WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE EPA'S 'ALL PAIN, NO GAIN' CLEAN POWER PLAN?

The EPA's so-called Clean Power Plan is an illegal takeover of the electric power production sector and amounts to a national energy tax on all Americans. The administration's goal is to force states to replace their current mix of low cost, reliable energy fuels with a higher cost mix of renewables that are largely dependent on the weather. Without the approval of Congress, this new regulation is aimed at reducing "carbon pollution" by 32 percent by 2030. The president is using executive power to impose the rule in order to meet his promise to the United Nations. States will be under pressure to comply "or else," once again becoming victims of power-grabbing federal overlords bent on imposing their will on the states regardless of the effect on communities. The bottom-line is that the increased cost of electricity from this rule is estimated to be 12 percent to 17 percent, depending on the state. That means every home, business, church, daycare center, hospital, police and fire station, school and university building and union hall will pay more for electricity. Many members of Congress oppose the plan, as will the courts. What motivates this kind of environmental zealousness cannot be explained by the immeasurable benefits of this rule (0.018 degree C by 2100). As many industry experts have said, this expensive plan is "all pain for no gain."

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THE CLEAN POWER PLAN BURSTS THE BOUNDARIES OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY