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Intergenerational transfers in rural households: A game theoretical approach
The household membership decision is viewed as a "research project" where the offspring invests in human and non human capital to influence the probability of finding an alternative to the parental household. The problem is formulated as a differential game between a selfish offspring and altruistic parents. The solution is consistent with facts" such as the "flexibility of inheritance systems" and the "generational fragmentation" of the family property when the economic opportunities expand outside the parental household.
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Like cheap gas? The EPA doesn't
The oil shale boom has helped create a surplus of oil that has entered the market and driven prices down to under $2 a gallon. It is an economic boon to hard pressed families and businesses who use a lot of fuel. It is also a testament to how well markets work. And that's why government is about to intrude in that market and jack the prices back up. This time under the guise of your out-of-control EPA
In spite of dramatically lower methane emissions from fracking, according to the EPA's own data, the agency wants to impose draconian regulations on the oil and gas industry similar to those on coal.
The new rules that the White House announced on Wednesday aim to cut oil emissions of methane, a target of environmental groups, by 45% below 2012 levels, despite the fact that the emissions already show a sharp decline even as shale oil and gas production has skyrocketed.
This war-on-shale action mirrors the administration's war on coal, with EPA rules impossible to meet economically and sometimes requiring technology that doesn't even exist.
This is all based on the extremely shaky theory that the earth is warming due to greenhouse gasses produced by man, despite 18 years with no evidence of warming. It is also being done despite the fact that the EPA has no real reason, according to its own findings, to go after this industry:
"Reported methane emissions from (the) petroleum and natural gas systems sector have decreased by 12% since 2011, with the largest reductions coming from hydraulically fractured natural gas wells, which have decreased by 73% during that period," according to the EPA itself.
Oil from shale has created jobs, lowered fuel prices and generally been the one bright spot in an otherwise lackluster economy. And it has been done without Federal help. Now the government is going to step in and impose onerous requirements on that will both slow production and raise production costs (then when prices go back up it will blame greedy oil companies).
You'd almost think the guy in the White House had once promised that energy prices would rise to very high levels under his administration.
The 'Catch and Release" mandate
Here we are.
Quick hits on the last day you have, had, might have had, to sign up for your ObamaCare insurance. Curiously a rush of people appeared to sign up that I predict the Administration will report will carry them over the 7 million
lost policies, log ons , applications, enrollments payed policy holder goal line. If anyone can recall 7 million was the original goal when this benevolent plan to help the uninsured portion of the population of the United States started. We should overlook the percentages of likely to use older and less healthy participants versus the younger will pay and never use participants and the predicted cost curves and such. If you have a plan and don't like what they're offering they promise you can keep your plan. Ha! Fooled you! It's okay though, your old plan sucked whatever it was and whether you thought it did nor not.
There's a rumble of war in the east, the Russians will, they won't, they can't because we stood up to them, occupy Ukraine, or eastern Ukraine, and will maybe go so far as to establish casino dominance in the Crimea. Take that Winstar Casino! But Putin is now in a box owing to the stringent actions of the EU and the US to contain his aggressive ADHD driven tendencies. And owing to
the President's our ever watchful eye we have Putin's army where we want it now.
At the pump gas prices are consistently higher over time under the current administration than the previous administration. But not the highest single spike and that's what's important. We can assume the personal finances of the President are secure as it was a well documented fact during the Bush administration that upticks in gas prices are the result of the President's holdings in oil companies and his desire to make sure his retirement fund is well padded. Harry Reid said that when they rose under Bush, or someone said they heard Harry Reid say someone said that. Meanwhile in another energy independent decisive policy act the President is going to render a decision on the job creating, oil providing, Keystone pipeline at any moment. If you click on those links, you might want to jot down the dates on the articles for reference and hilarity. Continued samples of the brilliant ultra decisive actions we've come to expect from this President.
Environmentally the administration is rolling out a new plan to deal with global warming. It's likely this plan will establish policies to deal with dangers such as earth quakes, meteor strikes, comets and other ill portents all suspected to be linked to man made catastrophic global warming by the consensus science community. Officially known as the
American Economy Wrecking plan Climate Action Plan, they should consider calling it Obamafarts as a sort of short catchy handle that will appeal to the millenials almost as much as Pajama Boy did.
Speaking of American youth, they continued this last weekend to demonstrate their anger over being spied on, lied to and future taxed into oblivion by focusing on what's important the same way the President uses his laser like focus to solve the country's problems. Such a trend could, in as little as 300 years, lead to as broad a nationwide protest to the current government policies as was seen in the 60's and 70's during America's involvement in Vietnam, though the former Soviet Union would need to rise up again and send us more campus agitators.
Finally the President's 4 point approach to deal with America's immigration problem is showing very positive signs in at least 2 of the 4 parts. Coupled with his crack down on companies that hire illegals, it was shown over the weekend by an independent study of ICE's activities that the President can safely add the title "Deporter in Chief" to his list of accomplishments. We're calling this latest 'by Presidential order' approach the "Catch and Release" mandate. It's thought highly likely that once the mid-term elections are over the Administration (and the Republicans) will step up their efforts on part 3, "Streamlining Immigration" by declaring any individuals, living or deceased, in the continental US, it's states, or territories on Jan 1st 2015 be recognized officially as American citizens. The President may extend the deadline to January 15th 2015 for those who thought about coming to the US, but couldn't make it before the cutoff date.
Have a great day America.
UPDATE – April 1st
As my two Great Danes could have predicted – "With daily volumes continuing to surge, analysts believe the final tally could approach or even exceed an original goal of 7 million"
Now, don't let the fact that the system was down for a good portion of the day deceive you. This "surprising" come back was destined, written, fated, according to prophecy, etc.
I wish the numbers in my checking account were as flexible as the numbers used by the Obama Administration.
A story of how this administration misuses "science"
But first a fond farewell to Piers Morgan – don't let the doorknob hit you in the ass as you head back to the UK, you jackwagon. Oh, and would you mind taking Alex Baldwin and that Beiber thing with you?
Now to the point. One of the things that the Obama administration told us in the beginning is that it planned on putting "science" back in its proper place as something serious and non-political (an obvious political shot at the opposition who, candidate Obama claimed, used it for political purposes).
How's that gone? Well we've watched the global warming bunkem. And the Keystone Pipeline nonsense. But here's a story that will demonstrate best how much of a lie (and I don't know how you describe what's happened any other way) that original promise was:
A case in point is the story of DOI science adviser and scientific integrity officer, Dr. Paul Houser, who found out that by simply doing his job can be hazardous to one's career. Dr. Houser is an expert in hydrology who was hired by DOI's Bureau of Reclamation to evaluate scientific data used in the department's decision making process. He was assigned several Western State projects including a scheme to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Northern California—the largest dam removal project in U.S. history. When a summary of science posted on the web to support DOI's claim for removal of the dams omitted several crucial factors from expert panel reports, Dr. Houser brought his concerns to his superiors. He was repeatedly told to refrain from sharing his concerns through electronic communication, which could be subject to Freedom of Information Act discovery.
Dr. Houser learned firsthand that policy was driving the science, rather than the other way around, when he was told by his superiors at DOI, "Secretary Salazar wants to remove those dams. So your actions here aren't helpful."
According to the DOI the premise for Klamath River dams removal is to restore Coho salmon spawning habitat above the dams. However, official DOI documents reveal scientific concerns that dam removal may, in fact, result in species decline based on millions of tons of toxic sediment build up behind the dams that will make its way to the ocean. Water temperature increases without the dams could also negatively impact the salmon. These studies were ignored. Concerns about the human toll and impact to local Klamath Basin communities were also brushed aside. Those most interested in the well-being of the environment they live and work in, were given a backseat to special interests thousands of miles away.
The Klamath hydroelectric dams provide clean inexpensive energy to thousands of local residents who will be forced to pay much higher premiums if the dams are removed because California has strict new laws for use of renewable energy. The town of Happy Camp sits on the banks of the Klamath River and could be wiped out with seasonal flooding without the dams. Once Coho salmon are introduced into the upper Klamath, farmers and ranchers will be faced with water use restrictions and invasive government regulation of private land. The economic impact will be devastating, property values will depreciate and the agriculture community, often operating on slim profit margins, will be subjected to the fate of the once vibrant logging industry which fell victim to the spotted owl crusades.
Last year, Dr. Houser raised these concerns and was subsequently fired by the DOI. "I put my concerns forward and immediately thereafter I was pushed out of the organization," he stated. The agency sent a clear message to the rest of their employees and scientists – Salazar's dam busting agenda cannot be subject to any internal scientific scrutiny. Goebbels would be proud. Truth must be repressed when it contradicts the objective.
Dr. Houser did the right thing. He did his job. His integrity as a scientist was more important than a paycheck. But he remains concerned about his colleagues in DOI, "There are a lot of good scientists that work for the government but they are scared, they are scared that what happened to me might happen to them. This is an issue (about) the honesty and transparency of government and an issue for other scientists in government who want to speak out."
Those fish have an advocate. That advocate is named Salazar. Salazar has decided he wants a certain outcome. "Science's" role is to justfy it. Never mind the human toll. Never mind the economic toll. Never mind any of the toll. Ken Salazar and his radical environmental cronies will feel just peachy about themselves if they accomplish this … even if the fish actually die as a result. Because, well because this is how nature did it to begin with, people are pests and it is more important that we let fish spawn where they once did than worry about how it will effect the pests. And by George he has the power of government and "science" behind him to do as he wishes. Houser didn't toe the line, had actual scientific integrity and spoke out. And was fired.
Frankly, this doesn't surprise me a bit.
World's largest oil producer? If we can get government out of the way …
That is the key. And, given the re-election of Barack Obama, it may not be very likely:
A shale oil boom means the U.S. will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's largest oil producer by 2020, a radical shift that could profoundly transform not just the world's energy supplies, but also its geopolitics, the International Energy Agency said Monday.
In its closely watched annual World Energy Outlook, the IEA, which advises industrialized nations on their energy policies, said the global energy map "is being redrawn by the resurgence in oil and gas production in the United States."
The assessment is in contrast with last year, when it envisioned Russia and Saudi Arabia vying for the top position.
"By around 2020, the United States is projected to become the largest global oil producer" and overtake Saudi Arabia for a time, the agency said. "The result is a continued fall in U.S. oil imports (currently at 20% of its needs) to the extent that North America becomes a net oil exporter around 2030."
This major shift will be driven by the faster-than-expected development of hydrocarbon resources locked in shale and other tight rock that have just started to be unlocked by a new combination of technologies called hydraulic fracturing.
And there's the rub. Fracking has been demonized by the enviros and the Democrats. Nevermind the fact that in this nation alone it has been in use for 64 years and over a million wells have been drilled using it. This is not new technology despite the apparent belief by some that it is and that it is dangerous.
Environmental groups and some scientists say there hasn't been enough research on fracking.
Right. 1948. A million wells. No history there.
EPA is publishing new regulations on fracking which they claim will not impede production. Any bets out there concerning the truth of that assertion?
We talk about "energy independence" often and others rightfully point out that oil is a global market and that it is difficult to become truly independent. Given these new finds, I'm not so sure that argument is still valid. Or at least it isn't as valid as it was when we believed we only sat on top of 2% of the world's reserves.
Let's be clear here , the possibility of increased fossil fuel production, to the point of defacto energy independence flies in the face of everything the left wants to do in the energy sector. Anyone who doesn't understand that has not been paying attention. We've seen it with this administration's ban on off-shore drilling, putting areas of federal land off-limits and slow-walking the permit process. There is no reason to believe that will change. None.
We have the possibility to strategically help the country, create thousands if not millions of jobs, create revenue for government and begin to help a struggling economy get off it's knees and at least begin staggering forward in a positive direction. If the past four years is any indication, that's an opportunity that will likely be passed up or at best, minimized.
Oh, this administration will talk a good game, it always does. And it will claim it is interested in "all of the above" when it comes to energy. But action speaks louder than empty words and the action we've seen from Obama, et. al., says exactly the opposite is true.
We're sitting on potential energy resources that could be a veritable game changer. One problem. With a government in place that loves to pick winners and losers, it looks upon fossil fuel as a loser.
The results, unfortunately, are predictable.
EPA on crash drive to end coal use as we know it – and the jobs that go with it
Apparently they fear an Obama loss:
President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency has devoted an unprecedented number of bureaucrats to finalizing new anti-coal regulations that are set to be released at the end of November, according to a source inside the EPA.
More than 50 EPA staff are now crashing to finish greenhouse gas emission standards that would essentially ban all construction of new coal-fired power plants. Never before have so many EPA resources been devoted to a single regulation. The independent and non-partisan Manhattan Institute estimates that the EPA's greenhouse gas coal regulation will cost the U.S. economy $700 billion.
More of that laser like focus on creating or saving jobs, huh?
One more in a veritable litany of reasons to get rid of this guy tomorrow.
Obama Administration shuts down half of Alaskan National PETROLEUM Reserve
Note the capitalized word in the title?
President Obama is campaigning as a champion of the oil and gas boom he's had nothing to do with, and even as his regulators try to stifle it. The latest example is the Interior Department's little-noticed August decision to close off from drilling nearly half of the 23.5 million acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
The area is called the National Petroleum Reserve because in 1976 Congress designated it as a strategic oil and natural gas stockpile to meet the "energy needs of the nation." Alaska favors exploration in nearly the entire reserve. The feds had been reviewing four potential development plans, and the state of Alaska had strongly objected to the most restrictive of the four. Sure enough, that was the plan Interior chose.
Why? Because Ken Salazar in his infinite wisdom, knows more about all of this that you proles, especially the proles in Alaska. The excuse?
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says his plan "will help the industry bring energy safely to market from this remote location, while also protecting wildlife and subsistence rights of Alaska Natives." He added that the proposal will expand "safe and responsible oil and gas development, and builds on our efforts to help companies develop the infrastructure that's needed to bring supplies online."
Got that? Restricting use of a area designated by Congress for a specific purpose, a purpose backed by the state in which the area is located, will "help industry" and expand "safe and responsible oil development".
George Orwell, call your publisher. Time to update Newspeak. Up is now down, and restrictions now "help industry" and "expand" development.
Meanwhile in coal country:
Two coal companies in Pennsylvania blamed President Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the layoffs announced last week.
"[T]he escalating costs and uncertainty generated by recently advanced EPA regulations and interpretations have created a challenging business climate for the entire coal industry," said PBS Coals Inc. President and CEO D. Lynn Shanks in a statement on Friday, as noted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The company also cited weaker-than-normal demand for coal.
Shanks' comment on the EPA came as he announced a 28 percent work force reduction. "PBS Coals Inc. and its affiliate company, RoxCoal Inc., laid off about 225 workers as part of an immediate idling of some deep and surface mines in Somerset County," Post-Gazette added. "The company now employs 795 workers."
Yes, the Obama promise to essentially put coal out of business is indeed making progress.
So wait, we have the administration restricting the oil industry in Alaska and the EPA causing layoffs in coal country, and my guess is Obama will attempt to brag about how many jobs he's created tomorrow night. Any takers?
That said, guess who is getting "fast tracked"?
The Interior Department set aside about 285,000 acres for commercial-scale solar in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The federal government will offer incentives for development, help facilitate access to existing or planned electric infrastructure and ease the permitting process in the 17 zones.
"Energy from sources like wind and solar have doubled since the president took office, and with today's milestone, we are laying a sustainable foundation to keep expanding our nation's domestic energy resources," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. …
The development program approved Friday cuts some up-front costs for developers, as the federal government already has performed National Environmental Policy Act assessments for the sites.
I've been writing about the plan to carpet the desert with solar panels for a while. But there's a bit of irony here as Erica Johnsen of Hot Air points out. First the news:
The administration fired the most recent volley Wednesday by affirming tariffs on Chinese imports. The Commerce Department determined Chinese solar panels were sold below fair value and that its solar businesses unfairly received direct government support.
Now for the irony:
Yes, you read that correctly — even with all of the many types of subsidies and special government treatment the solar industry receives, they still can't compete, so the government affords the domestic industry protectionist tariffs… purportedly because China gives its own industry unfair government help.
Anyone who still thinks this isn't the most political, inept, corrupt, ideologically driven and opaque administration in the history of this country has to have been living under a rock for a few hundred years.
This bunch makes one pine for Jimmy Carter.
Worst heat wave ever?! Uh, no …
While the likes of warmist hacks like Paul Krugman and others try to make something more out of this summer's heat wave and the drought being suffered in one region of the country (btw, here in GA, I've not seen it this lush and green in July in probably 10 years or more) into a "global warming" story, history simply doesn't support their claims.
Worst heat wave ever?
Probably not (Via Pirate's Cove):
Apparently, according to the EPA (yes, that's right, the EPA), our worst heat waves came in the '30s. You know, the "dustbowl" '30s?
Oh. The '30s? "Dustbowl"? But, CO2!
Context and history continue to plague the warmists attempts to characterize what seems to be regional weather patterns (like the UK having one of the coolest and wettest summers in memory) into some sort of building global catastrophe.
I guess they've never read the story about the little boy who cried wolf too many times.
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Coal powered, er electric cars, not as efficient as EPA claims?
Why I'd be shocked, shocked I tell you if that was the case.
The Green Machine is now exposing how the US Government can choose to create data that disobey the laws of thermodynamics so that the worthless government policy of favoring plug in vehicles over gas or diesel powered vehicles can be supported by the public. Yes the US EPA chooses to make 34.4% equal to 100%.
Hmmm … I'm hooked, let's see why:
The EPA allows plug in vehicle makers to claim an equivalent miles per gallon (MPG) based on the electricity powering the cars motors being 100% efficient. This implies the electric power is generated at the power station with 100% efficiency, is transmitted and distributed through thousands of miles of lines without any loss, is converted from AC to DC without any loss, and the charge discharge efficiency of the batteries on the vehicle is also 100%. Of course the second law of thermodynamics tells us all of these claims are poppycock and that losses of real energy will occur in each step of the supply chain of getting power to the wheels of a vehicle powered with an electric motor.
So the 118 mpg equivalent that the EPA allows the Honda Fit is nonsense? Tell me it ain't so!
Well it is simple the US EPA uses a conversion factor of 33.7 kilowatt hours per gallon of gasoline to calculate the equivalent MPG of an electric vehicle.
Dr. Chu Chu of the Department of Entropy is instructing the EPA on thermodynamics in coming up with the 33.7 kwh per gallon. On a heating value of the fuel 33.7 kwh equals 114,984 BTUS which is indeed the lower heating value of gasoline. The fit needs 286 watt hours to travel a mile and the Green Machine agrees with this for the 2 cycle US EPA test with no heating, cooling or fast acceleration. Using this amount of energy per mile and the 33.7 kwh "contained" in a gallon of gas, the EPA calculates the Fit gets 118 MPG equivalent.
All of these calculations are in fact flawed as the generation of electricity, the transmission and distribution of electricity, the conversion of the AC electricity into DC electricity, and the charging and discharging of the vehicle batteries all have energy losses associated with these activities. The average efficiency of power generation is perhaps 42.5%, the transmission and distribution efficiency is perhaps 90%, the AC to DC conversion and the battery charge discharge efficiency is about 90%. Multiplying all these efficiencies one can calculate that the overall efficiency is 34.4% to get electric power from fuels at the power station into stored electrons within the plug in vehicle's batteries.
On this basis the 118 MPG equivalent is 40.6 MPG actual for the Honda Fit which is not much of an improvement to the gasoline version of this vehicle that has an EPA rating of 35 MPG combined for city and highway driving.
Uh, that's quite a little downgrade in performance, isn't it? Nothing like being 190% off, EPA.
However, I am glad to see the administration has finally taken the politics out of science and has "real" science again serving the public's best interest.
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A government of bullies? NC man questioned by armed EPA agents after sending email to EPA
You want a chilling effect? You want to see overt government intimidation? Check this out:
An Asheville businessman is left with more questions than answers after a May 2 visit to his home by two armed special agents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accompanied by an Asheville police officer, apparently to question him about what the EPA interpreted as a "cryptic and concerning" email.
The incident is under investigation by the office of Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.
Larry Keller, who runs a computer consulting business from his Asheville home, sent an email April 27 to the EPA in an attempt to reach Al Armendariz, EPA regional administrator for Region 6. Two days earlier, a video from 2010 was posted on YouTube in which Armendariz said his enforcement philosophy was to "crucify" officials from big oil and gas companies.
The video became a sensation on blogs and on Twitter, and on many conservative news websites. After seeing it, Keller told Carolina Journal, he was troubled by the comments and just wanted to express his concerns to Armendariz, a public official whose salary is paid by taxpayers. "I wanted to know why someone in his position would say what he did. I wanted to question his reasoning and principles. It's all about freedom of speech," Keller said.
An Internet search for Armendariz's contact information directed him to email David Gray, director of external affairs for EPA Region 6. Keller sent the following email: "Hello Mr. Gray-Do you have Mr. Armendariz's contact information so we can say hello? -Regards-Larry Keller."
Armendariz resigned April 30, after the ensuing national uproar over his comments. The EPA agents arrived at Keller's home May 2.
Keller told CJ that Special Agent Michael Woods asked if he had sent an email to an EPA employee. At first, Keller said no, but then remembered the email to Gray. At that point, Woods produced a copy of the email and asked if it was the email he sent.
The second agent said Keller's choice of words could be interpreted in many different ways and asked if Keller thought the content was suspicious in any way. Keller said he didn't have anything to hide and the email postscript had his company logo and website address.
It "could be interpreted in many different ways"? Really? Read his email again – "Hello Mr. Gray-Do you have Mr. Armendariz's contact information so we can say hello? -Regards-Larry Keller." That email is why these two thugs, and I have no reservation calling them that, showed up. They were there to intimidate. If you don't believe that, read this:
The discourse quickly became adversarial, Keller said. When Keller asked for a copy of the email, Woods said it was impossible because the investigation was not yet concluded.
At that point, Keller heard his wife arriving home and asked the agents to stay so his wife could meet them and "see what all the fuss was about." Woods said they had to get going and the trio started toward the back staircase, Keller said.
Keller had asked for the agents' business cards, but after initially saying they had them, they later told Keller they were "out of cards." He insisted they give him the name of their supervisor, and Woods wrote the name and number on a piece of paper, Keller said.
Keller said he followed them outside and noticed a police cruiser parked in the neighbor's driveway. The agents left without acknowledging his wife, Keller said. He also learned after contacting the Asheville Police Department that another officer had remained in the cruiser throughout the interview.
This is what government has come too? First, why are "EPA agents" armed? Want someone armed and think the situation warrants that? Take a local police officer with you.
Note that they refused to leave evidence of their visit by giving Keller the business cards he requested.
Finally, when Keller said he wanted them to stay so his wife could hear what they were saying, they quickly retreated and left.
Keller is justifiably angry and trying to get answers.
He's asking for a thorough review of EPA protocol and has emailed EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson almost daily since the incident, but has yet to receive a response from her.
It appears that Keller's emails to Jackson and to Michael Daggett, the assistant deputy inspector general for the EPA, were forwarded to Patrick Sullivan, assistant inspector general, office of investigations organization.
In his emailed response, Sullivan defended the EPA's actions, saying a thorough review of the facts failed to find "any unprofessional behavior by EPA OIG personnel" and that the agents had acted in accordance with "established Federal law enforcement policies and procedures."
Or "situation normal, we were well within our rights to roust you, attempt to intimidate you and question your intent."
This should unsettle even the most complacent among us. And it deserves to be elevated to a national level.
This sort of behavior by government is … unacceptable!
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Why the EPA's new regulation will increase electricity prices significantly
Because, as you know, the laws of supply and demand can't be repealed, no matter how much some want that to be true.
Today, the EPA will act to make electricity more expensive.
The Environmental Protection Agency will issue the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants as early as Tuesday, according to several people briefed on the proposal. The move could end the construction of conventional coal-fired facilities in the United States.
The proposed rule — years in the making and approved by the White House after months of review — will require any new power plant to emit no more than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt of electricity produced. The average U.S. natural gas plant, which emits 800 to 850 pounds of CO2 per megawatt, meets that standard; coal plants emit an average of 1,768 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt.
If you can't get Congress to pass a "cap and tax" law, then simply go it alone and direct executive agencies to implement regulation which will cap CO2 by making it too expensive to operate if the plant produces CO2 above the arbitrary limit you set.
"After Congress refused to pass carbon caps, the administration insisted there were other ways to skin the cat, and this is another way — by setting a standard deliberately calculated to drive affordable coal out of the electricity market," Popovich said.
And that's precisely what Obama's done here.
Well it gives lie to the "all-of-the-above energy plan" that Obama has been pushing in stump speeches around the country:
Industry officials and environmentalists said in interviews that the rule, which comes on the heels of tough new requirements that the Obama administration imposed on mercury emissions and cross-state pollution from utilities within the past year, dooms any proposal to build a coal-fired plant that does not have costly carbon controls.
"This standard effectively bans new coal plants," said Joseph Stanko, who heads government relations at the law firm Hunton and Williams and represents several utility companies. "So I don't see how that is an 'all of the above' energy policy."
Nor do I.
And it will have a significant effect:
The proposal does not cover existing plants, although utility companies have announced that they plan to shut down more than 300 boilers, representing more than 42 gigawatts of electricity generation — nearly 13 percent of the nation's coal-fired electricity — rather than upgrade them with pollution-control technology.
Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, said the new rule "captures the end of an era" during which coal provided most of the nation's electricity. It currently generates about 40 percent of U.S. electricity.
So the war on coal continues apace despite claims of an inclusive energy policy.
This is a preview of a 2nd Obama term. As mentioned yesterday, public opinion will be of no consequence in January 2013 if he's re-elected. Hence, there'll be no need to concern himself with it again. 4 years of unilateral action by agencies such as the EPA can certainly be expected:
The EPA rule, called the New Source Performance Standard, will be subject to public comment for at least a month before being finalized, but its backers said they were confident that the White House will usher it into law before Obama's term ends.
"The Obama administration is committed to moving forward with this," said Nathan Willcox, federal global warming program director for the advocacy group Environment America. "They're committed to doing it this, and we're committed to helping them do it."
Fair warning.
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Reclamation projects along the Price River are planned for nearly its entire length, from Scofield on down. One of the first is a short section of 18,000 square feet near the Castle Dale exit in Price, in which a new cutting edge erosion control system is being installed that utilizes local vegetation to help hold the steep banks in place.
Called Slope Growth, the system was originally developed in South Korea by Young - Koo Kim, who is also company chairman. Kim describes the system as a method of creating an environment which fosters growth of both plants and microbes. The system also promotes overall ecosystem health.
"The system does two things: One, it stabilizes the slope, and, two, it enables the soil to retain moisture for a long time to support the plants," said Kim.
While alternative methods of erosion control exist that utilize plant growth, they require prep work and constant watering. The Slope Growth system only requires a mesh to be layered down and a one-time watering. After the mesh is in place, a mixture of dirt, seeds and biosolids are sprayed on to create a cover. Once the cover is established, the mixture holds to the hillside and fosters plant growth by retaining moisture and other nutrients. Although the application process only requires a few days, the system takes time to fully take hold. The Price River Slope Growth will not begin to grow until next spring.
"After we apply the solid, it works threefold. It helps the erosion and eco-system and it holds things up because it sustains growth of the plants," said Mark Marine of Slope Growth.
One concern about the system is that it utilizes biosolids from waste water treatment plants. Marine adds that there is no risk of contamination after an area has been treated, but he adds that this is an added bonus because it saves landfill space.
The location of the project is no accident, either. Some of the treated slopes were heavily eroded, with houses at-risk because they are located less than 100 yards from the edge. However, with the new system in place, this risk should be minimized. Marine also indicated that Slope Growth has the ability to work on nearly every grade, which is important because banks on the Price River can be very steep.
Overall, the project is a cooperative effort among Price City, Carbon County, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Utah Division of Forestry and many others. The Division of Forestry is also working with Boy Scouts to reclaim some of the same sections of the river.
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CLOSE to 100 farmers and their allies in Davao Region urged President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday to step down from his post for failing to address concerns of the public.
Members of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Southern Mindanao Region (SMR) issued the statement during the protest marking the 27th anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre, which occurred under former President Corazon Aquino's term.
The Mendiola Massacre claimed the lives of 13 farmer-protesters along Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila on January 22, 1987 during a protest in front of Malacañang for genuine land reform, which was fired upon by police.
Pedro Arnado, chairperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), said their call to Aquino to resign is not only about claiming justice for the deprived, but a revolution to achieve land distribution and reform.
"For several years, farmers and peasants have gone through too much pain and abuse from those greedy land grabbers. Despite our continuous call for justice and distribution, the Carp (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program) is still implemented," Arnado said.
Arnado said Carp was implemented to keep large parcels of land in the possession of rich landowners like the Aquinos. He added that Aquino implemented programs that betrayed the farmers adding that the incumbent president is as merciless as his mother.
The protesters, who held marched from Freedom Park to Rizal Park in the city on Wednesday, also challenged the President to withdraw his illegal claim on 6,453 hectares Hacienda Luisita.
"If he's serious and true with his taglines -- matuwid na daan and kayo ang boss ko -- he'll immediately allow the free distribution to the farm workers who are supposed to be the owners of this land," Arnado said.
"Justice for us is land and genuine reform. By that, we are strongly urging Mr. Aquino to approve House Bill 357, the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB). We'll never stop until we get what is supposed to be for the farmers and peasants," he added.
Sheena Duazo, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general, said with the worsening condition of the farmers due to rice smuggling, the society cannot expect any answer from the government, thus their call for Aquino to step down from his post.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on January 23, 2014.
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PM me if you are interested.
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Thermaltake DuOrb Gets Fierce with NVIDIA 8800GT and ATi HD3870
"Thermaltake releases their new GPU cooler for the 8800GT and 3870"
Published: 2nd December 2007 | Source: Thermaltake |
Thermaltake DuOrb Gets Fierce with NVIDIA 8800GT and ATi HD3870
The breakthrough design of the ScurveTM double fans on DuOrb enables greater cooling performance as well as the visual stimulation. Yes, not just the cooling performance, but the beauty of DuOrb is also part of the comments from those who have had actual experiences with the cooler. Despite the twin orb innovation, the pure copper construction of DuOrb also accounts for the external shine of DuOrb; moreover, with the extra copper heat pipes carrying heat to two different sourced heat radiating fins, DuOrb cools twice as fast and efficient as the traditional coolers with single radiating source.
The latest member of the Thermaltake Orb family, DuOrb, continues the technology and innovation fame of Thermaltake all these years. Fitting with all high-end video cards currently on the market including the latest NVIDIA 8800GT and ATi HD 3870, DuOrb has brought VGA cooling of all gamers and PC enthusiasts to the next professional level.
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Back a few years ago there were some boards for Intel 478 and AMD Socket A (462) which didnt have the mounting holes so quite a few block manufacturers made mounting hardware which would use the original mounting lugs around the socket.
I remember getting so many emails from people "Hi i have a Intel 478 motherboard and want to water cooling it with
@barginbin: As Rob has said many water block manufacturers now provide universal mounting hardware when they can. However, on older sockets you run the risk of not being able to.


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LEO, TEXAS (Lee County). Leo, three miles southeast of Lexington in western Lee County, grew up around a stop on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and was known for a time as Field's Spur, after Dr. J. A. Fields. Around 1900 the name Leo, or Leo Switch, was adopted. In 1892 the predominantly black community purchased a lot for a school a mile north of Leo Switch, but, since the site had no drinking water the school was built in 1894 at Doak Springs, three miles away. By 1907 a school was operating in St. James Church nearer Leo, but Leo residents finally built a school on the original site they had purchased in 1892. In 1918 the school was consolidated with the Biehl school and in 1951 with the Lexington Independent School District. In the 1930s Leo had the school and a number of scattered dwellings. The church continued to serve area residents in the early 1980s. The population was ten in 2000.
Lee County Historical Survey Committee, A History of Lee County (Quanah, Texas: Nortex, 1974).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Christopher Long, "LEO, TX (LEE COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrl24), accessed October 08, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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Nucleus Advisory Groups from the Marysville Early College High School visited each of the five elementary buildings and worked with 3rd and or 4th grade students. Their focus was to develop "Introduction to STEM" lessons for elementary age students. Both the elementary and MECHS students learned a lot from each other.
The 2015-2016 school year marks the first year Marysville Schools has implemented All Day, Every Day Kindergarten for all students. Welcome new Monarchs!
THE MARYSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking qualified candidates for the following SUBSTITUTE positions:
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On March 7th a friend and I attended a pretty cool mountain bike event. Victor Vicente of America had one of the very first big successful mountain bike races in the LA area and it was called the Reseda To The Sea race. This race started in 1980 at a time when most people had no idea what a mountain bike was. In fact that was 2 years before Specialized made the first production mountain bike. Gary Fisher of the Bay upset the local crowd by winning the first two races held.
Well, fast forward to 2010 and someone decided to put on a modern day commemorative running of the Reseda To The Sea race. Only this time it was a friendly social ride rather than a race. There was an equal amount of vintage bikes to modern bikes I would say. Quite a few Klunkers bikes there too. I brought out my 1979 Victor Vicente of America Topanga bike with 20" wheels because I felt it was easily the most appropriate bike to bring out there of all my vintage mountain bikes. It was a hit as most of the riders knew what it was and the one's that didn't got a quick history lesson on Victor Vicente's bikes and this historic race.
It was nice to see LA resident Aaron Cox (in the Ross Bicycles jersey) on the ride with us as he was a two time winner of this race back in the day. Everybody had a great time on what turned out to be a really nice day in So Cal, well worth our drive up from San Diego. I have a feeling that this ride will get much much bigger next year. It is run on the first Sunday of March. Thank you to Rich Pinder for contributing some of the photos.
For another taste of vintage mountain bikes, come ride with us at this years Keyesville Classic mountain bike race weekend in the beautiful Kern River Valley. March 19 – 21, 2010.