Six major unions beg the Senate to stop EPA coal regulations

[Jroc]

I guess the unions should have thought of this before supporting Obama in the first place

Dear Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Murkowski:

During promulgation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPAs) Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule, our unions consistently raised concerns regarding the short timeframe available for compliance and the devastating effects on jobs, especially good-paying middle-class employment in the coal-fired electricity generation sector. During the rulemaking process our unions stated for the record that MATS and its short compliance timeline would result in the closing of 56 Gigawatts of coal-fired generation and the loss of approximately 250,000 jobs. Despite assurances by EPA to the contrary, our prediction is now coming to pass.

As the deadline for compliance with MATS approaches, we are increasingly concerned with the effect of a short compliance timeline as hundreds of coal generating units retire and are permanently removed from service. Our concerns are compounded by the reduction in utility revenues from existing generation, increased reliance on demand response, and from unregulated distributed generation. These reduced revenues may increase the number of coal – and possibly nuclear – plant retirements as available income will not justify maintaining and/or retrofitting the remaining plants. Needless to say, the more plants that retire, the more jobs will be lost. In addition, as these plants retire, sufficient generation assets to meet demand become questionable, as witnessed by the astronomical electric price spikes during the recent polar vortex.

With these concerns in mind, we respectfully request the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing on the effects of MATS on the regional transmission organization (RTO) markets and their preparedness for generation retirements in the 2015-2017 timeframe. A hearing would be timely and beneficial. Please contact Jim Hunter at (202) 728-6065 or via email at hunter@ibew.org if you or your staff would like to discuss these matters further. Thank you for considering our request and we hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Newton B. Jones

International President

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers



Edwin D. Hill

International President

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers



Robert A. Scardelletti

International President

Transportation Communications Union/IAM



John Previsich

President

SMART Transportation Division



Cecil E. Roberts, Jr.

International President

United Mine Workers of America



D. Michael Langford

Utility Workers Union of America

Six Unions Call for Senate Hearing on EPA Coal Regulations ? Wyoming Energy News

 

[ScienceRocks]

Based on the data coming out China...Coal is probably the main cause of Cancer. Do you realize that cancer is the single deadliest disease we Americans deal with?

Yes sir, Let's ban coal.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Sure...so, do you prefer nuclear power, or would you rather live with no electricity?

 

[percysunshine]

Based on the data coming out China...Coal is probably the main cause of Cancer. Do you realize that cancer is the single deadliest disease we Americans deal with?

Yes sir, Let's ban coal.

You trust data 'coming out of China'?

Good luck with that. They lie more than the Obama administration...and that is no small feat.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Sure...so, do you prefer nuclear power, or would you rather live with no electricity?

Love you nuclear. Lets invest into fusion.

 

[percysunshine]

Sure...so, do you prefer nuclear power, or would you rather live with no electricity?

Love you nuclear. Lets invest into fusion.

Nuclear is off limits. The environmentalists closed that industry down in the Carter administration. It is a good idea, though.

 

[Mr. H.]

Based on the data coming out China...Coal is probably the main cause of Cancer. Do you realize that cancer is the single deadliest disease we Americans deal with?

Yes sir, Let's ban coal.

The U.S. and China have roughly the same number of coal-fired power plants.

Have you ever wondered why our air is so much cleaner than China's?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Based on the data coming out China...Coal is probably the main cause of Cancer. Do you realize that cancer is the single deadliest disease we Americans deal with?

Yes sir, Let's ban coal.

The U.S. and China have roughly the same number of coal-fired power plants.

Have you ever wondered why our air is so much cleaner than China's?

Regulations

 

[Mr. H.]

Based on the data coming out China...Coal is probably the main cause of Cancer. Do you realize that cancer is the single deadliest disease we Americans deal with?

Yes sir, Let's ban coal.

The U.S. and China have roughly the same number of coal-fired power plants.

Have you ever wondered why our air is so much cleaner than China's?

Regulations

No.... black cock.



j/k

So, our regulations keep even coal emissions in check. Coal supplies nearly 40% of our electricity. The EPA proposals will effectively reduce that to zero.

Do the math, Matt.

 

[KNB]

Charcoal can be made from hemp stalks. Charcoal can be burned to produce electricity. The hemp that is growing for the next batch is taking in the pollution put out by burning hemp-based charcoal.

Cannabis can also produce transportation fuel in every state, limiting foreign petroleum imports and negating the need for international pipelines. And again, the hemp that is growing for the next batch is taking in the pollution caused by burning the fuel.

No more coal, no more deep-sea drilling spewing sludge into our oceans, no more nuclear disasters, no more Keystone XL tar sands poison, but we will have thousands of jobs across America, we will have renewable energy, we will have a reduction of pollution, etc. etc., just from legalizing Cannabis Sativa again.

And marijuana may cure cancer caused by industrial pollution.

 

[FJO]

Based on the data coming out China...Coal is probably the main cause of Cancer. Do you realize that cancer is the single deadliest disease we Americans deal with?

Yes sir, Let's ban coal.

If all the money, time, effort, energy and research had been used to develop methods of burning coal cleanly, rather than wasting them on the useless pipe dreams of wind and solar
'energy', we would be using clean burning coal by now, and thousands of hardworking miners would be able to keep their jobs.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Sure...so, do you prefer nuclear power, or would you rather live with no electricity?

Love you nuclear. Lets invest into fusion.

Nuclear is off limits. The environmentalists closed that industry down in the Carter administration. It is a good idea, though.

Guess again a new nuke plant is being built in south Carolina
About time

 

[KNB]

There is no such thing as "clean" coal. Look at West Virginia.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Know it'll suck for the miner community, their families, and their communities, but the sooner we make coal unprofitable and more trouble than its worth, the better off everyone else will be.

 

[FJO]

It is to be hoped that these unions will have second thoughts about contributing to the back-stabbing Democrats.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Love you nuclear. Lets invest into fusion.

Nuclear is off limits. The environmentalists closed that industry down in the Carter administration. It is a good idea, though.

Guess again a new nuke plant is being built in south Carolina
About time

Yes, which MIGHT come online in 2-4 years...and honestly,. I'll believe it when I see it!

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Charcoal can be made from hemp stalks. Charcoal can be burned to produce electricity. The hemp that is growing for the next batch is taking in the pollution put out by burning hemp-based charcoal.

Cannabis can also produce transportation fuel in every state, limiting foreign petroleum imports and negating the need for international pipelines. And again, the hemp that is growing for the next batch is taking in the pollution caused by burning the fuel.

No more coal, no more deep-sea drilling spewing sludge into our oceans, no more nuclear disasters, no more Keystone XL tar sands poison, but we will have thousands of jobs across America, we will have renewable energy, we will have a reduction of pollution, etc. etc., just from legalizing Cannabis Sativa again.

And marijuana may cure cancer caused by industrial pollution.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Know it'll suck for the miner community, their families, and their communities, but the sooner we make coal unprofitable and more trouble than its worth, the better off everyone else will be.

Your posts are burning coal.
You should stop.

 

[initforme]

Without regulations we would all be walking around wearing masks. Hence, China. I hope coal miners who go under ground and work their tails off are making at least $35 an hour because frankly otherwise they are being taken advantage of.

 

[NLT]

I work in the power industry for a company that makes equipment that cleans the boilers that burn coal. Through the use of SCR's Bag Houses, Precipitators and PSI injection, we are burning coal very clean. You cannot compare the US coal industry to China's, they 30 years behind us in cleaning technology.