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 [...]
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. Ronald Reagan The great election year of 2010. In today’s Presque Isle Advance, three Democrat politicians issued statements in favor of getting funding for carbon capture, which Wolverine will not get unless there is an air quality [...]
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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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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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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