I know, rules...
Posted on 10/26/2009 11:54:39 AM PDT by markomalley
While campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama said his cap-and-trade tax plans would "bankrupt" anyone building a coal-fired power plant. Although those taxes haven't materialized, the Environmental Protection Agency has put the brakes on 79 surface mining permits in four states since he was elected.
The EPA says these permits could violate the Clean Water Act and warrant "enhanced" review. But the agency went even further last week, announcing plans to revoke a permit for the Spruce No. 1 Mine in West Virginia - a move that has caused anxiety among coal-state Democrats about the future of the industry under the Obama administration.
Mr. Obama's opposition to coal has been apparent since January 2008 when he told the San Francisco Chronicle he would clamp down on miners by enacting a cap-and-trade system that would make it too expensive to stay in business. "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can," he said at the time. "It's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted."
Although his favored cap-and-trade bill hasn't yet been passed, West Virginia's Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin III, who supported Mr. Obama's candidacy, called the EPA moves part of a stealth campaign to stifle the industry.
"Right now, my belief is that they're trying to kill off surface mining through regulation what they cannot get done through legislation," Mr. Manchin told MetroNews Talkline, a West Virginia call-in radio program, earlier this month. In West Virginia, 23 permits are being held up, with other affected states being Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
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I know, rules...
Are they now living their vote? If the State went blue they are in line for the change they endorsed.
Frakkin' morons. He SAID he was going to do this and they still supported him.
Yep, even though Obama openly stated that he planned to put the coal industry out of business, the UMWA endorsed him and Democrat voters in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania still voted for him.
Now, they are weeping and wailing as the mines are now shutting down en masse. Lots of buyer’s remorse in coal country these days, but Rat Congresscritters like Rick Boucher of Virginia’s 9th District are really feeling the heat now.
They deserve what they get in 2010. Fired.
I’ll believe anything she says. What did she say? Nevermind, I don’t even need to know.
Coal states: Rats stabbing you in the back? Try the GOP, they will stab you less.
There are absolutely ZERO coal plants being built now.
Those that weren’t already near completion were abandoned.
And, the bastids are talking about destroying hydro damns as well.
It’s pretty obvious that they want to control PEOPLE by controlling their energy usage.
Of course, the “ruling class” will have no restrictions on their lifestyles whatsoever.
Never, though, has a “ruling class” ever faced such well armed “serfs”.
From November 2, 2008: Obama: We will bankrupt the coal plants
West Virginia Presidential Election
Winner: McCain +8.5%
Here in Indiana our electricity is derived from 80% coal...we will pay heavily I’m afraid.
Both Biden and the O were quite open about opposing coal mining and coal power plants.
I thought at the time it was great news, that this would shift the coal states into the Repub column.
Silly me. The coal producing states all voted O.
Xcel has a coal plant in Colorado ready to open in 2010, but the rats are now launching an attack against it. They are now claiming that dangers of mercury emissions were not known at the time the permit was granted. Since the rats control state government, the future of this plant looks dim.
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for President of the United States. The endorsement came after a unanimous vote of the union National Council of the Coal Miners Political Action Committee (COMPAC) in favor of the endorsement.
We are extremely proud to make this endorsement today, UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts said. Sen. Obama shares the values of UMWA members and our families. He understands and will fight for the needs our members have today and the hopes our members have for a secure future for themselves and their families.
***There are absolutely ZERO coal plants being built now.***
AEP’s John Turk plant east of Texarkana, Arkansas is in construction phase. It will burn Powder River Wyoming coal.
The masochistic left does not want the civilization in which they live to prosper. There can be few other explanations.
The only other explanation could be that they think that they, with their pull or accumulated wealth, will be able to avoid the hardships they are imposing on others and be able to gloat their superiority over everyone else.
Oh, really? Are they going to produce all of their own energy within the confines of their gated estates? Not to mention food and water? I think they may find that there are severe restrictions on their life. Styles.
Seriously?
I hadn’t heard about that one and I know people in the powerplant construction field - someone’s got some balls there. 0bama promised he would bankrupt the coal industry.
Maybe the ruling class THINK there won’t be any restrictions on their lifestyles.
I have a relative that absolutely believes that the vehicles available to the masses should be restricted,
but that she’ll be able to keep her huge SUV “because I can afford it”.
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