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dballance

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1. Got to love how their headline makes it all about Obama

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 12:45 PM

Sep 2013

Okay, I understand that the EPA is an agency of the Executive Branch. So, therefore, it is President Obama's agency. But from that title you'd think Obama swooped down into the EPA and wrote new rules all on his own.

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If Bloomberg's intent was to make it all about Obama so that the real rules and need for them don't actually get discussed then they can say "mission accomplished."

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Obama Said to Ban New Coal Plants Without Carbon Controls [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2013 OP

Got to love how their headline makes it all about Obama dballance Sep 2013 #1

Of course! He's Superman, didn't you know. Everything is his fault, even when Rethugs Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #8

Love how you can't stand. :) It's about the environment and I understand Cha Sep 2013 #9

AUTISM. proverbialwisdom Sep 2013 #2

This makes us more dependent on gas fired energy. The oil industry says thanks. Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #3

Economic disadvantage? Public health, AUTISM. proverbialwisdom Sep 2013 #4

Then it would stand to reason that Autism would have reached its zenith years ago when coal was used Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #6

Good points, obvious question, not my field / I don't have an explanation, I suspect others do. proverbialwisdom Sep 2013 #7

We have a whole forum on Energy issues if you want to get up to speed on it Kolesar Sep 2013 #5

There's a lot of cross-ownership between coal and oil companies daleo Sep 2013 #11

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2013 #10

If it came down to coal or nuke power plants though I would pick coal ones. cstanleytech Sep 2013 #12

US exports of coal are at an all time high. joshcryer Sep 2013 #13

Funny how CCS nowadays is treated as a commonplace technology Celefin Sep 2013 #14

Funny how CCS is even being treated as a real-world technology that works - it doesn't. Nihil Sep 2013 #15

Indeed. Plus even if you 'C'apture the 'C'arbon... the 'S' renders the approach unusable Celefin Sep 2013 #16

"Pure smoke and mirrors" - exactly so! Nihil Sep 2013 #17