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Clean power plan battle looms
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blade: Advocates and critics of a proposal to fight climate change are gearing up for a battle as the Obama Administration nears completion of its Clean Power Plan, which aims to cut 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide and other types of harmful emissions from the atmosphere by 2030. Advocates claim the proposal will add no more than 5 cents a week to average household electric bills, while critics assert it will put thousands of people out of work and force utilities to prematurely shut down more coal-fired...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical