prices at the pump and the plug go up — expect a serious backlash.
To: Brilliant
>The wealthy leftwingers in NY SHOULD provide the leadership in reducing American greenhouse gas emissions.
Psst!
Taxes and fees don't hurt the rich - they keep you from becoming rich |
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:28:40 PM PST
by
bill1952
To: lowbridge
[Since almost anyone will be able to buy allowances, brokerages like Goldman Sachs are planning to snatch them up - and sell them back to power-plant owners at huge profits once demand grows.]
You can bet Spitzer and his cronies are part of this food-chain.
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:29:00 PM PST
by
Brad from Tennessee
("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
To: lowbridge
Who funded the election of Gov. Spitzer?
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:30:05 PM PST
by
hedgetrimmer
(I'm a billionaire! Thanks WTO and the "free trade" system!--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
To: lowbridge
OMG.... This guy has lost it totally.
We have some of the highest electric rates in the country.
Niagara Falls is 5 miles from my house, go figure.
The Huntley plant is across the river and Pataki promised them over 1 Billion in reconstruction funds.
Time to move.
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:30:25 PM PST
by
The Mayor
( A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.—Proverbs 16:9)
To: bill1952
Let them wallow in their mire. The higher taxes are in NY, the less they will clamor for higher federal taxes.
To: aculeus
Purchase cost of credits includes a 12% commission for AL Gore /sarc
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posted on
11/24/2007 2:35:36 PM PST
by
Wolverine
(A Concerned Citizen)
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