Mitt Romney: Coal plants kill people (2003)

I know, I know. If I don’t vote for Mitt Romney, then acid rain will pour from the heavens and the blood of the innocent shall flow through the rivers. Alright already! He has my vote.

Just sayin’…

“I will not create jobs that kill people!”

Remember when Mitt Romney relentlessly attacked his Republican opponents for supporting some form of Cap and Trade? About that…

Governor Mitt Romney signaled his support yesterday for a regional agreement among Northeastern states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite opposition from power companies and other business interests that have been lobbying the administration against the plan.

But he’s a conservative now. Just ignore this…

Mitt Romney, accompanied by his lieutenant governor, Kerry Healey of Beverly, announced that Salem power plant owners PG&E would not be granted an extension from deadlines imposed under state environmental regulations to install scrubbers and otherwise cleanup the plant. Despite jeers from power-plant employees, Romney announced that protecting the public health was paramount…