The EPA’s attack on our energy infrastructure is an act of war by the federal government against the states. Every governor should tell Obunghole and his bureaucrats to pound sand. Let it be known that any EPA clymer that enters the state will be arrested and prosecuted.
Feb 28, 2015: “Gov. Scott Walker promised in his “state of the state” address that he would combat Environmental Protection Agency regulations that jeopardize our state’s well-being — and this week he did exactly that.
Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel are joining 12 other states in suing the EPA over its proposed Clean Power Plan that drastically reduces U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This federal regulation forces Wisconsin to cut emissions by 34% — and as recent studies show, it may be the most costly and environmentally meaningless regulation ever conceived.
These cuts would be difficult for any state to swallow, but especially one like Wisconsin, which currently receives more than 80% of its electricity from fossil fuels — the regulation’s primary targets. As an increasing number of these power plants are forced offline, the stability of the energy grid will be unnecessarily tested. In fact, the electricity industry’s own regulator has already warned of the potential for rolling blackouts.
These closures will force a transition to more expensive fuel sources such as wind, solar and other renewables. A recent study from NERA Economic Consulting estimates it will cause household electricity bills to increase 14% every year during the regulation’s implementation — an additional expense many poor and middle-class families simply cannot afford.
Industrial electricity rates will jump even more — more than 40% by 2020. This is particularly troublesome for Wisconsin manufacturers, which provide one in six Wisconsin jobs and make up nearly a fifth of the state’s economy. As the cost of doing business increases, they’ll be forced to cut employee pay and benefits, lay workers off or, worse, send jobs overseas.
In a twist of irony, any outsourced jobs from this regulation may wind up harming the global environment. Those jobs likely will end up in places such as China and India that have significantly weaker environmental standards than America. So the regulation may actually increase emissions worldwide...........................”