, gina mccarthy.ion oscillated between politics and policy. we present you with the cliff's notes version. is there a way to leave office where the divisions on policy and rhetoric are lower than they are now? becausee now understand of the impacts of climate they are defacing, they are recognizing that climate change is happening here and internationally in that action is necessary. in the pastfled us has been that the solutions have not been readily available and marketable. that is no longer the case. they are not complete solutions but you cannot disagree that there are states in the west that are choosing solar because it is less expensive than fossil field. you cannot ignore the fact that the solar industry is the fastest growing jobs sector. we have solutions. all we are asking us to take a reasonable approach that looking at those solutions that make sense from an economic and environmental perspective and let them play out. let us say that this is where we know the present is in the future ne

of the epa, gina mccarthy.ation oscillated between politics and policy. we present you with the cliff's notes version. starting with the hottest issue for environmentalists -- climate change, and the people who don't believe in it. john: is there a way to leave office where the divisions on policy and rhetoric are lower than they are now? admin. mccarthy: people now understand because of the impacts of climate they are -- already facing, they are recognizing climate change is happening, here in the u.s., and internationally in that action , is necessary. what has stifled us in the past has been that the solutions have not been readily available and marketable. that is no longer the case. they are not complete solutions , to addressing climate, but you cannot disagree there are states in the west that are choosing solar because it is less expensive than fossil field. -- fuel. you cannot ignore the fact that the solar industry is the fastest growing jobs sector. we have solutions. all we are asking is to take a r

ask this one question, whether it be the president or gina mccarthy or ernie moniz, if no kohl was producedwhat would this country look like, and how many millions of americans' lives would be in jeopardy? ask that question first. bill: here is the president two weeks ago and, again, this topic may come up again tonight in the debate -- >> well, it should. bill: this is what the president said two weeks ago. specific question to follow, watch. >> when i took office, we were hopelessly addicted to foreign oil to. we've cut our oil imports by half, we have doubled the production of clean energy, tripled the amount of wind power we generate, 20 times more solar energy is now created than when i came into office, and all that's generating good jobs that can't be outsourced. [applause] and helping the environment. bill: i imagine you take exception to some of that, but isn't this all part of the push on climate change? and to get as much done in 14 months as possible, senator? >> bill, we talk about global climate change, and does that mean the entire globe, seven billion people all over the wor

frequently because of the political risks, the president and members of his administration, like gina mccarthy, won't openly oppose economic development projects. instead they'll wrap them in red tape until they delay them to death. let me give you some examples. in 2008 shell acquired leases in the arctic ocean off the coast of alaska for over $2 billion. so that's a company going to the federal government. the federal government is saying we want to lease this land to you. a company says we'll give you billions in return -- the federal government. that money has already been spent, the billions -- to develop natural resources. of course this is big news in alaska. production, new production of oil would have filled up three-quarters of taps, which i talked about earlier. it would have created jobs. some estimates are in the tens of thousands of jobs, direct and indirect jobs. provided much-needed state and local revenue and energy security for our country. so what happened? remember the federal government is inviting a private-sector company to do this. it didn't take long for this project t

a judge indicates ordering epa administrator gina mccarthy to investigate the targeting of the coal industryt comes at a time when the president's ratings are at an all-time low. what do you want to happen here? >> well, the president's so-called clean power plan, maria, is really a no power plan. recent studies show that it will raise electric rates in the united states between 22 and 30. and 45 states will have double-digit electricity rate increases. 25 states will have 15% increases. maria, 115 million americans get energy assistance right now. half of the world's seven billion people do not have access to reliable low co cost electricity. half the homes in india don't have a light bulb. and the president and his followers are a destroying, reliable, low cost electricity in the world in america for no environmental benefit whatsoever, ma'am. maria: so what do you want to do about environmental issues? what do you want to do about carbon emissions in the air? >> well, first of all, we filed six lawsuits against the obama administration. murray energy has been joined by 27 states now, mari

the question that needs to be asked and the president should answer, gina mccarthy should answer, ifther ton of coal was delivered to a plant in america for 90 days, what would the country look like? how many people's lives would be in jeopardy? we need to be open about what we're dealing with and if we need in product, let's use it in the cleanest fashion. that's all we've said. >> all right. let me quickly ask you about your -- i think you have a charity event tonight. >> yeah. >> reconnecting mcdowell. sounds like a worthwhile. >> you and joe were invited through your contacts there. we would love to have you. we'll be on the boat tonight. >> oh, on the boat. >> charity on the boat. steve clemons. >> finally, we get invited on the boat. >> we had a.f.t., randy wine garden. my wife has really led the charge, gail. it's one. most challenged counties in america that's really hit hard times. we're trying to get them up to where the children have a a chance, they have an opportunity to be able to compete in the world economy. we've got to get them up to the basic skills of having teach

the current administrator gina mccarthy testified that the president's power plan is not about pollutioncontrol but rather about sending a signal to the rest of the world that the united states is serious about addressing global warming. so the minuscule benefits that might come would be hardly measurable to this country. and i'd lastly like to mention something that people don't talk about very often and that is there is something good about the -- this process that we have that we have available to us as a c.r.a., that's the congressional review act. there are a lot of people who are of a liberal nature. they like overregulation. they don't mind it a bit. when they go back, i'm talking about senators and house members now. they went back to their states and they get hit by all the business community that says we can't compete because of the overregulation of the e.p.a., the response is always well, i have nothing to do with that. unelected bureaucrats are doing that. but that's not true because the c.r.a. -- you guys need to carry this message back with you. the c.r.a. is there so that