BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20151008T183000Z DTEND:20151008T193000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Government Affairs Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Dirty Truth Behind the EPA's New Clean Power Rule \n\nWhen the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Clean Power Plan in early August\, it's probably safe to say that everyone in the industry and government was shocked. The rule that was released looked nothing like the proposed one that everyone was working from. The reality is\, this rule is much\, much worse for North Dakota than anticipated. \n\n \n\nLooking back on how the rule was developed\, in 2014\, the EPA told North Dakota that the agency would require an 11 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 to meet the new EPA-imposed national goal. The EPA went to great lengths to explain how it studied each state's unique circumstances and resources. One year later\, the EPA not only moved the goal posts\, but also the ball and left the stadium and changed the game by requiring North Dakota to implement a 45 percent reduction: Four times the proposed rule. This after no notice\, no hearings\, no explanations\; the rules changed\, and under the new rules\, North Dakota can't play the game.\n\n \n\nAgenda\n\n1:30 p.m. Introductions\n\n\n Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n1:35 p.m. Quick and Dirty on the Clean Power Plan\n\n\n Jon Godfread\, Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce\n\n1:45 p.m. Lignite Energy Council Update\n\n\n Tyler Hamman\, Director of Government Affairs\, Lignite Energy Council\n http://evainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014_EVA-State_Facts-NDakota.pdf\n http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2286/File/2014LigniteEnergy.pdf\n\n2:05 p.m. Member Update Impact to the Coal Industry\n\n\n David Straley\, Director\, External Affairs\, North American Coal Corporation\n http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2286/File/2014-08-29CO2reductionwithnewEPAdraftrule.pdf\n http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2286/File/2014-11-14EPAsCO2draftrule.pdf\n\n2:25 p.m. Open Discussion Your chance to ask your questions about specific topics \n\n\n Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n2:30 p.m. Adjourn X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nDirty Truth Behind the EPA&rsquo\;s New Clean Power Rule
\nWhen the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Clean Power Plan in early August\, it&rsquo\;s probably safe to say that everyone in the industry and government was shocked. The rule that was released looked nothing like the proposed one that everyone was working from. The reality is\, this rule is much\, much worse for North Dakota than anticipated.
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\nLooking back on how the rule was developed\, in 2014\, the EPA told North Dakota that the agency would require an 11 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 to meet the new EPA-imposed national goal. The EPA went to great lengths to explain how it studied each state&rsquo\;s unique circumstances and resources. \; One year later\, the EPA not only moved the goal posts\, but also the ball &ndash\; and left the stadium and changed the game &ndash\; by requiring North Dakota to implement a 45 percent reduction: Four times the proposed rule. This after no notice\, no hearings\, no explanations\; the rules changed\, and under the new rules\, North Dakota can&rsquo\;t play the game.
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\nAgenda
\n1:30 p.m. &ndash\; Introductions\n\n\n1:35 p.m. &ndash\; Quick and Dirty on the Clean Power Plan\n\n\n1:45 p.m. &ndash\; Lignite Energy Council Update\n\n\n2:05 p.m. &ndash\; Member Update &ndash\; Impact to the Coal Industry\n\n\n2:25 p.m. &ndash\; Open Discussion &ndash\; Your chance to ask your questions about specific topics \n\n\n2:30 p.m. &ndash\; Adjourn
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