Black Lung – Obama’s Coal Power Poison Pill
In case you missed Barrack Obama’s own words on how he will bankrupt the coal industry.Â
You can listen to a report, with Obama’s own words here.
Ho hum. That’s right, Obama wants to go right after the industry that creates half the electricity in this country.Â
I bet ya Democrat Obama and his friend Biden, who also dislikes the major electricity source in America wish they would have looked at this chart before they spouted off on behalf of the fringe environmental left.Â
Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type    Â
Hmmmmm, it seems like a lot of battleground states happen to be big coal producers.Â
Might want to make sure your family, friends, and fellow Americans know the real Barrack Obama before they vote.
My father has worked for a coal-fired power plant for 25 years back in Montana and he’s still voting for Obama…
Nice double standard you have… what about these comments McCain made on the floor of the senate in 2005?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP6iqcrHvsE
Voinovich:
The McCain amendment will put coal out of business by forcing fuel switching to natural gas. This might even be why some organizations are pushing this amendment. Last year, I was shocked to read that a Sierra Legal Defense Fund staff lawyer said:
McCain:
Mr. President, first I would like to congratulate the sponsors of the amendment that was just passed. They did a good job on the amendment. I appreciate it because it is very indicative of where this debate has gone.
My dear friend from Connecticut and I, last October of 2003, forced a vote–or we had a vote on, basically, this issue, although we have changed this somewhat with the inclusion of the incentives for technological advances, as well as some nuclear power provisions which have proven somewhat controversial with some of our environmental friends.
At that time the debate on the amendment was: there is no such thing, it is a myth, this simply bears no relation to reality–on and on. There were some fascinating statements made about what a myth climate change was.
Now, obviously, we have, by passage of the Hagel amendment, recognized–at least by a majority of the Senate–that climate change is real and action needs to be taken. So I believe we have made significant progress since October 2003. At the same time, I have noticed on other reform issues that I have been involved in over the years, once the opponents of reform see reality, then they try to put up some kind of legislation which appears to address the issue but actually does not. Unfortunately,
the amendment by my good friend from Nebraska that was just approved by the Senate simply has no bearing on the requirement that we act.
The Senator from Connecticut and I are going to present, not our opinions but evidence, scientific evidence, that climate change is real, it is happening, and as we speak we will see things happening to our environment which will have long-term devastating effects on this globe on which we reside. When we talk about scientific evidence and opinion, with the exception of those who may somehow be financially related to certain opponents of this legislation, there is very little doubt as to the
scientific evidence of every objective observer, not to mention our European friends who have so concluded and are acting to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions in the world.
By the way, they have not faced Armageddon to their economies, as predicted by some of the speakers who have already addressed this issue. I found them entertaining. Do you know why I found them entertaining? Because every time I have been in a reform issue–whether it be installation of safety belts in automobiles, or airbags, or campaign finance reform–the Apocalypse was upon us.
In this amendment we encourage technology in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make energy use more efficient, and we are trying at the expense of some support to recognize that nuclear power is a very important contributor to our energy needs in the coming years, particularly since 20 percent of our energy supply is already supplied by nuclear power and those powerplants are going out of business fairly soon. We have a proposal that is balanced and fair and not only tries to minimize
and, over time, reduce the damage that has already been inflicted by greenhouse gas emissions, but also will provide for energy that this world–our country as well as others–needs.
Is this Kyoto that Senator Lieberman and I are proposing? No. Sometimes I wish that it were, but it is
not. It is far less stringent in its requirements to address the issue of greenhouse gas emissions. It is something that we believe is not only affordable but doable.
Does it involve some sacrifice on the part of the American people? Yes. I have to tell you, every time I talk to young Americans and say, Are you willing to make some sacrifice to prevent the occurrences that we see are happening now, these young Americans are more than willing to do so.