Sounds like a great idea!
(Daily Caller) An Obama administration official has said that the new clean coal rules could increase electricity prices by as much as 80 percent.
Dr. Julio Friedmann, the deputy assistant secretary for clean coal at the Department of Energy, told House lawmakers that the first generation of carbon capture and storage technology would increase wholesale electricity prices by “70 or 80 percent.â€
The Obama administration’s plan to fight global warming includes limiting carbon dioxide from new power plants. In order for new coal-fired power plants to be built, however, they would need to install costly carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
Excellent! Nothing like artificially raising the price of energy for an issue that is mostly fake
“In typical EPA fashion, they’re putting the cart before the horse to advance their environmental policy agenda,†said Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter. “They’re moving forward with a controversial rule to regulate carbon based on technology that isn’t commercially available. Not only is this wrongheaded, it’s beyond the scope of their legal authority.â€
Now, why would legal authority stop them? It doesn’t stop Obama. The law is an inconvenience to be discarded for the sake of (insert pet liberal cause here).
