Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Romney's Position on Coal Power

A Mitt Romney administration would be much friendlier to coal power than the current Obama administration, at least according to excerpts from the Republican energy platform released today. Romney reportedly favors stripping the EPA of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and other sources.  In addition, the platform supports  "new coal-fired plants that will be low-cost, environmentally responsible and efficient."  It states, "We will end the EPA's war on coal and encourage the increased safe development in all regions of the nation's coal resources." Read more...

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