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MadCapLaughs
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Interesting article about the Bush administration's attempt to rewrite part of the act in order to allow construction of new power plants near national parks and wilderness areas.
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 Fri May 16, 2008 3:38 pm |
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Well, I suppose that's one take on it. Alternatively:
| Quote: | | When the committee chairman, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), asked the EPA whether the rule would facilitate construction of more power plants near protected areas, Robert J. Meyers, principal deputy assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, replied in an April 24 letter that this was not the intention of the rule but that he could not rule it out.
"We developed this proposal based on the need to clarify how increment consumption must be addressed, and not whether or not it would be easier to build power plants," Meyers wrote. "In the absence of any data or evidence provided by the National Park Service, we are unable to conclusively confirm or deny their suggestion." |
The whole Bush-evil-intents thing is probably more interesting, though.
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Sat May 17, 2008 6:47 pm |
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Back in the 1990's BPA discovered that a no-burn day for wood stoves in western Washington would bring down the grid.
So they had the legislature pass a law that allows the Governor of a state to suspend Clean Air Laws to keep electricity flowing to the urban areas.
That was under the Clinton Administration.
I don't care if the power goes out west of the Cascades. I think Seattle, Portland, Eugene, etc. need to generate their own power in their local communities.
Isn't that what sustainable communities is all about??
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