New Energy Bill Sparks Pluralism between the energy companies.

As we have read, C Wright Mills stated his belief in a government ran by the power elite, a group of people given the authority to make decisions for all people. This power elite consists of the heads of the three influential spheres of economical, political, and militaristic powers. In this case, the New York Time's article, "Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Chang" by John Broder and Jad Mouawad focuses on the economical part of this elite. All of the leaders of energy providing companies, including gas, electricity, and coal are in a bitter dispute in whether selling pollution permits would benefit or hurt the success of these many companies. For example, coal companies despise the permits due to the huger amount of carbon they emit compared to other energy source based companies. On the other hand, Natural Gas companies are happy to show that they don't need to create as much carbon emissions as the coal companies.
However, while these companies used to have a more united stance, one factor, the inevitable creation of a new policy, is causing these companies to get the new energy bill to benefit their company. Suddenly this coalition of power has been breaken down into factions. So who wins? ultimately the political branch of the power elite, who have now created a less unified economical branch that can't violate the rights of the people. Now that these companies have accepted and are contributing to this bill, new differing ideas and interests are being made, encouraging the creation of a bill that will not benefit just one company, or the companies themselves for that matter (if a company wants Congress to listen to a word it say, it's going to have to be somewhat anti-pollution in its proposed policy).
So here is an early proof for the year, that Madison's theory of separating the inteests of the people to defend the rights of all, stated in Federalist No.10, actually works. And yes, if it hasn't occured to you yet, I have started this year leaning VERY federalist, but let's see what happens.

From the one an only,
Chris Sanfilippo