Wednesday, February 24, 2010
FYI
act now or forever hold your ankles
Since climate legislation stalled in Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to circumvent the legislative process and pass rules to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act.
The EPA’s proposed plan is an attempt to control the economy. Virtually every person and every business emits carbon dioxide and the EPA is attempting to use the Clean Air Act to control it all.
Under the EPA’s rules, if a business emits more than the limit on carbon dioxide, it would be required to obtain a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit to build or a building.
These permits are costly and time-consuming. They will delay our economic recovery by stifling business development and will cause $7 trillion in lost economic activity, according to the Heritage Foundation.
...In order for the EPA to review and issue these new permits, it would require 17,320 full-time employees and the compliance costs would exceed $5 billion, according to information requested from the EPA by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Here’s the key phrase:
This is the most expensive and expansive environmental regulation in history and would bypass the legislative process completely.
Let me repeat that for the ‘Lympians in the crowd:
bypass the legislative process completely.
Why bother even mouthing the words “Democracy” or “Constitutional Republic.” If we allow this—no matter how stupid or how valid the reason behind it—we will have signed off on government by Board, Commission and fiat.
This, to my mind, is the most important issue of our times. If we don’t set up a howling to rival the demons of Hell over this, the Progressives will take as granted our permission to do any damned thing they wish.
Don’t be fooled: this is taking place on a state level all over this nation. We must fight those as well.
Luckily, there is still time to act. Once the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is published in the Federal Register, all members of the public can comment. You can tell the EPA this is bad for American businesses.
There is time for our elected officials to intervene. Congress can amend the Clean Air Act to ensure the EPA cannot regulate our economy. There are several actions that have been introduced in the House and Senate.
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