Tuesday, March 27, 2012

EPA Proposes Strict Limits on Coal Plants - WSJ.com

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed strict limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants despite warnings from utilities and others that such a step to would lead to the demise of coal-fired electricity generation.

The agency outlined a standard that analysts said would effectively ban new coal-fired stations unless they use carbon-capture technology, which hasn't yet been proven cost-effective.

The Top Five Things You Need To Know About EPA’s New Carbon Pollution Rule | ThinkProgress

2. The rule marks (but did not cause) the end of new coal plants in the U.S.

No new conventional coal plant can meet EPA’s new pollution standard.

 ...3. This rule is the easier one. The tougher one, which will apply to existing plants, will come later, probably after the election.

Global Weirding In 1913 | Real Science

1913 saw the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Death Valley. Katherine Hayhoe says this sort of extreme weather is due to your SUV.

Webcast: Military surrenders to EPA, greens in Congress | JunkScience.com

Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders accepts the surrender. What a great day for America.

Too stupid for words: Global warming worsens multiple sclerosis | JunkScience.com

“Patients did worse on cognition tests in warm weather…”

Video: Alarmist-turned-skeptic on Fox News | JunkScience.com

Watch Harold Ambler, the author of Don’t Sell Your Coat: Surprising Truths About Climate Change

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