Let the GOP try to stand in the way of regulating power plant emissions. Good luck with that
by David Atkins
It's 1:00am pacific time as of this writing (for those who may not have noticed, I usually write these morning posts the night before and schedule them forward), and it has been a very long day for this tired county Dem chair. So I'm going to save deep thoughts on the election until the dust has settled on some of the races that are still too close to call at this point.
Tonight I just wanted to reinforce this tidbit from the Washington Post on the popularity of regulating power plants emissions per the President's plan:
A lopsided and bipartisan majority of Americans support federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds most are willing to stomach a higher energy bill to pay for it.
Fully 70 percent say the federal government should require limits to greenhouse gases from existing power plants, the focus of a new rule announced Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency. An identical 70 percent supports requiring states to limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions within their borders. (Read everything you need to know about the EPA's proposed rules).
Democrats and Republicans are in rare agreement on the issue. Fifty-seven percent of Republicans, 76 percent among independents and 79 percent of Democrats support state-level limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Strong tea party supporters are most resistant to limits on emissions by states and power plants; 50 percent say the federal government should impose caps, while 45 percent say they should not.
Let the GOP try to rant and rail against this commonsense idea. Not even Republican voters are opposed to it.
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