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Related: About this forumGina McCarthy: Coal to stay important in U.S. energy mix
Flexibility! Winning!
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a Senate panel on Thursday that coal will remain important in the U.S. energy mix and that the EPA will be flexible in applying new pollution rules for coal-fired power plants.
Gina McCarthy, EPA's assistant administrator for air and radiation, was questioned by Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the agency's plans to roll out regulations soon to curb carbon emissions from power plants, blamed for contributing to global warming.
The Boston native is seeking confirmation by the Senate to replace Lisa Jackson, who resigned as EPA chief in February.
"Coal has been and will continue to be a significant source of energy in the United States, and I take my job seriously when developing those standards to provide flexibility in the rules," McCarthy said.
http://news.yahoo.com/coal-stay-important-u-energy-mix-environment-agency-192710426.html
Gina McCarthy, EPA's assistant administrator for air and radiation, was questioned by Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the agency's plans to roll out regulations soon to curb carbon emissions from power plants, blamed for contributing to global warming.
The Boston native is seeking confirmation by the Senate to replace Lisa Jackson, who resigned as EPA chief in February.
"Coal has been and will continue to be a significant source of energy in the United States, and I take my job seriously when developing those standards to provide flexibility in the rules," McCarthy said.
http://news.yahoo.com/coal-stay-important-u-energy-mix-environment-agency-192710426.html
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Gina McCarthy: Coal to stay important in U.S. energy mix (Original Post)
phantom power
Apr 2013
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pscot
(21,023 posts)1. Between the motion
And the act
Falls the Shadow
Obama occasionally says thing that sound as though he gets it, but he clearly doesn't. He's a Hollow Man; pure technocrat. It's a fucking tragedy that a visionless man emerged at a time when vision is our most pressing need.
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
Nihil
(13,508 posts)2. "the EPA will be flexible in applying new pollution rules for coal-fired power plants"
About as flexible as the damp paper that's taken the place of Obama's spine.
wtmusic
(39,166 posts)3. First draft
Coal to stay important in
U.S energy mix