Mr. Obama announced the EPA relaesed future standards for power plants to reduce green house gases by 30% by 2030. Of-course once again the fear mongering dooms day sayers on the right wing propaganda outlets are all screeching OH MY GOD, THE WORLD IS COMMING TO AN END!!! and Obama is going to destroy the country.
In addition this will give Wall Street the green light to screw us all by using this mandate to artificially jacking the utility rates.
Anybody who has read any of my posts knows when it concerns Big Brother I am no fan of government regulation and control.
Trust me there will be a point made.
A little history...
Any of us who have been around trucking or the auto mechanical fields since the mid 1980s will remember the big debate that started when the idea of biodiesel, SCA, electronic fuel management, and cleaner burning engines, first came to be. The industry answer it cant be done.... At least on a voluntary basis.
1990 The EPA finally passed the first real mandate for cleaner Diesels to be completed by 2005.
1994 NAVISTAR introduced the H.E.I.U. injector
2004 CAT introduced A.C.E.R.T. Navistar E.G.R. and V.G.R. turbos
2007 D.P.F. and U.L.S.D. Yeah, I agree the beginning of the end of the Diesel engine
2010 S.C.R. was introduced by US engine builders
The engine manufacturers all whined and complained that it cant be done. Well we now have clean burning Diesel engines that emit exhaust with little to no particulate and smog has been drastically reduced. In fact, today's on-highway diesel engines emit 90 percent less PM and NOx.
So what's my angle?
Although I don't buy into the whole global warming myth I do believe in having clean air to breath is a good thing.
Well as I said the EPA passed new regs for power companies to reduce greenhouse gases by 30% by 2030.
This mandates upgrading existing plants technology, and equipment to reduce emissions. In addition utilities will be required to reduce in the use of oil and coal, and implementing more hydro, solar, and wind.
By the way this gives the utilities at least FIFTEEN YEARS to get their schit together. Keep in mind states will have until 2022 to have a plan and start implementing it, That leaves allot of leeway as its not clear on states writing their own rules and implementing them.
Personally I think the utility companies, coal and oil producers will use their deep pockets to buy their way out of the mandate.
The way technology keeps moving forward it will be a cakewalk and cost the utility industry pocket change.
Chances are more likely the mandate will not be realistically met before 2035 - 2040.
I don't think it gets anymore fair and balanced than that.
Bob Wolf.
In addition this will give Wall Street the green light to screw us all by using this mandate to artificially jacking the utility rates.
Anybody who has read any of my posts knows when it concerns Big Brother I am no fan of government regulation and control.
Trust me there will be a point made.
A little history...
Any of us who have been around trucking or the auto mechanical fields since the mid 1980s will remember the big debate that started when the idea of biodiesel, SCA, electronic fuel management, and cleaner burning engines, first came to be. The industry answer it cant be done.... At least on a voluntary basis.
1990 The EPA finally passed the first real mandate for cleaner Diesels to be completed by 2005.
1994 NAVISTAR introduced the H.E.I.U. injector
2004 CAT introduced A.C.E.R.T. Navistar E.G.R. and V.G.R. turbos
2007 D.P.F. and U.L.S.D. Yeah, I agree the beginning of the end of the Diesel engine
2010 S.C.R. was introduced by US engine builders
The engine manufacturers all whined and complained that it cant be done. Well we now have clean burning Diesel engines that emit exhaust with little to no particulate and smog has been drastically reduced. In fact, today's on-highway diesel engines emit 90 percent less PM and NOx.
So what's my angle?
Although I don't buy into the whole global warming myth I do believe in having clean air to breath is a good thing.
Well as I said the EPA passed new regs for power companies to reduce greenhouse gases by 30% by 2030.
This mandates upgrading existing plants technology, and equipment to reduce emissions. In addition utilities will be required to reduce in the use of oil and coal, and implementing more hydro, solar, and wind.
By the way this gives the utilities at least FIFTEEN YEARS to get their schit together. Keep in mind states will have until 2022 to have a plan and start implementing it, That leaves allot of leeway as its not clear on states writing their own rules and implementing them.
Personally I think the utility companies, coal and oil producers will use their deep pockets to buy their way out of the mandate.
The way technology keeps moving forward it will be a cakewalk and cost the utility industry pocket change.
Chances are more likely the mandate will not be realistically met before 2035 - 2040.
I don't think it gets anymore fair and balanced than that.
Bob Wolf.
