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New pain for seniors resulting from EPA ‘Climate Crusade,’ says AMAC
A new report by the Southwest Power Pool warns of dire short-term and long-term consequences, including power outages and blackouts, for 15 million consumers in nine states if the EPA imposes carbon dioxide emission restrictions on power plants. The news comes in the wake of widespread concern that the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to severely restrict the use of coal for power generation is bound to sharply increase the cost of electricity. Coal produces about 41 percent of our electricity and is our cheapest source of power. “The elderly on low and modest fixed incomes will also be hardest hit by the threat of these cascading power outages…Read More