The Push To Keep EPA From Further Destroying Our Economy Continues
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
An alert from Washington, D.C. gave an update that we’re getting close to the necessary number of U.S. Senators signing on to the resolution (SJ Resolution 26) directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using the Clean Air Act as their excuse to regulate what Congress won’t enact into law. This bi-partisan group of Senators, led by one of Alaska’s U.S. Senators, Lisa Murkowski, also includes Nevada’s Senator John Ensign.
If Congress doesn’t take action to stop EPA, On January 2, 2011, full regulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) by the agency will go into effect. Many livestock producers including dairies, greenhouses and poultry operations, as well as many churches, hospitals and schools, will be affected. In some instances, operators may be required to obtain expensive permits before being allowed to expand or modify their facilities.
This background piece from the Heritage Foundation provides some further background on what got the EPA into thinking that their command and control regulatory system would be a worthwhile pursuit. Whether by regulatory fiat from un-elected bureaucrats or legislated economy-destroying burdens from those who believe they should install greater degrees of centralized government, the actions to hike energy prices through tax increases is simply a terrible notion. It’s weight will especially fall heavily on American agriculture in spite of the attempts to persuade farmers and ranchers to fall for the false promise of economic gains to come through alternative energy production and carbon payment schemes.
As we communicate with those seeking our votes for re-election, it would be worthwhile to encourage support for things that improve our situation and stress that doing more to destroy our economy isn’t really necessary. They probably already have done as much as we’ll be able to take!
An alert from Washington, D.C. gave an update that we’re getting close to the necessary number of U.S. Senators signing on to the resolution (SJ Resolution 26) directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using the Clean Air Act as their excuse to regulate what Congress won’t enact into law. This bi-partisan group of Senators, led by one of Alaska’s U.S. Senators, Lisa Murkowski, also includes Nevada’s Senator John Ensign.
If Congress doesn’t take action to stop EPA, On January 2, 2011, full regulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) by the agency will go into effect. Many livestock producers including dairies, greenhouses and poultry operations, as well as many churches, hospitals and schools, will be affected. In some instances, operators may be required to obtain expensive permits before being allowed to expand or modify their facilities.
This background piece from the Heritage Foundation provides some further background on what got the EPA into thinking that their command and control regulatory system would be a worthwhile pursuit. Whether by regulatory fiat from un-elected bureaucrats or legislated economy-destroying burdens from those who believe they should install greater degrees of centralized government, the actions to hike energy prices through tax increases is simply a terrible notion. It’s weight will especially fall heavily on American agriculture in spite of the attempts to persuade farmers and ranchers to fall for the false promise of economic gains to come through alternative energy production and carbon payment schemes.
As we communicate with those seeking our votes for re-election, it would be worthwhile to encourage support for things that improve our situation and stress that doing more to destroy our economy isn’t really necessary. They probably already have done as much as we’ll be able to take!
Posted by Doug Busselman at 5/8/2010 6:06 AM 
Categories: Government
Tags: EPA Regulations Congress Global Warming Agriculture
Categories: Government
Tags: EPA Regulations Congress Global Warming Agriculture
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