The
White House
The
year 2030
Hi,
everyone --
This
past Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed national
limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants for the first
time.
Since
then, folks across the country -- on editorial boards, in classrooms,
on front porches -- have been weighing in on why this is so
important. And with that in mind, here's something I want to make
clear:
We’re
already experiencing the effects of climate change today -- but don't
just think about this proposed rule in terms of the country we're
living in right now. Think about the one we and our children are
going to be living in by 2030.
Thanks
to these limits, that country will have a 30 percent reduction in
carbon pollution from the power sector. It will also have 25 percent
less smog and soot, meaning children will have an estimated 150,000
fewer asthma attacks each year -- and they'll miss an estimated
180,000 fewer days of school. Americans across the board will have up
to 3,300 fewer heart attacks a year.
And
now that the rule has been proposed, you can participate in the
process.
Right
now, we're accepting comments from the public about the proposed
power plant rule.
Right
now, we're in the process of developing the policies that will keep
our planet clean and our kids healthy for years to come.
You
can participate in that process right now. So if you've got a
comment, you can make it here
Thanks,
Administrator
Gina McCarthy
Environmental
Protection Agency
[NOTE: CO2 is NOT poisonis gas, therefore this action is
based on false science.]
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