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Tag Archives: clean air act
Air Pollution Impacts the World – But Help is on the Way!
Presently industry officials are adamant on giving power companies some leniency and flexibility, because of the number of existing air regulations and more that are to come. The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) which comprises of a membership of all investor owned utilities and includes Duke and FPL group, were pushing for a climate bill that was released in May.
The climate bill released by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) concerns the power sector, major manufacturers and transportation. If Obama and Reid are successful in their plan to focus only on power plants then the power companies and EEI need leniency or some relaxation of the regulation. Both parties to the meeting are close mouthed and refused to divulge any details.
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Disagreement over Pollution affects Climate talks
Climate change legislation in the Senate may be dependent upon the secret meetings that have been going on between a select group of environmentalists and a number of electric utility executives. Chris Miller the top energy executive for Majority Leader Harry Reid initiated the meeting, with the hope of resolving more then a decade of dispute on Clean Air Act regulations. Another aim of the meeting was to cut down and limit greenhouse gas emissions.
From reliable sources, both groups are adamant and not budging an inch. The power companies are insisting on relief from air pollution rules, and want special dispensation applicable only to their industry.A failure to reach a compromise among the major players may cause Reid to eliminate the greenhouse limits altogether from the bill which is being submitted in less then two weeks. On Monday night, several prominent people were present at the Caucus Room restaurant to discuss key issues, from the allocation of valuable emission allocations in a utility-only climate bill to not using aging coal fired power plants anymore. Talks were not fruitful over the air pollution regulations. Continue reading
