Category Archives for Cap & Trade
ACC issues statement on Glei-Case Western analysis
URL: https://www.worldcoal.com/coal/24102016/acc-issues-statement-on-glei-case-western-analysis World Coal (October 2016) —A recent analysis by the Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI) of Case Western Reserve University concluded the decline of the nation’s coal industry has been due to market forces and technology: “EPA rules have … Continue reading
ACC Issues Statement on Case-Western Study Findings: Study’s Findings Don’t Reflect the Regulatory Reality
WASHINGTON, DC (October 20, 2016)– A recent analysis by the Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI), of Case Western Reserve University, concludes the decline of the nation’s coal industry over the past eight years has been due to market forces and … Continue reading
“The war on coal is a war against American jobs”
Via Forbes.com, Travis H. Brown opines on the war on coal. Since 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under direction from the Obama administration, has effectively waged a war on America’s energy industry. While the most talked-about blow is the … Continue reading
EPA GHG regs a “fuel-switching mandate”
“EPA’s new source rule is a de-facto fuel-switching mandate. … As the new source rule is a de-facto fuel-switching mandate, so the existing source rule is a de-facto coal suppression and premature retirement mandate.” – GlobalWarming.org
GHG regs are about “leadership” not the environment
It is really time that people woke up to the fact that these extreme new EPA regulations will have no perceptible impact on the environment. EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy clearly admitted this fact during her testimony before Congress. As she … Continue reading
Robert Bryce: It’s Not ‘All of the Above’ After All
Robert Bryce, who was the keynote speaker at the ACC 2010 Coal Market Strategies Conference in Tucson, AZ, has a new NationalReview.com article describing the recent EPA GHG rule proposal. Bryce argues that the proposed rule is a wasteful and … Continue reading
Deja vu all over again – carbon taxes = huge costs
Looks like the USA isn’t the only place that onerous regulations are ensuring fewer jobs and higher energy prices. This news.com.au story describes how the Aussie’s impending carbon tax will cost the Australian coal industry AUS $ 18 billion. THE … Continue reading
Here we go again
I just had an interesting contact from a reporter at an environmentally-themed government publication. The reporter was asking for my comment on a new NRDC report that lists the 20 “most toxic” states in the union. I won’t link to … Continue reading
House votes to block EPA GHG regs
In a 249-177 vote, the House of Representatives today voted to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its attempts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. More in this Google article.
“De-develop” the United States?
Interesting quotes being attributed to John P. Holdren, White House Science & Technology Director. Apparently Holdren wrote the following in his 1973 book, “Human Ecology: Problems and Solutions” (co-authored with environmental activists Paul and Anne Ehrlich). “Resources must be diverted … Continue reading