<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Energy Department Says It Has ‘Mandate’ to Force ‘Market Transformation’ for Household Appliances<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/energy-department-says-it-has-%e2%80%98mandate%e2%80%99-to-force-%e2%80%98market-transformation%e2%80%99-for-household-appliances/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| September 20, 2010 at 5:00 AM | Tags: Cathy Zoi <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/cathy-zoi/>, Democrats<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/democrats/>, Department of Energy<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/department-of-energy/>, mandates <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/mandates/>, Obama Administration<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/obama-administration/>, socialism <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/socialism/>, Steven Chu<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/steven-chu/>, U.S. Department of Energy<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/u-s-department-of-energy/>| Categories: Uncategorized <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/> | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-2ID
Remember, it is not about control. They just want to help Americans. Sounds like the same line of bullshit they sold during the ObamaCare debates. Here we go again folks. This is what happens when you elect Democrats who have a favorable opinion of socialism. CNSNews.com <http://Energy+Department+Says+It+Has+‘Mandate’+to+Force+‘Market+Transformation’+for+Household+Appliances> reports: *Assistant Secretary of Energy Cathy Zoi said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy has a “mandate” to issue regulations to determine what household appliances are available to Americans in the future.* Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the recently reestablished Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB), Zoi pointed to four tactics the Obama administration intended use to advance the “deployment of clean energy.” *The first three were government subsidies for private-sector green energy projects, special tax incentives for green energy projects and low-interest government-backed loans for green energy projects.* *“The fourth one, which the secretary and I love,” said Zoi, “is where we have a mandate. Where we can actually just issue regulations and do market transformation.”* Zoi was referring to authority the department has under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. That law gives the DOE the power to set efficiency standards for energy-consuming products. Continue reading>>> <http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/75469> Add a comment to this post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/energy-department-says-it-has-%e2%80%98mandate%e2%80%99-to-force-%e2%80%98market-transformation%e2%80%99-for-household-appliances/#respond> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10455/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10455/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10455/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10455/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10455/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10455/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10455/> [image: WordPress] WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com>| Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com&b=ukxPfw%2FnR-YYeWf45%2F0A%7EGQ%3F0xR2nwMBMyi%26Jc%3Fgo>| Express yourself. Start a blog. <http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:* http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
