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9. Al Gore: New EPA rule puts U.S. on path to solve climate crisis

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 08:24 PM

Sep 2013

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/epa-rule-climate-change-al-gore-97122.html#ixzz2fU1Dye4f

Al Gore: New EPA rule puts U.S. on path to solve climate crisis
By ANDREW RESTUCCIA | 9/20/13 11:25 AM EDT

Former Vice President Al Gore said EPA’s regulations for future power plants are a major step toward putting the United States “on the path toward solving the climate crisis.”

“Today’s announcement by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is an important step forward for our nation and our planet. From now on, future coal- and gas-fired power plants must take responsibility for their global warming pollution by reducing or capturing their overall emissions,” Gore, a vocal advocate for action on climate change, wrote on his blog Friday.

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Breaking: Obama administration moving ahead with limits on emissions from power plants [View all] ProSense Sep 2013 OP

Your post titles are too boring... BootinUp Sep 2013 #1

Obama attacks coal!!!! ProSense Sep 2013 #3

Love ya! JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #4

and coal is Black! Traitor, says whathisface Cornell! Whisp Sep 2013 #10

Worst corporate stooge ever Skraxx Sep 2013 #2

K & R Scurrilous Sep 2013 #5

Wind is cheaper. And zero emissions. grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #6

DOE: U.S. Wind Energy Production and Manufacturing Reaches Record Highs ProSense Sep 2013 #7

Awesome Gfx! Wind at 4 cents/kWh, grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #17

It causes cancer and kills birds. treestar Sep 2013 #19

Keep believing the mythology. RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #21

Not to mention the wind spills, LOL grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #32

And flying turbine blades are a menace to communities...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #38

O that's right treestar Sep 2013 #39

Related. proverbialwisdom Sep 2013 #8

Al Gore: New EPA rule puts U.S. on path to solve climate crisis proverbialwisdom Sep 2013 #9

K&R. n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #11

So very little, and so very late. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #12

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2013 #13

Good. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #14

Coal is king sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #15

Can these standards be met by increasing efficiency or do they require carbon capture? FarCenter Sep 2013 #16

Utilities will have to use gas or renewable sources because of the cost of sequestration Kolesar Sep 2013 #27

"any coal power plants built in the future to emit under 1,100 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour" FarCenter Sep 2013 #28

There is also a standard for natural gas (1000 lbs), but that is easily met. Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #30

This will pretty much guarantee the rapid exhaustion of natural gas for home heating FarCenter Sep 2013 #31

Ahhh, Natural Gas, so clean...what? There's other dirty "costs" in getting "Natural" gas? What? drynberg Sep 2013 #35

Jesus Malverde didn't say anything like that...eom Kolesar Sep 2013 #48

Carbon capture is a farce RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #42

That's only because we held his feet to the fire! treestar Sep 2013 #18

reminder to read later/ no text OldEurope Sep 2013 #20

Too little, too late. n/t RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #22

Wouldn't it be great if ProSense Sep 2013 #23

Which is why I said what I did. RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #37

Congratulations Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #36

Yeah, if I won that prize RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #40

LOL! Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #43

Now see Aerows Sep 2013 #24

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #25

Credit where credit is due. dawg Sep 2013 #26

This is great news! blackspade Sep 2013 #33

"Clean coal"!! raindaddy Sep 2013 #34

Silly rabbit. RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #41

Good start, lets see the enforcement. TheKentuckian Sep 2013 #44

K&R nt Andy823 Sep 2013 #45

I'd say "Cue the Obama haters to try and spin this as something bad." baldguy Sep 2013 #46

LOL Scurrilous Sep 2013 #47