{"id":10245,"date":"2015-05-20T11:21:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T16:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=10245"},"modified":"2015-05-20T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T16:23:09","slug":"texas-leaders-defy-all-logic-side-with-sen-mcconnell-on-just-say-no-to-epa-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/05\/20\/texas-leaders-defy-all-logic-side-with-sen-mcconnell-on-just-say-no-to-epa-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Leaders Defy All Logic, Side with Sen. McConnell on \u201cJust Say No\u201d to EPA Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/files\/2015\/05\/pinwheel-pixabay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3906\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/files\/2015\/05\/pinwheel-pixabay-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"pinwheel-pixabay\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/abbott-mcconnell-cruz-and-cornyn-meet-to-focus-on-epa-overreach-proposals\">met in a meeting<\/a> with Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell to discuss how they could sabotage the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) proposed (CPP). The CPP would place the nation\u2019s first-ever limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants \u2013 the rules for which are expected to be finalized this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the meeting is simple: Sen. McConnell is currently touting a \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/234940-what-if-states-just-say-no-to-the-epas-climate-rule\">just say no<\/a>\u201d approach to EPA\u2019s regulations, advocating states refuse to create a compliance plan, which is clearly to protect his coal-producing state. He also supports legislation to let states opt-out of the pollution reduction program. After the closed-door meeting, Governor Abbott <a href=\"http:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/press-release\/20848\">announced<\/a> he is siding with the Senator from Kentucky on the CPP.<\/p>\n<p>What the press release didn\u2019t say: By aligning himself with Sen. McConnell, Governor Abbott is hurting Texas.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Texas should \u201cjust say no\u201d to McConnell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the main goals of the CPP is to lessen air pollution from carbon emissions, which is beneficial to everyone\u2019s health and could <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nclimate\/journal\/vaop\/ncurrent\/full\/nclimate2598.html\">save thousands of lives<\/a>. In order to achieve these benefits, the nation\u2019s electricity generation mix will have to change, and there is a general consensus about what those changes will involve.<\/p>\n<p>1. The CPP will accelerate the shift of generation from coal to natural gas plants.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky is a coal state, so it is easy to understand why McConnell doesn\u2019t like the regulations. But Texas is a natural gas state, and an increased use of natural gas is one of the four main CPP . In fact, according to a CPP <a href=\"http:\/\/csis.org\/files\/attachments\/140724_RemakingAmericanPower.pdf\">analysis<\/a>\u00a0by the Center for Strategic for International Studies, the West South Central region of the country (which includes Texas) stands to gain anywhere from $4-18 billion a year in annual revenue from natural gas production. Plus, Texas would be using more energy from right here in our own state, rather than relying on coal from other states. Why would Abbott oppose a program to help this important piece of Texas\u2019 economy?<\/p>\n<p>2. The CPP will increase the amount of solar and wind generation.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, Kentucky doesn\u2019t have a lot of renewable resources. But Texas is already the number one wind energy producer in the country and we are <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/2015\/04\/29\/wind-energy-its-what-texas-does-best-if-state-leaders-will-let-us\/\">well-positioned to continue leading<\/a>\u00a0in that area. There is even the potential to export our wind-generated electricity to other parts of the country. We also have the greatest solar energy potential of any state: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us\/re\/solar\/\">according to the State Energy Conservation Office<\/a>, \u201cTexas has a virtually unlimited solar energy supply.\u201d Why would Governor Abbott be against a plan that will help Texas wind and solar, in addition to Texas ranchers, who get paid to host wind farms and solar arrays on their land?<\/p>\n<p>3. The CPP will encourage existing and new coal plants to sequester carbon pollution in old underground oil and gas fields.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky doesn\u2019t have the necessary geology to use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climatechange\/ccs\/\">carbon pollution sequestration<\/a>, but Texas does. And through this technology, Texas operators will be able to retrieve oil and gas from fields that were thought to have been played out. Why would Governor Abbott side with Kentucky instead of supporting an initiative that will also help oil and gas production in Texas?<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to understand someone else\u2019s motivations. But when trying to determine why Governor Abbott is so opposed to the CPP, you could conclude he has a political response to any initiative the Obama Administration proposes. It reminds me of a dog chasing cats \u2013 the dogs just can\u2019t help themselves, even when the chase runs them into sticker bushes and physical injuries. Unfortunately, Governor Abbott\u2019s irrational actions will cause more than a few scratches.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post originally appeared on our <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/2015\/05\/20\/governor-abbott-senators-cornyn-and-cruz-look-out-for-the-success-of-a-state-its-just-not-ours\/\">Texas Clean Air Matters blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz recently met in a meeting with Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell to discuss how they could sabotage the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) proposed (CPP). 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