What is so secret about the EPA's Clean Power Plant Proposal? The proposal, introduced last week with much fanfare, is designed to cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants by as much as 30 percent by 2030. However, the change is based on 2005 levels, where many scientists think the base years should be the 1990s. Nonetheless, this posting is about government secrecy; in this case providing information "on background", rather than in an open press conference.
In announcing the proposal the EPA was very chary in identifying the people who spoke about the proposal. Many of those were "scientific experts", but reporters had no way of verifying the experts' credentials. If reporters are to get at the truth, one needs to know who is speaking and be able to question that person.
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