So the idea of setting higher standards to cut pollution at our power plants is not new. It s just time for Washington to catch up with the rest of the country.
Now, special interests and their allies in Congress will claim that these guidelines will kill jobs and crush the economy. Let s face it, that s what they always say.
But every time America has set clear rules and better standards for our air, our water, and our children s health-the warnings of the cynics have been wrong. They warned that doing something about the smog choking our cities, and acid rain poisoning our lakes, would kill business. It didn t. Our air got cleaner, acid rain was cut dramatically, and our economy kept growing.
These excuses for inaction somehow suggest a lack of faith in American businesses and American ingenuity. The truth is, when we ask our workers and businesses to innovate, they do. When we raise the bar, they meet it. When we restricted cancer-causing chemicals in plastics and leaded fuel in our cars, American chemists came up with better substitutes. When we phased out the gases that depleted the ozone layer, American workers built better refrigerators and air conditioners.
The fuel standards we put in place a few years ago didn t cripple automakers; the American auto industry retooled, and today, they re selling the best cars in the world, with more hybrids, plug-in, and fuel-efficient models to choose from than ever before.
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