Laurence Tribe Fights Climate Case

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

...just as unconscionable that the gov't can act unilaterally and absent any constitutional authority to prevent it.

In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts v. EPA that the Clean Air Act was “unambiguous” and that CO2 emissions came under its broad definition of “air pollutant.”

That and further facts about this issue are provided in the WashPost article Everything you need to know about the EPA’s proposed rule on coal plants.

[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts v. EPA that the Clean Air Act was “unambiguous” and that CO2 emissions came under its broad definition of “air pollutant.”

Lovely. Lotsa coal fired furnaces over in your part of the world. Can't wait for the EPA to show up in your neighbors living room and start issuing citations.

Meanwhile, some of you can certainly help the cause by holding your breath.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

Lovely. Lotsa coal fired furnaces over in your part of the world. Can't wait for the EPA to show up in your neighbors living room and start issuing citations.

Meanwhile, some of you can certainly help the cause by holding your breath.

Coal fired furnaces in the home went out with the Carrier Pigeon, Mike.

Whatcho smokin' homey?

[whell]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Coal fired furnaces in the home went out with the Carrier Pigeon, Mike.

Whatcho smokin' homey?

Actually for a while it was making a comeback in colder weather climates.

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/0...s-heat-source/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/bu...anted=all&_r=0

[CarlV]

He is a lawyer. He doesn't give a s**t about people and the truth, only money.

The end.


Carl

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Lovely. Lotsa coal fired furnaces over in your part of the world. Can't wait for the EPA to show up in your neighbors living room and start issuing citations.

Meanwhile, some of you can certainly help the cause by holding your breath.

Say what? You cite two articles, both from Bumfuck, Nowhere, and one is seven years old. I doubt that there's a single coal-fired furnace in the entire DC metro area. That notwithstanding, the SCOTUS did indeed rule that CO2 is a pollutant that EPA can regulate via rulemaking under the Clean Air Act.

There is a means for Congress to override a Federal regulation if it has the wherewithal to override a veto. Congress itself wrote the enabling legislation (the Clean Air Act) that specifically instructed the EPA to regulate atmospheric pollutants and it was signed into law by a Republican (Nixon).

[nailer]

EPA breathing regulations in our future?

[donquixote99]

The republicans have a plan. Everyone who exhales will have to buy carbon offsets from outfits like Koch industries.