The Environmental Board of New York on Monday approved the regulations to bring into force the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which was started in 2005 by ten states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to institute emission-reducing regulations for power plants.
“Keeping costs down also means keeping energy costs down...I will again send you a bill to fast-track the building of power plants. And again, I will apply a simple principle: We must get more supply into the grid, but if we are going to fast-track any kind of energy production, it must also help us confront the challenge of global warming.†                                                 -Governor Eliot Spitzer (January 9, 2008)
What a delusion, to call this behemoth pollution free. They're going to try to bury the waste in a great big hole, just like nuclear does.
CARMA reveals the carbon emissions of more than 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies in every country on Earth. CARMA provides the world’s most detailed and comprehensive information on carbon emissions resulting from the production of electricity...
This hearing examines the implications of the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to consider the global warming effects of a coal-fired power plant'sgreenhouse gas emissions in a recent permitting decision. The hearing provides an opportunity for EPA to explain its position and current plans for addressing greenhouse gas emissions.Regulators and experts testify about the effects of EPA'sdecisions, as well as how EPA could reduce greenhouse gasemissions from new stationary sources.
