Nobody is happy here in Presque Isle County, Michigan. The story of the Rogers City Coal Plant.
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 [...]
There is a petition in Michigan to keep the Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes. DNA of the Asian Carp was found in October, 2009 within 6 miles of Lake Michigan. Attorney General Mike Cox is actively trying to force the locks in the Chicago area closed in order to keep Asian Carp from [...]
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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Monday, November 30, 2009
Over a week ago, the leading climate research institution, the Hadley Climate Research Unit (CRU) was compromised by an email hacker. The hacked emails exposed some of the most nefarious cover-ups in climate research, one of which namely, that the earth has been cooling for the past ten years. The public has been steadily becoming [...]
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
click here to view Part 19 Carbon Capture and Sequestration Our congressman, Bart Stupak announced gleefully the week of October 8th, 2009, that $2.7 million of federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)were awarded to Wolverine Power for carbon capture. I wrote about the stimulus bill on this blog and rereading shows me [...]
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
click here to view Part 18 Clean Coal = Michigan Jobs “Put us to work,” was the chant heard in Lansing on October 6th, 2009 when a bus load of Rogers City activists joined a rally on the steps and the lawn of the capitol. Mayor Beach Hall spoke at the rally . The Advance writes, [...]
click here to view Part 16 Cap and Trade Cap and Trade was brought to a vote in the U.S. House on June 26th. By a vote of 219-212, the bill passed. Since Bart Stupak was on the Energy and Commerce Committee in the United States House of Representatives, and he is the area’s representative, [...]
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click here to view Part 15 Surprise! Michigan doesn’t need Energy! In Part 13 of this series I covered the governor’s state-of-the-state address where she issued a declaration that the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) would be involved with the DEQ in the issuance of air permits. I mentioned that AG Mike Cox forced Granholm [...]
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click here to view Part 14 Here come the politicians In April, during the County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner, several state lawmakers spoke in favor of the plant and against the Governor. House Minority Leader Kevin Elsenheimer stated, “Our governor seems to have a real problem with coal-fired power plants. When I was sitting [...]
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