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Edison Electric Institute Tuesday, 3/13 @ 9:30am Mandarin Oriental Hotel - Grand Ballroom Exact Speaking Time: 9:45am-10:15am **Arrive at 9:30am Length: 15 min.; 10 min. Q&A Introduction: Sean Trauschke, OGE Audience: 250 energy executives VIPs: Sean Trauschke, OGE Nicholas Akins, American Electric Power Contact: Media: Closed
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Opening: Whoever said you can't have your cake and eat it too, doesn't know what to do with cake.
Why wouldn't you want both pro-energy and pro-environment?
Bridge: We can have both pro - look at what we've accomplished. No one does it as good as the U.S...
Celebrate Progress Since 80's - 65% reduction in six criteria pollutants under NAAQs program
Industry's carbon dioxide emissions down 21 %
Nitrogen oxides cut by nearly 80% since 1990 and sulfur dioxide down by 86%.
All while electricity use grew by 36% Thanks to technology: clean coal, shale
Opportunity Knocks Clean Power Plan Coal Ash Implementation Approve SIPS
Opportunity is knocking and new leadership in the White House and at EPA will answer...
EPA WILL ANSWER Restore trust, respect Abuse of process leads to bad outcomes Follow the rule of law...C02 regulations always stayed, Tailoring struck down Stop practice of sue and settle Obama 54 FIPS, lOx the number of last three presidents combined
Cooperative Federalism: attitude and leadership; appoint regional officials who view states as partner, not advisories
Bridge: Less than a month on thejob and already: WOTUS, methane ICR notice, CAFE, CPP coming...
Closing: Baseball...Yogi Berra: "The future
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ain't what it used to be."
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National League of Cities Tuesday, 3/13 @ 12:30pm Marriot Wardman - Capitol Board Room Exact Speaking Time: 12:55pm-l :05pm **Meet and Greet at 12:30pm Length: 10 min.; NO Q&A Introduction: Mayor Karen FreemanWilson, Gary, Indiana Media: Open to the press
Opening: "I'm old enough to remember when the air over American cities was a lot dirtier
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than it is now." - P.J. O'Rourke
All good humor has some truth to it...
Bridge: The truth is, America's air is a lot cleaner...
Celebrate Progress Since 80's - 65% reduction in six criteria pollutants under NAAQs program
Reduction in nitrogen dioxide concentrations: Atlanta - 33%, Denver 9%, NYC 22%
Thanks to technology: clean coal, natural gas
Civilitv/Partnership Cities across the country have an important, but difficult responsibility
Balancing jobs and the environment can be difficult
Divisive issues: zoning, roads, bridges
Superfund/Brownfields are key infrastructure programs
Only 40% achieved attainment EPA will work with you to achieve air
quality standards attainment Water infrastructure Funding via grants, receiving funds,
WIFA
Honoring the President's Commitments POTUS said last week infrastructure programs are going to happen
I'm a member of the President's infrastructure principals team - met with him last week on the issue
Bridge: Cities are where we raise ourfamilies and our children - leaders o f our cities want clean air and water more than anyone.
Closing: John Muir: "Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in." - That's what cities are supposed to be.
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