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http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/0
Obama issues global warming rules in January, gives GE an exemption in
February
By: Timothy P. Carney 02/02/11 4:50 PM
Senior Political Columnist
Last month, the Obama EPA began enforcing new rules regulating the
greenhouse gas emissions from any new or expanded power plants.
This week, the EPA issued its first exemption, Environment & Energy News
reports:
The Obama administration will spare a stalled power plant project in
California from the newest federal limits on greenhouse gases and
conventional air pollution, U.S. EPA says in a new court filing that marks a
policy shift in the face of industry groups and Republicans accusing the
agency of holding up construction of large industrial facilities.
According to a declaration by air chief Gina McCarthy, officials
reviewed EPA policies and decided it was appropriate to "grandfather"
projects such as the Avenal Power Center, a proposed 600-megawatt power
plant in the San Joaquin Valley, so they are exempted from rules such as new
air quality standards for smog-forming nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
There's something interesting about the Avenal Power Center:
The proposed Avenal Energy project will be a combined-cycle generating
plant consisting of two natural gas-fired General Electric 7FA Gas Turbines
with Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) and one General Electric Steam
Turbine.
Maybe GE CEO Jeff Immelt's closeness to President Obama, and his broad
support for Obama's agenda, had nothing to do with this exemption. But we
have no way of knowing that, and given the administration's record of
regularly misleading Americans regarding lobbyists, frankly, I wouldn't
trust the White House if they told me there was no connection.
On the upside, at least Job Czar Immelt is creating jobs! |
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