“Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured…. but not everyone must prove they are a citizen.”-Ben Stein
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”[especially in DC] – Friedrich Nietzsche
Lastly, all those “government chickens” will not have any more to create.
“At its peak, OhioAmerican employed 239 local people in high-paying, well-benefited jobs,” said Mr. Stanley T. Piasecki, General Manager and Superintendent. “University studies show that our Mines can create up to eleven (11) secondary jobs in our communities, for store clerks, teachers, etc., to serve our direct employees. Thus, if one uses the eleven (11) to one (1) multiplier, the Obama Administration has destroyed 2,868 jobs in eastern Ohio with this forced Mine closure,” stated Mr. Piasecki.
Bump
“Electric prices in the recent PJM Interconnection monthly auction were bid up 800 percent (8 times) for 2015-2016 because of this.”
So in the winter that is 4 years from now, our electric bills will necessarily skyrocket.
Dollars to donuts the coal unions will be giving heavily to the Obozo campaign.
Pray for America
Wasn’t India’s blackout caused by closing coal power plants?
"Dangerous Fraud" is the perfect characterization.
He's deliberately and ruthlessly sacrificing American jobs on the altar of "global warming", yet globally coal comprises over 30% of current energy source, with demand rapidly increasing (because, of course, it is so CHEAP!). His deliberate destruction of American coal jobs is, environmentally speaking, the equivalent of spitting into the wind. The American economy is his main victim.
One of his favorite Hydra heads has been busy in MA, advancing "Green-ness" on a different front:
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed an energy bill that requires Massachusetts utilities to buy more of their electricity in competitively bid, long-term contracts with renewable energy providers
http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20120804new_mass_law_seeks_boost_in_renewable_energy