Obama Crony GE Exempt From New EPA Regulations

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Quelle Surprise.


Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE and newly appointed head of Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, seems to have found a way to enable his company to create jobs and compete...by being exempted from legislation which is crippling other companies.

How Hopey Changey, WTF?

Last month, the Obama EPA began enforcing new rules regulating the greenhouse gas emissions from any new or expanded power plants.

This week, the EPA issued its first exemption, Environment & Energy News reports:

The Obama administration will spare a stalled power plant project in California from the newest federal limits on greenhouse gases and conventional air pollution, U.S. EPA says in a new court filing that marks a policy shift in the face of industry groups and Republicans accusing the agency of holding up construction of large industrial facilities.

According to a declaration by air chief Gina McCarthy, officials reviewed EPA policies and decided it was appropriate to "grandfather" projects such as the Avenal Power Center, a proposed 600-megawatt power plant in the San Joaquin Valley, so they are exempted from rules such as new air quality standards for smog-forming nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

There's something interesting about the Avenal Power Center:

The proposed Avenal Energy project will be a combined-cycle generating plant consisting of two natural gas-fired General Electric 7FA Gas Turbines with Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) and one General Electric Steam Turbine.

Obama issues global warming rules in January, gives GE an exemption in February | Timothy P. Carney | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner

So much for equal protection under the law. First they get tax exemption and now they getting special privilages from the EPA that applies to no other business. Whats next? Have they got their Obamacare exemption yet? But dont worry. With all the money theyre saving due to government privilages thre is little doubt Obama will receive some hefty campaign donations. Its no different that raiding the Tresuary to pay for your political campaign. Ive said it once and I will say it again. If you are an individual or business that receivs any aid or exemption from the government that goes beyond the general population as a whole then your privilage of voting and donating to campaigns should be striped away.