Flap’s Links and Comments for August 26th on 06:03

These are my links for August 26th from 06:03 to 14:40:

• Take Texas out of cross-state air pollution rule – Remember the rolling blackouts during the extreme cold this winter? Are you ready for more of the same all summer long? Are you ready for job cuts? Are you ready for businesses to stop coming to Texas costing us new jobs? That's what is likely to happen if the Environmental Protection Agency does not reconsider including Texas in its cross-state air pollution rule.

  We've heard the threats of rolling blackouts this summer because of hot temperatures and record power usage. If you take away a significant percentage of the state's capacity to produce electricity a threat becomes a reality and we start losing power on a regular basis.

  The state will lose that capacity because the EPA's cross-state air pollution rule would force Texas lignite coal-fueled power plants to shut down or reduce output, eliminating perhaps as much as 10 percent of the state's capacity to produce electricity. The EPA figures that those plants could just import low-sulfur Wyoming coal. The EPA figures wrong. It would take a long time to convert and permit the necessary changes to those plants, and cost ratepayers a lot of money. Plus right now there is no excess production of coal in Wyoming to meet the additional demand and the impacts of getting that coal to Texas have not even been considered.

  What happens to your bottom line? We will all pay higher electric rates. It's supply and demand. For businesses still trying to recover from some really bad economic times, that could mean layoffs. For those businesses looking to move to Texas from other states, this might just make them decide to stay put. Who wants to come to a state where the rates are high and the lights go out every time it gets hot? I wouldn't.

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• New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Speak at the Reagan Presidential Library » Flap’s California Blog – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Speak at the Reagan Presidential Library
• President 2012 GOP South Carolina Poll: Rick Perry 31% Vs. Mitt Romney 20% Vs. Michele Bachmann14% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 GOP South Carolina Poll: Rick Perry 31% Vs. Mitt Romney 20% Vs. Michele Bachmann14% #tcot #catcot
• Poll Watch: 65% of online adults use social networking sites – Fully 65% of adult internet users now say they use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn, up from 61% one year ago. This marks the first time in Pew Internet surveys that 50% of all adults use social networking sites.

  The frequency of social networking site usage among young adult internet users under age 30 was stable over the last year – 61% of online Americans in that age cohort now use social networking sites on a typical day, compared with 60% one year ago. However, among the Boomer-aged segment of internet users ages 50-64, social networking site usage on a typical day grew a significant 60% (from 20% to 32%).

  “The graying of social networking sites continues, but the oldest users are still far less likely to be making regular use of these tools,” said Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist and co-author of the report. “While seniors are testing the waters, many Baby Boomers are beginning to make a trip to the social media pool part of their daily routine.”

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• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Weight Loss: The Best Approach? – Weight Loss: The Best Approach?
• Flap’s California Morning Collection: August 26, 2011 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Morning Collection: August 26, 2011
• President 2012 Poll Watch: Tea Party Supporters Are Backing Rick Perry | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 Poll Watch: Tea Party Supporters Are Backing Rick Perry #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Video: Federal Investigators Auditing Texas Dental Medicaid Over Orthodontic Treatment for Tens of Thousands – In this tight money economy? What an abuse of the system.:
• California RINOS to Meet this Weekend » Flap’s California Blog – California RINOS to Meet this Weekend
• Speaker John Boehner Assails Obama Over 4,257 New Regulatory Actions | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Speaker John Boehner Assails Obama Over 4,257 New Regualtory Actions #tcot #catcot
• Los Angeles Roadrunners: Run/Walk 5 for 2012 » Flap’s California Blog – Los Angeles Roadrunners: Run/Walk 5 for 2012
• Weight Loss From Reducing Calories Can Lead to Unrealistic Expectations | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Weight Loss From Reducing Calories Can Lead to Unrealistic Expectations
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: August 26, 2011 – The Morning Drill: August 26, 2011
• California Online Sales Tax Proponents Move to Invalidate Amazon.com Sponsored Online Sales Tax Referendum » Flap’s California Blog – California Online Sales Tax Proponents Move to Invalidate Amazon.com Sponsored Online Sales Tax Referendum
• Flap’s California Blog » Flap’s Comments On His Home, California – California Online Sales Tax Proponents Move to Invalidate Amazon.com Sponsored Online Sales Tax Referendum #tcot
• Dilbert August 26, 2011 – Again? » Flap’s California Blog – Dilbert August 26, 2011 – Again?
• Day By Day August 26, 2011 – Kulture King | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day August 26, 2011 – Kulture King #tcot #catcot