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2 06, 2014

Press Release: Obama Cloaks Radical Anti-Energy Policies in Supposed Activist Turned Big Money Washington Lobbyists

2016-12-11T17:07:58-05:00June 2nd, 2014|EPA Collusion, Press Releases, War on Coal|

For Immediate Release: June 2, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org Obama Cloaks Radical Anti-Energy Policies in Supposed Activist Turned Big Money Washington Lobbyists Washington, D.C. – The Obama Administration has launched a new campaign for its radical new EPA standards demanding a 30% cut in carbon emissions, a unilateral move that will cause energy prices to [...]

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26 03, 2014

Daily Caller: Confidential document revels the Sierra Club’s plan to shut down the coal industry

2016-12-11T17:08:00-05:00March 26th, 2014|EPA, Horner, Keystone XL, Media Coverage, Transparency, War on Coal|

by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller A major environmental group is launching a massive campaign to strangle the coal industry, push green energy sources and increase electricity prices for much of the country, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. TheDCNF obtained an internal Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaign document from an anonymous source. The [...]

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10 03, 2014

Press Release: E&E Legal Files Regulatory Comment Arguing EPA’s Proposed New Source Performance Standard Unconstitutional

2016-12-11T17:08:00-05:00March 10th, 2014|Press Releases, War on Coal|

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org EPA’s Endangerment Finding, Proposed “New Source Performance Standard” (NSPS) Marred by Collusion and Predetermined Agenda with Leftist Green Groups E&E Legal Files Regulatory Comment Arguing NSPS Is Unconstitutional Washington, D.C. – In a formal regulatory comment submitted today, the Energy and Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), with assistance [...]

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10 03, 2014

Daily Caller: Report: EPA coal plant rule tainted by secretiveness, collusion with green groups

2014-03-10T16:42:12-04:00March 10th, 2014|E&E Legal v. EPA, Horner, Media Coverage, War on Coal|

Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller Foundation The Environmental Protection Agency’s rule to limit carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants is tainted by secretiveness and collusion with environmental groups, according to a conservative environmental lawyer. Energy and Environmental Law Institute attorney Chris Horner has presented an 81-page regulatory comment showing the EPA’s “New Source Performance [...]

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6 02, 2014

Heartlander Magazine: Nebraska Sues EPA over Power Plant CO2 Restrictions

2014-02-10T12:08:22-05:00February 6th, 2014|Media Coverage, Tanton, War on Coal|

by Alyssa Carducci Heartlander Magazine The State of Nebraska has filed a suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for overreaching restrictions on carbon emissions from coal-power plants. Bankrupting Coal Power Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning filed the suit January 15 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Bruning and Nebraska state [...]

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16 09, 2013

Free Market Groups Join to Call on U.S. Senate Committee to Oppose Ron Binz’s FERC Nomination

2013-09-27T23:02:17-04:00September 16th, 2013|Coalitions, Issues, Legislative Branch, Nominees, U.S. Congress, War on Coal|

WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Tradition Institute (ATI) joined the American Energy Alliance (AEA) and 12 other free market organizations in sending a letter today to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources which called on committee members to oppose the confirmation of Ron Binz as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  Citing "grave concerns" [...]

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1 08, 2013

TANTON: Casualties of the war on coal

2013-09-28T17:07:47-04:00August 1st, 2013|Media Coverage, Personnel, Tanton, War on Coal|

by Tom Tanton,  Director of Science & Technology Assessment Washington Times A war on coal is underway, instigated by a few opposition groups with powerful voices. The World Bank’s announcement to oppose the financing of coal plants overseas is only the latest development in the ongoing debate, which recently found its way onto the editorial page of [...]

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28 06, 2013

ATI: Obama Nominee to Chair Energy Commission an Anti-Coal Warrior With Ethical Troubles Already Exposed by Colorado’s Freedom of Information Law

2016-12-11T17:08:17-05:00June 28th, 2013|Nominees, Press Releases, Transparency, War on Coal|

For Immediate Release – June 28, 2013 Contact: Craig Richardson, Executive Director, American Tradition Institute craig.r@atinstitute.org ATI: Obama Nominee to Chair Energy Commission an Anti-Coal Warrior With Ethical Troubles Already Exposed by Colorado’s Freedom of Information Law Washington, D.C. – As the fitting next-step after President Obama’s strident speech Tuesday reaffirming his war on abundant [...]

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