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#Obama ’s Clean Power Plan: Oklahoma Officials Attack, #Utilities on Path to Comply

Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Oklahoma Officials Attack, Utilities on Path to Comply Even before the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan was finalized, politicians in Oklahoma were already fighting it in the court of public opinion, and in real court, too. And Gov. Mary Fallin has vowed that Oklahoma will not submit a state compliance plan … Continue reading #Obama ’s Clean Power Plan: Oklahoma Officials Attack, #Utilities on Path to Comply

Four Ways the Final Clean Power Plan Limits the Rush to Natural Gas

Four Ways the Final Clean Power Plan Limits the Rush to Natural Gas Earlier this week we watched history being made as President Obama and EPA Administrator McCarthy announced the release of the final Clean Power Plan, setting the first-ever limits on carbon emissions from power plants. The final plan includes a major improvement that … Continue reading Four Ways the Final Clean Power Plan Limits the Rush to Natural Gas

#Obama ‘s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat The Global Threat Of Coal?

Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat The Global Threat Of Coal? This week, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of the Clean Power Plan, a major set of rules and incentives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from America’s power plants. The plan requires each state to meet … Continue reading #Obama ‘s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat The Global Threat Of Coal?

How #Obama ‘s Clean Power Plan actually works — a step-by-step guide

How Obama’s Clean Power Plan actually works — a step-by-step guide It’s easy enough to describe the basics of the Clean Power Plan, President Obama’s sweeping new policy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from America’s power plants. Heck, we can do it in a single paragraph. The EPA is giving each state an individual goal … Continue reading How #Obama ‘s Clean Power Plan actually works — a step-by-step guide

NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN

NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN New Jersey may have an easier time than other states complying with mandates to curb emissions contributing to global climate change, according to an analysis by the operator of the nation’s largest electric grid. The analysis by PJM Interconnection, first completed in March and updated … Continue reading NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN

Marijuana-growing spikes Denver #electric_demand, challenges clean-power plan

Marijuana-growing spikes Denver electric demand, challenges clean-power plan GOLDEN — Surging electricity consumption by Colorado’s booming marijuana industry is sabotaging Denver’s push to use less energy — just as the White House perfects a Clean Power Plan to cut carbon pollution. Citywide electricity use has been rising at the rate of 1.2 percent a year, … Continue reading Marijuana-growing spikes Denver #electric_demand, challenges clean-power plan