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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: James on February 03, 2011, 07:29:16 AM
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Obama issues global warming rules in January, gives GE an exemption in February
Last month, the Obama EPA began enforcing new rules regulating the greenhouse gas emissions from any new or expanded power plants.
This week, the EPA issued its first exemption, Environment & Energy News reports:
The Obama administration will spare a stalled power plant project in California from the newest federal limits on greenhouse gases and conventional air pollution, U.S. EPA says in a new court filing that marks a policy shift in the face of industry groups and Republicans accusing the agency of holding up construction of large industrial facilities.
According to a declaration by air chief Gina McCarthy, officials reviewed EPA policies and decided it was appropriate to "grandfather" projects such as the Avenal Power Center, a proposed 600-megawatt power plant in the San Joaquin Valley, so they are exempted from rules such as new air quality standards for smog-forming nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
There's something interesting about the Avenal Power Center:
The proposed Avenal Energy project will be a combined-cycle generating plant consisting of two natural gas-fired General Electric 7FA Gas Turbines with Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) and one General Electric Steam Turbine.
Maybe GE CEO Jeff Immelt's closeness to President Obama, and his broad support for Obama's agenda, had nothing to do with this exemption. But we have no way of knowing that, and given the administration's record of regularly misleading Americans regarding lobbyists, frankly, I wouldn't trust the White House if they told me there was no connection.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/02/obama-issues-global-warming-rules-january-gives-ge-exemption-febr
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EPA gives exemptions all the time. Look at what they've done with Shale Gas exploration. Pretty much exempt from EPA standards on air and water pollution.
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EPA gives exemptions all the time. Look at what they've done with Shale Gas exploration. Pretty much exempt from EPA standards on air and water pollution.
Yeah ok Ostrich. its only a coincidence that he just appointed Immelt to head his so called "jobs panel". ::) ::) ::)
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Sweet. Thanks Bama.
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ha ha ha HOPE & CHANGE
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ha ha ha HOPE & CHANGE
dont make biden put you in a closet.
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I wonder who was there they were worried about.