https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2011/07/08/president-obama-promises-made-promises-kept/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:27:38 -0400<![CDATA[&#8220;So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it&#8217;s just that it will bankrupt them because they&#8217;re going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that&#8217;s being emitted&#8230;Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I’m capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it — whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers.&#8221;]]>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:29:20 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/07/08/president-obama-promises-made-promises-kept-n254291