Robert M. “Mike” Duncan CEO of American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity Duncan is a Republican power broker who has served as chairman of both the Republican National Committee and American Crossroads. Now he’s on the front lines for the coal industry as it does battle against President Obama’s emissions rules for power plants. The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity promotes advanced power plant technology designed to reduce the impact of emissions created by burning coal, though the upgrades remain pricey. Duncan’s organization worries that the looming Environmental Protection Agency regulations are coming too fast and would put utilities in the lose-lose position of either installing technology that will make them unprofitable or shutting down altogether. The U.S. coal industry has been in a relative funk of late, largely because of plummeting natural-gas prices edging out coal use at power stations. The emissions rules only add to the industry’s challenges. Duncan’s group is sounding the war cry of Republicans and coal-state Democrats that the rules for new and existing power plants would be too restrictive, effectively killing coal-fired generation in the United States. That, the rules’ opponents say, will lead to higher energy prices that hurt consumers and businesses. Read more: thehill/business-a-lobbying/315837-100-people-to-watch-this-fall-?start=15&utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ACCCE+Daily+Clips+-+08.07.2013&utm_content=100+People+to+Watch+This+Fall+-+Robert+%22M%22+Mike+Duncan#ixzz2bHoPfkws Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook
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