A very interesting post from http://www.votervoice.net/ about the EPA and stringent coal regulation. This follows this post about the Keystone XL pipeline. This follows this article about the recent news about ending the ban on offshore drilling which would encourage American energy independence This is a key issue to prevent money from going to hostile countries such as Iran and Venezuela. For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and you can read the very interesting book that is shown HERE!Help Block the Most Expensive EPA Rule Yet!
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is at it again. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) is set to become the most expensive rule the EPA has ever written for power plants and would cost a total of almost $90 billion.
While the purpose of MATS is to control mercury and similar pollutants, the EPA is attempting to justify the rule and its unprecedented cost because MATS also reduces particulate matter even though the rule was not written for that purpose. However, particulate matter has been subject to other EPA regulations for more than a decade.
The MATS rules could drastically disrupt electricity reliability for the nation. Many public officials and experts have expressed widespread concerns that the new rule would force the premature retirement of many coal-fired power plants. So far, it has been announced that more than 140 coal-fired electricity generating units in 19 states will retire by 2015 because of MATS and other EPA regulations.
The rule will wreak havoc with electricity rates for all Americans and destroy jobs in Appalachia -- we need your help to stop it.
TAKE ACTION now and contact your lawmakers and urge them to disapprove the MATS rule by voting for S.J. Res. 37.
Thank you for your support,
Federation for American Coal, Energy and Security
(FACES of Coal)
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