How many times has this happened
during the three years Obama has served as our nation's first de facto
Dictator? Here are six coal plants that have been driven out of business
because of the Gestapo run EPA at a loss of millions if not billions in investment
dollars and the cost of 529 jobs.
The
following plants will be retired: Bay Shore Plant, Units 2-4, Oregon, Ohio;
Eastlake Plant, Eastlake, Ohio; Ashtabula Plant, Ashtabula, Ohio; Lake Shore
Plant, Cleveland, Ohio; Armstrong Power Station, Adrian, Pa.; and R. Paul Smith
Power Station, Williamsport, Md.
In total,
529 employees will be directly affected. Existing severance benefits will apply
to eligible, affected employees. However, the final number of affected
employees could be less as some are considered for open positions at other FirstEnergy
facilities and work locations, and eligible employees take advantage of a
retirement benefit being offered to those 55 years and older.
"This
decision is not in any way a reflection of the fine work done by the employees
at the affected plants, but is related to the impact of new environmental
rules," said James H. Lash, president, FirstEnergy Generation and chief
nuclear officer. "We recently completed a comprehensive review of our
coal-fired generating plants and determined that additional investments to
implement MATS and other environmental rules would make these older plants even
less likely to be dispatched under market rules. As a result, it was necessary
to retire the plants rather than continue operations." Read the full article here.
Source: Thurber's Thoughts, an Ohio based blog/ article:
FirstEnergy closing 6 plants due to new EPA rules
Editor's notes: If
you were to go to Thurber's Thoughts and read the remainder of the article,
you might come away feeling that this is not so a calamity. It
could be argued that the plants were old and needed to be shut down.
Seriously, read the article and then, read what is not said between
the lines. Understand that we are dealing with a Gestapo style
presidency. First Energy is the name of the company, and,
after the shutdowns, it will continue to be a producer. So,
what can it say without bringing the wrath of Kong down upon its head?
Read that last paragraph. The president of the company made a point
of saying, "This decision is not . . . . a reflection of the fine
work done by the employees." Because of the increased expense of
dealing with MATS regulations, this company could no long run these
plants and be competitive under "market rules." We are talking
"free market rules." I am guessing he left off "free"
because there ain't no such thing, nowadays, is there,
Comrade. -- blog owner.
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