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Lester Electrical: New energy standards would cost jobs

Journal Star -- The national debate over federal regulations -- whether the government is overreaching and threatening jobs and businesses -- is as close as 625 West A St. in Lincoln.

The discussion often seems vague, distant, general and fraught with political spin and exaggeration.

But not to Luke Prussa, marketing director at Lester Electrical, which calls itself the worldwide leader in industrial battery chargers, and one of the industry's highest-volume manufacturers.

With some help from U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, Lester Electrical is resisting a federal regulation that Prussa says could send some of Lester's 300 jobs overseas. He doesn't want to say how many, but Fortenberry used the number 100 on the floor of Congress.

This proposed regulation is very specific and its potential ill

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NukeAtComEd All-Star Author Milwaukee Posts:725 Points:338,520 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 10:00:59 AM Ignore NukeAtComEd Report Abuse add the DOE under Chu to the list of eco-nuts (especially the EPA) working for barryO who don't care for the american worker in the drive for the "green" economy! Lester Electrical didn't do enough payola to make sure that they were exempted like ZBB energy or Solyndra!
jrs4125 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,753 Points:590,770 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 7:58:44 AM Ignore jrs4125 Report Abuse I don't think so
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:268,265 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 10:12:44 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse Now do you understand why BO has got to go?
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 9:22:31 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse This is not a done deal...let's not panic!
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,105 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 1:34:16 PM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse Yup, lets regulate more jobs off the continent.
firechief Champion Author New York Posts:3,436 Points:2,064,425 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 1:16:17 PM Ignore firechief Report Abuse of course
gandalfthegrey1 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,184 Points:384,785 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 9:18:16 AM Ignore gandalfthegrey1 Report Abuse Only a new president will put a stop to this incessant regulation madness.November is coming.
paulsond Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:237 Points:509,170 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 8:21:48 AM Ignore paulsond Report Abuse Ok.
Xavier80 Champion Author Victoria Posts:1,773 Points:377,465 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 7:53:49 AM Ignore Xavier80 Report Abuse ok
A2J Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,070 Points:601,975 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 6:48:27 AM Ignore A2J Report Abuse So, no need for new standards
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,435 Points:1,135,385 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 6:32:36 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse No to more energy regulations! Yes to more jobs in the USA!
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,247 Points:493,010 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 6:18:39 AM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse More jobs lost
jcurley Champion Author California Posts:7,893 Points:1,774,045 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 5:21:17 AM Ignore jcurley Report Abuse I think both sides have a point. If the charging process doesn't automatically shut off when charging is complete, you'll continue to waste energy and $. It most golf carts already do this, then the maybe the DOE should re-examine the impact of this part of the regulation. Then again, does this one guy speak for the entire U.S. golf cart manufacturing industry? I don't think so.
nfldude Champion Author San Diego Posts:3,864 Points:444,830 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:47:15 AM Ignore nfldude Report Abuse whole lot of thinking by the golf cart lobby.
Suzzoom Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,358 Points:504,190 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:44:13 AM Ignore Suzzoom Report Abuse If it's more cost-effective for a company to outsource, it will do so. If regulations protect the health of communities in polluted areas, should we not do so? Or just throw them to the wolves, since those communities are often poor, and this country is becoming increasingly mean-spirited towards the poor. Notice how seldom both Romney & Obama refer to the poor; it's always the "middle class." Unfortunately, as more jobs go overseas, more people drop from middle class to poor. Ever feel like Alice in Wonderland? I'm done with my rant for today--`nuff said.
abk Champion Author Utah Posts:1,795 Points:654,350 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:37:32 AM Ignore abk Report Abuse The government is always overreaching.
GoGoGoodyear Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,049 Points:506,355 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:36:52 AM Ignore GoGoGoodyear Report Abuse The Department of Energy, sticking it's nose where it doesn't belong. Not content with such things as practically killing the light bulb industry in this country, now they are creating new regulations to make some consumer items more energy efficient, such as all kinds of battery chargers. While I'm sure that most homes in America have at least one small battery charger for a cell phone, electric toothbrush or some other consumer gadget, does it make sense to target these tiny things for higher energy efficiency when there are much larger things that use electricity? Now because of some bureaucrats inability to understand something simple, an entire American company is in jeopardy of having to layoff a good number of it's workers. Why can't the bureaucrats take the time to study and understand a problem before they start writing new regulations that have such far reaching consequences? Does anyone here think that a golf cart is a consumer item? Are there really that many golf carts and their chargers in use around the country so that making them more energy efficient will somehow solve our domestic energy needs?
5kvdave All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:688 Points:350,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:30:34 AM Ignore 5kvdave Report Abuse WHATEVER!!!!!!
ec951 All-Star Author Riverside Posts:909 Points:381,515 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:30:33 AM Ignore ec951 Report Abuse Ok.
n3tbc Veteran Author Wilmington Posts:355 Points:332,825 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:30:25 AM Ignore n3tbc Report Abuse Regulations here - countries with little or no regulations get to make the product and sell it to us through companies in this country. They sometimes are the ones that that are pushing the regulations.
HawaiianGuy Champion Author Idaho Posts:9,518 Points:3,077,750 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:23:51 AM Ignore HawaiianGuy Report Abuse Uh-huh. "We're from the government and we're here to help."
lgwhitlock Champion Author Chico Posts:7,380 Points:1,684,520 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:23:21 AM Ignore lgwhitlock Report Abuse More of politics at it's worst spurred by Obama. Come on November...
Pozole Champion Author Portland Posts:9,590 Points:1,593,545 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:20:41 AM Ignore Pozole Report Abuse ...your "clean" EV isn't any cleaner than the coal fired power plant that runs it...
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rodzilla123 Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,390 Points:1,032,415 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 3:15:32 AM Ignore rodzilla123 Report Abuse This is more of the OBIMINATION Administration Jobs Destruction by the Federal Government Agencies in order to continue the destruction of the American Middle Class and the economy of the Country, All the time he Lies about Everything. A Vote for O'BUMMER is a Vote to make America the New Mexico of North America, raise your hand if you want to live in Poverty!!!!
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LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,712 Points:1,659,840 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 2:54:36 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Well, the socialists that run and ruin our country, so we're going to have it and fewer good jobs as well, and they like it that way.
2bigtanks All-Star Author Akron Posts:772 Points:371,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 2:47:24 AM Ignore 2bigtanks Report Abuse Regulations are killing us!
Gas Thirsty Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,876 Points:3,226,800 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 2:45:53 AM Ignore Gas Thirsty Report Abuse Hooray for Forstenberry.
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gasper Champion Author Edmonton Posts:4,480 Points:1,367,335 Joined:Mar 2002	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 2:36:50 AM Ignore gasper Report Abuse We need more jobs not less and we need cheap power to boot.
tco9436 Champion Author Connecticut Posts:1,772 Points:721,425 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 2:33:53 AM Ignore tco9436 Report Abuse someone always has to blame something for wanting to cut jobs for profits, they do this because we would be pisssed if they told us the truth, business 101!
hubcapLA Champion Author Louisiana Posts:3,905 Points:940,435 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 2:32:28 AM Ignore hubcapLA Report Abuse If government gets involved, it is always going to screw things up.
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WVUtailgater Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,431 Points:1,697,710 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 2:16:35 AM Ignore WVUtailgater Report Abuse that is how it always works