And my colleagues and i look forward to hearing your comments. I am going to wrap up by doing something i should have done at the beginning and i apologize for delaying. I know you were thinking you were listening to a nameless bureaucrat, but i am Joseph Goffman and counsel member for air and radiation. And now i will turn it over to john millet. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. And thanks again for joining us. Before i turn over to you, i want to walk through there part of the Clean Air Acting the epa will be using to reduce the pollution from the coal power plants. As we listen to your ideas and approaches, we will be thinking about how they fit under this section of the law. President obama has directed the epa to issue a proposal by june of 2014 and take final action by 2015. Greenhouse gases are air pollutants at are subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. We have the authority under section 111 of that law and it sets out separate approaches to addressing new sources o
More effective and that the states can implement these programs. We think these flexible programs will nut the greatest reductions at lowest cost than can be achieved through a federal program. Thank you. Thank you. Just a reminder to speakers to please talk into the mic. My name is frank cartzo. [inaudible] im with the International Brotherhood of boilermakers, local 45 in virginia. We represent a thousand worker in the state of virginia and West Virginia. A lot of our guys make their living by repairing, building, and maintaining power plants, also constructing these epa required devices. And we recognize the need to keep the air clean, and we feel like these requirements are to strenuous on the owners that have put billions of dollars into the plants to clean them up as much as they can. Technology is starting to cap up with the part of coal we havent been able to figure out yet, Carbon Capture and sequestration. We do know that it can be done but right now, we know that coal was ou
Cases of respiratory ama such as childhood asthma and lung diseases. According to the American Lung association 154 million americans half of our nations population already suffer from unsafe levels of air pollution. Holding operators of 30 power plants accountable for the Carbon Pollution they emit will mean less disease reduce Health Care Costs and a better quality of life for tens of millions of americans. The fastest possible transition to a more energyefficient economy and Clean Energy Sources such as wind and solar power will not only cut the risk of catastrophic climate disruption but also create incentives for innovation that will create good new jobs in the clean Energy Economy. Detecting workers must be an urgent priority. We flatly reject the notion that protecting human health and environment the environment are incompatible with a healthy economy. Poll after poll demonstrates the public supports the implementation of the Clean Air Act protections and wants epa to do its jo
Balances between judicial involvement and operational necessity. And i think if you start to say the fisa court needs to approve every targeting decision, youre going to bring the Intelligence Community to a halt. I want to thank all the panelists this morning for a long but very helpful session. We appreciate your editing before the court. Were going to take a lunch break now and resume that 1 15 p. M. Thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] several like vince to tell you about today. The Atlantic Council focuses on irans relations with afghanistan and other countries in south asia. Thats your and cspan2 at 9 30 a. M. Eastern. Later on cspan president obama will be in new orleans for speech on jobs and the economy and a little after 1 p. M. Eastern. At 3 p. M. The Simpson Center hosts a panel of senior u. S. Officials and other experts on efforts to keep weapons of mass destruction away from terrorist. After becoming first lady, Mamie Eisenhower rand a type ship
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