[T]he 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.
Obama was pretty clear about his intentions to tax into bankruptcy coal burning plants (through his cap and tax boondoggle):
"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."
Evidently his supporters in coal producing states didn't believe him because now they're surprised and outraged that he would actually try to restrict production through executive means:
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.
When Obama actually gets his legislation, it will be much worse. And this guy who is governing a coal producing state supported the guy who is going to undermine the state's economy. Smart.
This is has got to be the funnest video of the year! A spokesman for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce learns that a bogus press conference on climate change has been called and he rushes to interrupt it and the press wants it to continue (one guy complains that he's on a deadline). Is it any wonder that Reuters, CNBC, the NY Times and the Washington Post, got duped? They just want the story and don't take the time to check it out or wonder if it makes sense (come on, the Chamber of Commerce is going to approve of legislation that will bankrupt businesses? Think, MSM!)
As I've said in the past of Al Gore, if they really want me to believe that the planet is in trouble, they should act like they believe it themselves. Evidently, no one involved in "The Age of Stupid" actually believed what they stated in the film: "Flying is the single worst thing an ordinary individual can do to cause climate change." And when questioned about it, they tried to silence the question instead of answering it.
Just one more example of the elites excepting themselves from the standards they want to impose on the rest of us.
Well, lookey here! The Obama administration has to admit (because of the Freedom of Information Act) how much the cap and tax will cost the average American and it ain't cheap!
The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes by about 15 percent.
A previously unreleased analysis prepared by the U.S. Department of Treasury says the total in new taxes would be between $100 billion to $200 billion a year. At the upper end of the administration's estimate, the cost per American household would be an extra $1,761 a year.
I don't know about you but we can't afford it things are pretty tight and with losing the Bush tax cuts, it's going to be even worse. Of course they'll spend billions giving the poor a hand (which they should since they're overburdening them) but they won't help the middle class who is constantly getting squeezed. Just what we need in a recession.
And really, what does our $1761 buy us?
"They're not telling you the cost -- they're not telling you the benefit," says Horner, who wrote the The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming. "If they don't tell you the cost, and they don't tell you the benefit, what are they telling you? They're just talking about global salvation."
Giant fly-swat shaped "synthetic trees" line the road into the office, where blooms of algae grow in tubes up the walls and the roof reflects heat back into the sky -- all reducing the effects of global warming.
All this could be a familiar sight within the next two decades, under proposals devised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to alter the world's climate with new technology.
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"The trees could be located in artificial forests close to depleted oil and gas reserves," Dr Fox said, allowing captured carbon to be stored underground. He added that "it would also be logical to put them by the side of highways", capturing CO2 from traffic.
Of course the Obama administration wants us to pay more for our goods during a recession. That makes a whole lot of sense and though this may sound like it would be a boon for our manufacturers, raw material prices...
OK, greenies. Here's the situation, you have to switch from lambs to cows (or chicken and pork), Even though they are smaller, they generate more CO2 than cows. Also, you have to give up Hot House tomatoes because they generate...
How about he starts with his own? How big is his car? What type of house does he own? How many houses does he own? How much money does he drop in a week for his toys? Does he go...
And we've turned on all the lights on early and plan to leave them on throughout Earth Hour. Why? Because we are sending the "clear message" that we don't "want action on climate change:" From an Antarctic research base to...
These people are unbelievable! They make it impossible for us to drill for oil. They blather on and on about using renewable resources but they keep limiting where they allow them to be. Not off the coast of the Cape...
How many of you are willing to demonstrate your commitment to the cause by using cloth instead of toilet paper? Aren't you using more resources (electricity, water, etc.) cleaning them? (via)...
Evidently, the British government is so bothered by wasted food that they are sending out the "food police" to train their citizens in what to do with the leftovers. I don't envy them their jobs, I can think of a...
Even though the technology isn't there, Congress is pushing it and we will be stuck with expensive, substandard cars: Many members of Congress believe they know what the car company of the future should look like. "A business model based...
Wow! His hatred of Bush and McCain are satirized as is his massive ego. I can't believe he was actually happy with this portrayal when he crashed the set. It's pretty brutal. I doubt the lefties are going to be...
What happened to the "hard-coal miner" who was happy to be back in coal country? What's amazing about this is that Obama's campaign actually supports clean coal and now Biden has opened the door for McCain to use the issue...
This is why rock stars like Madonna might want to refrain from lecturing the rest of us about our energy use:She has urged her fans to join her in the fight against global warming. But Madonna's green credentials were looking...
About 60% of the kids have signed up for the program: This fall, Ripon College in Ripon, Wis., is offering freshmen free mountain bikes, helmets and locks in exchange for a promise not to bring a car to campus. The...
Looks like Reid is caving under the pressure:Reid's proposal was meant to insulate Senate Democratic candidates from public anger over gas prices. Instead, it has created a divide with liberal colleagues and drawn fire from senior House Democrats. [...] The...
Yes!It's about time the Republicans played hardball with Reid over this issue! Senate Republicans have threatened to block nearly all other bills pending before the August recess if Democrats refuse to vote with them on expanding offshore drilling. [...] "We...
So are his supporters! hehehehe! This video is so funny! I loved it when one supporter said she took a cab because she was running late. Yes, she's concerned for the environment expect when she's running late! And the guy...
Looks like the humans win this round but just barely and will face further challenges from environmentalists and fishermen (because they want to be the ones to kill the fish) since the judge determined that the pumps are a hazard...
So, he suggests that we switch to more electric vehicles and increase in wind, solar and geothermal energy? Wind and sun power cannot be stored on the gird, it's only good for the days that it's windy or sunny and...
Finally! Someone is going to drill and it's not in ANWR or offshore so everyone should be happy, right?The US federal government said yesterday it would open 3.9m acres of land in a designated petroleum reserve in Alaska for drilling...
Oh my heck! I can't believe this AP reporter is so clueless that he thinks that we, the American public, need someone to tell us to conserve gas by driving less. Does he think we go through life clueless until...
As long as they don't make this mandatory, it sounds like a good idea for those who don't drive that often. Why pay as much as those of us who practically live in their car? But for someone like me...
This is why the price of oil is so high, the environmentalists make it impossible to drill: But the judge ruled the Forest Service didn't consider how degrading the area could harm tourism, and said the agency did a "woefully...
That's the question of this MSNBC report: BTW, the host of this show is terrible! He's worse than Sean Hannity in not letting his guest answer questions (and that's saying a lot because I thought Hannity was the worst). It's...
You know, it's absolutely amazing that a leader of our government would make such a stupid and unfounded assertion. Oil makes us sick? What the heck does he expect us to use instead? And what the heck does he use?...
Here's a glimmer of hope:The Democrats' stumbles come as congressional Republicans continue to push aggressively for more domestic oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf and in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as well as for an ambitious...
So, what's stopping people from buying their Cascade over the Internet or going to another state to purchase it? According to this report it's illegal to sell not buy: Detergent products, including major brands such as Electrasol and Cascade, will...
Literally! In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former Vice President's home energy use surged more than 10%, according to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. "A man's commitment to his beliefs...
But the government is making them jump through hoops anyway:Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially harm them in the...
Because the federal government is about to force you to stop using it. I wonder how many asthma patients will wind up in the emergency room do to problems with an unfamiliar inhaler? Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals...
Well, this is good news for the Republicans, the more money the Democrats waste on carbon offsets and organic food, the less they'll have in November.Fried foods are forbidden at the committee's 22 or so events, as is liquid served...
Congratulations to the Brits who have gotten it that this whole global warming thing is a yet another way to shake us down for tax money. And I'm glad the greens are upset, I'm tired of being ruled by them....
Just one more thing for environmentalists to judge you by. Heaven forbid that you're fat with five kids or you would be run out of town on a rail:The fact is that lean is green, and larger people leave larger...
Well, I predicted it. I knew politicians couldn't pass up the chance to take more of the taxpayers hard earned money and yet look like they are doing a good thing. Paper or plastic? Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and City...
This is how you move innovation along offer tons of cash. And it looks like they've ensured that the winner will be something better than a tin can with wheels. The X Prize Foundation, best known for its competitions promoting...
And if so, who is to blame? Everyone one who works for the company that pollutes? All of us driving around in our cars? How do we drive to seminary and take our kids to school without sinning? Do I...
Nice to see someone protecting our future food supply in case there's a disaster:The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened February 26 on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, receiving inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds that originated in over...
Maybe they could pass a tax like they did in Ireland. Greece's top supermarket chains and the city of Athens launched Monday a campaign to turn shoppers off plastic bags, some 2.5 billion of which are used nationwide each year....
Have you guys seen the reports of the new Olympics' Aquatic Center that China built for the Olympics? Very cool! Check out the details here. Here's a report and a peak inside:...
If you missed the Shepard Smith-Naomi Wolf exchange you can watch it here. It's pretty funny that she lets slip her true feelings about the previous Democrat candidates and then is annoyed that he follows up with a question about...
Um...I bet that's news to God :-) As you might remember, Conan O'Brien and Stephen Colbert are fighting over who created Mike Huckabee and it escalated to quite a long, drawn out fight that was screaming for an editor and...
A pretty substantial drop! It makes sense, why in the world would you want to pay 33 cents for a plastic bag? There is something missing from this otherwise typical bustling cityscape. There are taxis and buses. There are hip...
We're going into a recession, how much slower do you want it? Does this guy really help his wife saying things like this? Maybe on the left but there are people out there who actually don't want to be laid...
So, remember back in April when Sheryl Crow said she thought that people should be restricted to one square of toilet paper at a time? Well, it turns out that Karl Rove leaked it (which is amazing since the comment...
OK, so if the city is going to be zero-carbon, I guess that means there will be no animals and the people will have to walk around with gas masks?And I bet it also means that barbecuing is out, huh?...
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