26 states ask Supreme Court to halt Obama’s carbon emissions plan

This should be interesting. One state after another have been pushing back on the new EPA carbon emission guidelines, with many of them refusing to file a plan for compliance until the courts have weighed in. Now some of the biggest energy producing states are trying to bring the situation to a head well in advance of the normal challenge and appeal process.

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U.S. Carbon Emissions Down Due to Increased Use of Natural Gas

The most underreported recent environmental story has been the dramatic decline in energy-related carbon emissions — nearly back to mid-1990s levels, and falling. ✧ Maybe it’s because that story just doesn’t fit the left’s mantra that traditional energy sources are destroying the environment. Read more at Outside the Beltway... Read More......

WSJ: EPA Again Delays Greenhouse-Gas Rule

9/15/2011 - WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency is again delaying a plan to curb greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, saying it needs more time to propose the rule. ✧ The move comes amid intense pushback from business groups and Republican lawmakers who complain a recent slate of EPA proposals are chilling business investment and hindering the economic recovery. Late last month, the White House forced the EPA to abandon an air-pollution rule that business groups said would kill millions of jobs. ✧ An EPA official said the agency is committed to the rule, which it is legally required to propose. "We are working on a schedule and will release it as soon as possible," the official said. "This is EPA's decision. It's a complex rule. We just needed more time." Read more at the Wall Street Journal... Read More......

WH to Congress: Energy-only bill would be ‘unfortunate’

THE HILL/E2 Wire, 4/6/2010 by Ben Geman - White House climate czar Carol Browner said Tuesday that the Obama administration is urging Senate lawmakers not to proceed with an “energy only” bill that shelves limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Read more at The Hill's energy & environment blog... Read More......