"We have to hire plumbers, electricians, painters, folks who do that kind of work when you retrofit a plant. Jobs are created in the process — no question about that.” — Mike Morris, CEO, American Electric Power
Think Progress reports:
What happens when the GOP mantra that environmental regulations kill jobs is proven false? In politics, that usually means doubling down on the original false argument.
Even after losing a bid to roll back EPA’s cross-state air pollution rule last week, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul vowed to keep fighting federal air pollution standards, saying that he would not “let this administration continue to pass job-killing regulations.”
But those regulations aren’t killing jobs. And as we’ve pointed out several times, strong, well-designed environmental regulations have never killed jobs. The entire anti-environmental regulation platform of the Republican party is based on a made up scenario that has somehow trumped reality.
In fact, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that regulations are having virtually no impact on job losses. In 2010, only 0.3% of job losses occurred because of government regulation, according to the figures.
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Oh dear, whatever will the ALGOP do now? Blame it on a misprint by a left wing organization? Won't work because American's CEO really did say that.
ReplyDeletehahahahahaha!!!!!
Can't wait for another big mouth industry apologist to open their trap about the "job killing 800 pound gorilla EPA" since this has come out!
ReplyDeleteCalling out the current Alabama republican PSC candidates......ring..ring..
Hell just froze over.
ReplyDeleteStand by for skew once his power buddies get through with him for what he said.
ReplyDeleteAlabama Power's creaky old dinosaurs won't be much better with the lipstick on a pig approach the EPA proposes. Not that I am completely against the EPA doing something, but it's still new tires on a creaky clunker. Making them pay for their pollution damage is a better idea. Once they have to spend money on the actual harm they're doing they'll finally get it, only because it costs them, and they will be forced into change or be subject to shutdown.
ReplyDeleteMike Morris, CEO, American Electric Power
ReplyDeleteGOP is scrambling at the moment to find who forgot to send this guy the memo.
hahahaha
Baxter - I was thinking NO BRAKES - new tires on a creaky clunker.
ReplyDeleteRed meat thrown to the ignorant masses is the last refuge of fear mongering politicians.
ReplyDeleteDoes the GOP believe job killing is worse than people killing?
Trick question.