Showing posts with label The America Clean Power Plan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The America Clean Power Plan. Show all posts

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Teeing Up For the Paris Climate Change Summit--President Obama To Unveil The Clean Power Act

++President Obama tomorrow will unveil "the biggest ,most important step we've taken " to fight climate change.  In prior months, EPA chief Gina McCarthy has said that the states can easily meet the requirements of this new standard. 

++America's Clean Power Plan will be  a set of environmental rules and regulations setting limits on power plant emissions. Believe or not,there are no such limits now.

++40% of the US' emissions of carbon dioxide come from power plants. Coal-fired plants account for 37% of the country's energy outputs.

++In another legacy issue, today's New York Times lead editorial is about the odor of mendacity surrounding the Republicans' attempt to kill the Iran nuclear bill.