PA Sen. Yaw Calls for Vote to Override Gov Wolf & Stop Carbon Tax
Earlier this week MDN told you that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf swiftly vetoed a Senate resolution sent to him that would block PA from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), nothing more than a carbon tax that won't actually reduce carbon emissions (see PA Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill that Would Block Obscene RGGI Carbon Tax). Wolf wants to tax coal and natural gas-fired power plants out of existence in the state, and rake in billions in tax revenues before the plants eventually go under. Death by taxation. PA State Senator Gene Yaw from Lycoming County, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has been a champion fighting Wolf's insane carbon tax plan. Yaw is giving an impassioned call to override Wolf's veto.
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