from the Center for Media and Democracy: ALEC and Heartland Aim to Crush Renewable Energy Standards in the States
ALEC and Heartland Aim to Crush Renewable Energy Standards in the States
[image: Image of ALEC and Heartland Institute logos]An effort to stomp out state renewable energy mandates across the country has roots in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). As reported by *The Washington Post*, the Heartland Institute wrote the bill, had it passed through ALEC, and is now targeting the 29 states and the District of Columbia, which have passed renewable energy requirements in some form.
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The article does not say, but I expect some form of this from Republicans in WV who are still fuming about Manchin's Do-Nothing "Renewable and Alternative Energy" standards. These are people who apparently can not do math or read simple English. Manchin's bill explicitly identifies coal and gas as "alternative" energy, and no utility has had to do ANYTHING to meet those standards, yet Raese, Maloney, et al. insist that it is an anti-coal bill.
Perhaps the best way to counter this in WV is to ask WVEC to introduce the bill. Tell legislators that we are tired of having high-cost coal-fired electricity foisted on the ratepayers by monopolistic utilities. As evidence, Mon Power is now trying to force WV taxpayers to cough up over a billion dollars to acquire the Harrison power plant. Mon Power knows that some type of carbon tax is coming and their stockholders do not want to be stuck holding the bag. So let's ask for some "Electricity Freedom", and free us from the monopoly of coal-fired electricity.
Whaddya tink?
Jim Kotcon
Paul Wilson pjgrunt@gmail.com 12/5/2012 11:07 AM >>>
ALEC and Heartland Aim to Crush Renewable Energy Standards in the States An effort to stomp out state renewable energy mandates across the country has roots in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). As reported by The Washington Post, the Heartland Institute wrote the bill, had it passed through ALEC, and is now targeting the 29 states and the District of Columbia, which have passed renewable energy requirements in some form. Read more
If it makes you feel any better about Mon Power, AEP is looking at transferring/buy sell two plants into WV service district along with all the debt they owe on both plants. Amos and Mitchell I believe are the ones I am talking about.
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Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 16:29:33 -0500 From: James.Kotcon@mail.wvu.edu To: coal-volunteers-list@sierraclub.org; pjgrunt@gmail.com; EC@osenergy.org Subject: Re: [EC] from the Center for Media and Democracy: ALEC and Heartland Aim to Crush Renewable Energy Standards in the States
The article does not say, but I expect some form of this from Republicans in WV who are still fuming about Manchin's Do-Nothing "Renewable and Alternative Energy" standards. These are people who apparently can not do math or read simple English. Manchin's bill explicitly identifies coal and gas as "alternative" energy, and no utility has had to do ANYTHING to meet those standards, yet Raese, Maloney, et al. insist that it is an anti-coal bill.
Perhaps the best way to counter this in WV is to ask WVEC to introduce the bill. Tell legislators that we are tired of having high-cost coal-fired electricity foisted on the ratepayers by monopolistic utilities. As evidence, Mon Power is now trying to force WV taxpayers to cough up over a billion dollars to acquire the Harrison power plant. Mon Power knows that some type of carbon tax is coming and their stockholders do not want to be stuck holding the bag. So let's ask for some "Electricity Freedom", and free us from the monopoly of coal-fired electricity.
Whaddya tink?
Jim Kotcon
Paul Wilson pjgrunt@gmail.com 12/5/2012 11:07 AM >>>
ALEC and Heartland Aim to Crush Renewable Energy Standards in the States An effort to stomp out state renewable energy mandates across the country has roots in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). As reported by The Washington Post, the Heartland Institute wrote the bill, had it passed through ALEC, and is now targeting the 29 states and the District of Columbia, which have passed renewable energy requirements in some form. Read more
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