ALEC Behind Premature Attacks on EPA Carbon Emission Standards
From Ring of Fire:
Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not scheduled to propose carbon emission limits from existing power plants until June, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is already gearing up to oppose the standards. According to EcoWatch, ALEC and other industry groups are not even waiting to see the EPAs draft standard for emissions before they begin working to oppose EPA action.
Already ALEC has issued two resolutions in response to the EPAs plan to regulate carbon emission standards under the Clean Air Act. ALEC legislators have introduced a dozen bills opposing the EPA in states across the country, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The corporate bill mills attacks on the EPAs proposed carbon emission limits are weak at best.
ALEC argues that EPA emission standards will hurt the economy, though it has been shown that we can significantly cut carbon pollution in addition to creating 200,000 jobs and lowering average monthly electric bills nationally.
You can read the full article here at Ring of Fire.