From: Liz McIntyre 

PO 2150/1791 CR 60 

Granby, CO 80446 

970-509-9750 

itchin4pedalsnpow@gmail.corn 

To: EPA 

Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602 

Clean Power Plan for Existing Sources 

Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0630 

Carbon Pollution Standard for Modified Sources 

Hello, 

Thank-You for the opportunity to testify. Maptikafele.i4A4-114c4ptirre-. I am a three 

time winter Olympian, a silver medalist, a two time Olympic Coach and a member 

of the National Ski Hall of Fame. 

Born in NH, I have lived in Grand County et#4.e.t, Colorado nearly 25 years. We 

purchase electricity from Mountain Parks Electric a rural electric ccac-eat4on. I am c

motivated to testify in part because I believe that the National Rural Electric 

Cooperative Association is doing a disservice to its membership. It is shutting out 

the voices of many members and mounting a fear mongering campaign 

reminiscent of the "if leaded gasoline is prohibited, travel by car will become Cr" rtAi e6te--kunaffordable".1 

In Colorado our pride in the spectacular beauty of our state and our concern for 

the health of fellow citizens has prompted us to tackle air quality issues in a 
manner that protects consumers, the economy and the environment. The Clean 

Power Plan allows us to build on this legacy. 

One of my earliest memories is a cool clear fall morning in NH. I am in Nursery 

School, three years old and we are digging potatoes. Our hands are dirty from 

digging in the moist soil. Our teacher forks the potatoes to the side of the hills and 

we leave them to dry. t '- 

Lesson one: Our planet is a pretty special place. It is the only place we know of at 

this point that can grow potatoes. 

When I was in third grade I read a Weekly Reader article about the Green House 

Effect. The article predicted flooding in New York City due to sea level rise. 

couldn't have read the article earlier because my first grade teacher believed in 

voluntary, self paced unregulated learning. My parents were concerned by the 

smiley faces drawn on my clearly deficient work. I was not learning to read. 

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Lesson two: A well conceived PLAN is necessary to achieve desired results. 

As a kid, my fingers would freeze in my mittens as I held tight to the steel shaft of 

the Poma lift. My nose running, the poma dragged me wobbly legged up the slope 

of the Dartmouth Skiway. 

Each winter for 11 years I skied. Then- sti-G141e.nly.when I was in ninth grade, snow 

did not come. The Skiway never opened. To adapt, snowmaking was installed. 

By the mid eighties, I was training on the moguls of Mary Jane which led to my 

first World Cup Mogul Skiing victory. It was 1987 on a glacier in Tignes, France. By 

the late 90's that same glacier had vanished, the slope unrecognizable. The t- bars 

hung ab'a-rvciQned, forty feet in the air. 

My background in sports shapes the lens with which I view the world. I strongly 

believe that competition makes us sharper, leaner and more inventive. The Clean 

Power Plan provides a framework for just such a competition in reducing carbon 

pollution. 
To those who oppose this I ask: What have the leaders of your industry been 

doing for the last 40 years? Is keeping the lights on enough? Have they 

implemented a cost effective way to cut carbon pollution? Have they made any 

major breakthroughs in increasing the efficiency of coal plants? Have they 

developed systems and enhanced their ability meet demand fluctuations? 

If the answer is "No" the Clean Power Plan provides a flexible and fair framework 

to prompt these actions. As Coloradans we can be proud of our State's actions to 

reduce carbon pollution. Think- Amendment 37 in 2004 and the 2010 Clean Air 

Clean Jobs Act. Colorado can get this done. 

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Lesson Three: Things aren't what they used to be. 

It is 41 years after that weekly reader article. The Atlantic Ocean has been in the 

subway tunnels of New York City. e a a - 

A voluntary, self paced scheme to reduce carbon emissions has done nothing. 5 

The Clean Power Plan sends a signal to the rest of the world that we will act. As 

sentient beings, as Coloradans, it is our moral obligation to protect our 

atmosphere so that future generations of Nursery School students can dig 

potatoes and live on a pretty special planet. 
1NRECA BASHES EPA RULE IN NEW AD: The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is running a new 

television ad on Fox News and RFD TV that warns of higher electricity prices from EPA's climate regulations for 

power plants. The ad will run from today [July 14] until Aug. 10, and will appear in the D.C. market on MSNBC 

when Congress is in session in July and September. An NRECA spokesman said it's a six-figure ad buy. The 

ad: ,ttp://bitly/1kSeD0d. AND: When going to the NRECA site to share my opinion with the EPA the site says: 

The Administration has repeatedly said that it supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy. Electric co-ops have 

pursued "all-of-the-above" by spending billions on innovative, clean and efficient technologies. 

But the EPA's proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions at new power plants seems to be an "all-but-one" 

approach. 

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Administrator McCarthy, please withdraw this proposal and work with electric cooperatives on a common sense 

solution that balances energy needs and environmental concerns. 

I am unable to share my opinion on a site run by an organization that purports to represent me, 

2It is 1968 the global average for CO2 was 323 parts per million. NOAA ESRL Data 

fip://aftp.cmdl.noaa.goviproductsitrends/co2/co2 annmean mlo.txt 

3 Mountain Parks Electric Website description: 

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4 We can quibble over these calculations but to do so misses the point. Price per kWh generated by solar pv has 

dropped rapidly. Price to do what we have always done continues to rise even without considering external costs. 

2010 MP High School array 2.07 kW DC pole mounted single tracker, vs 2.25 kW DC pole mounted single tracker 

(Holmes MPE Green Power Application), each producing 5.4 kWh per kW per day. Assume lifetime of 25 years. 

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Global average CO2 is at 396 parts per million NOAA ESRL Data 

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