Nobody is happy here in Presque Isle County, Michigan. The story of the Rogers City Coal Plant.
The State of Michigan is headed for an Energy Crisis, and the Democrat Party is mostly to blame. From the Alpena News: According to a press release from Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s office, the state’s decision is based on findings of the Michigan Public Service Commission, which said the company failed to demonstrate the plant was [...]
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The regulators of Michigan’s Utilities have deemed that Northern Michigan has no need for additional energy. That means that Northern Michigan will continue to have to buy electricity from downstate and other states to meet the energy requirements it currently has, as the electric co-ops have been doing, and for the foreseeable future. It also [...]
Dan Benishek, a general surgeon from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is running for Congress for the first time. I had the opportunity to get to know Dr. and Mrs. Benishek after Bart Stupak’s vote on the “healthcare” bill thrust Dr. Dan into the spotlight as Stupak’s replacement. While at the Soo Tea Party yesterday, I mentioned [...]
The editorial page of the Advance shows just how popular the governor is. From the Advance, Feb. 25, 2010: Seems like Granholm’s answers to the paper didn’t suffice. Bob is right. Bill is right too, most of the opposition is from a very long drive away. I added my two cents: To the editor, It [...]
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Right now, Wolverine is still waiting to hear from the MDNRE on whether it will receive an air quality permit, despite Jennifer Granholm’s claim that the issuance of a permit has nothing whatsoever to do with politics. The beginning of the coal plant saga was May 2006. In a few months, we will have been [...]
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
She isn’t a Democrat, she thinks of herself more as a QUEEN. People around town are asking, “What is going on with the air permit?” The only logical answer is that Jennifer Granholm wants Wolverine’s air permit put on hold until the EPA comes out with a plan to implement what the legislature tried to [...]
Thursday, February 4, 2010
It’s a long haul from Muskegon to the Mackinac Bridge, but it’s a great ride.
Yes, it is beautiful, and barren of jobs for the over one million people still here. As each Governor comes in, and goes out, we are here as you smile and speed past.
Monday, December 14, 2009
The Substitution of Legislation by Regulation Click here to view Part 22 The Heavy Hand of the EPA One of the things that makes America different from other countries is our political system, presumably. I mean to say that we elect leaders to represent us and work in our interest among the political causes of [...]
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Click here to view Part 21 Tom Karas says quit “whining” while he kills our children’s future. A couple of weeks back, I noticed that Tom Karas, an out-of town environmentalist, was planning to show up at the Presque Isle Electric and Gas Co-op annual meeting to formally demand a complete financial disclosure of Wolverine’s [...]
