ModMark wrote: One of the coal
plants shut down in Chicago was built ~90 years ago. While upgraded in
the 1950's. it still did not meet EPA standards before Obama was
elected. These plants were grandfather in when the clean air act was
past. These ancient relics should have been converted to natural gas
long ago.Do you really want to live next to one of these ancient plants?
–in response to Obama Promise Kept: Coal Plants to go Bankrupt with New EPA Carbon Cap
Dear Comrade Mark,
The building was built 90 years ago, but
the actual power plant generating electricity is considerably younger
than that. And according to the company, the plant either meets “or
exceed[s] federal and state emissions requirements” according to thePasadena Star.
And… oh, by the way… the plant did meet EPA
standards well before Obama was elected. That’s why one of the largest
buyers of renewable energy- Southern California Edison- bought the
coal-fired plants in the first place: They generated cheap electricity
from that plant that could be sold to the highest bidder, while staying
in compliance with EPA requirements for their class. For the buyers it
helped subsidize the costs of more expensive “green” energy.
The issue for plant closure is that the
people- think voters- who live around the plant would see the value of
their real estate go up if the plant closed down. They would also see
their neighbors lose their jobs. But, hey, jobs are optional in
Obamaland. So the politically connected did what they do best in
Chicago: They waged a harassment campaign against the power plant until
the company agreed to close.
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