EPA has been sucessful with this strategy for years. They know going after the masses is suicide. Succeed by attacking bits and pieces of the population. Then attack bits and pieces again, and again, until gradually they get the full extent of what they want. Nobody cares until it's their turn to be regulated. When it does, those already being regulated say "it's about time" and those that aren't yet say "it's about time", or "why not?" because it's presented to them as a wonderful idea that will only have positive effects for them. Small groups being regulated or threatened with regulation will never be able to stand up to the majority, and the EPA knows this. Many times when a regulatory agency proposes regulations, special interest groups will also jump in to villify certain groups to line their pockets.
Also, to those that think they are cheaply and efficiently heating with electricity, and those that feel that it is the most cost-effective way to do so, I congratulate you for having the opportunity to both choose and utilize the method that best fits your needs. Electricity is far from a pollution-free source of heat. Just because electricity users don't directly pollute to heat/light/etc. their homes, the generating plant does, and the EPA's going after them, too. I will venture a guess that as some coal-fired power plants (I know Indiana has more than a few) are shut down, some will have generating levels cut back, and some face incredibly expensive upgades to continue to generate, power bills are going to go up, and I would bet they'll go way up. Those being regulated pay for regulation-related expenses up front, and the consumer/end user of a product will pay to recoup the expenses on the back end. The end result of the war on coal power plants just hasn't showed up on the electricity bills yet, and when it does, it'll be far too late for anybody to do anything about it, other than pay the bill or face being cut off from the grid that they utilize.
AG
This post was edited by AG in IN at 16:40:43 02/27/14 5 times.
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