America’s working class and those on fixed incomes are suffering the most from increases in energy prices, according to a new study released today by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. The study finds that more than half of U.S. households now devote more than 20 percent of their family budget toward energy costs,...
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April 17, 2012
September 22, 2011
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, today, released a comprehensive analysis conducted by National Economic Research Associates (NERA) showing that several of EPA’s new and proposed regulations would lead to 183,000 lost jobs per year and significant increases in the price of electricity and natural gas.
The analysis, done on behalf of ACCCE by NERA, relies on state-of-the-art...
February 10, 2011
One-half of American households will spend 20 percent of their after-tax income on energy costs this year, according to a study released today by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. The study outlined how increases in energy costs since 2001 are disproportionately hurting low- and fixed-income families, who must devote...
October 25, 2010
A report conducted by economists from Kansas State University and commissioned by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) shows annual economic activity of nearly $350 million, with more than $40 million in state tax revenue upon completion of Sunflower Electric Power Corporation's new 895 megawatt coal-...
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Posted by admin2 at 10:03 am, May 16, 2012
WASHINGTON – The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity today unveiled a new web video contrasting President Obama’s campaign rhetoric on coal with the record of the Obama EPA, which Read more +
America’s Power Tour
Stop #16: Rates, regulations and the risk to the Show Me State.
Potential Effects of Proposed EPA Regulations - Missouri - St. Louis, MO
Missouri is a state of great diversity, in both its people and industries. It’s also a state where more than 80 percent of electricity is generated by coal. The America’s Power Tour visited two of the country’s largest coal suppliers – both based in St. Louis - a professor and a small business owner for a variety of viewpoints on the potential effects of higher electricity rates that could come as a result of proposed EPA regulations. Learn more +