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You're quite the pathetic fool. Which ones AREN'T?
I tend not to respond to clowns unless they actually say something worth responding to... Which is a rare occasion
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You're quite the pathetic fool. Which ones AREN'T?
More Co2 means a greener planet. I think the green movement should be renamed because they certainly aren't for a greener planet![]()
If trends continue as per current predictions, the continued drought in California will have serious impacts to forage production in 2014, affecting the availability and price of animal feed.
Its like an 800-pound gorilla in the room, worrying everyone including growers, suppliers, livestock operators and consumers alike. According to the Western Regional Climate Center, October-December of 2013 was the driest on record in California. Other western states are also experiencing drought to varying degrees (note the U.S. Drought monitor map for the west below). Current predictions are for zero to slight chances of rainfall for the rest of January for most of California.
California Alfalfa: Drought Will Affect Producers, Markets For Years To Come
Federal officials have designated portions of 11 drought-ridden western and central states as primary natural disaster areas, highlighting the financial strain the lack of rain is likely to bring to farmers in those regions.
The announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday included counties in Texas -- as well as Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Kansas, Utah, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Oklahoma and California.
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.
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.
Not true.
absolutely NOT true.
and coal has THE LEAST to do with the cancer people are dealing with.
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.
Nope.
Do the math, Matt.
Making shit up =/= "math".
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.
ONE PLANT! Really! I guess nuclear energy is rapidly growing then to replace coal .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
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 Agencys (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 [email protected] 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
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 Agencys (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 [email protected] 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
Too bad.
Learn a new trade.
BTW -- this is very small number of people.
Coal is so early-20th century.
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 Agencys (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 [email protected] 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
Too bad.
Learn a new trade.
BTW -- this is very small number of people.
Coal is so early-20th century.
I guess the unions should have thought of this before supporting Obama in the first place
Six Unions Call for Senate Hearing on EPA Coal Regulations ? Wyoming Energy News
Too bad.
Learn a new trade.
BTW -- this is very small number of people.
Coal is so early-20th century.
We still get 40% of our power from coal genus. We transition as technology improves and new sources of energy are developed. Not because of some stupid government mandates it doesn't work that way
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 [email protected] 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
Too bad.
Learn a new trade.
BTW -- this is very small number of people.
Coal is so early-20th century.
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.
Because .
You have nothing. You cant simply get rid of coal you need to replace it. As nuclear is not an option and green energy simply cannot do it you essentially have no plan at all. We ban coal and we end up going back to the Stone Age. It is a fucking terrible idea.
ONE PLANT! Really! I guess nuclear energy is rapidly growing then to replace coal .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
Wait.
No, of course not. It IS untouchable because the environmentalists have gone completely nuts. Rather than looking for reasonable and practical solutions, they support nothing but green energies which CANNOT take the place of coal considering they are not consistent forms of energy. They are supplementary. Good to have yes but you cant build an entire system on them.
Nuclear is the best we have and we should be utilizing it FAR more. Unfortunately, the rules are written by people that dont bother to understand what they are regulating or what would be the best course of action.