Bush: the Pollution President

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Onceler

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This has been the most proactive admin in my lifetime regarding weakening federal standards for the environment & giving free reign to corporate polluters. It's been an all-out assault on the planet from day 1.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23631398/

What has this guy done besides kill the economy, kill the environment & kill our reputation around the world? What a terrible 7+ years this has been. 2 terms! What a stupid country...
 
Onceler said:
This has been the most proactive admin in my lifetime regarding weakening federal standards for the environment & giving free reign to corporate polluters. It's been an all-out assault on the planet from day 1.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23631398/

What has this guy done besides kill the economy, kill the environment & kill our reputation around the world? What a terrible 7+ years this has been. 2 terms! What a stupid country...
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Doesn't this article state that the result is an increase in standards? Just not as much as the EPA wanted?
 
It's a problem, when political appointees with no technical or scientific background, consistently over rule the recommendations of their technical staff.
 
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8007697

"The Environmental Protection Agency is calling its new multibillion-dollar smog restrictions "the most stringent standards ever."

"Scientists suggest lowering the allowable levels of ozone in the air even further to reduce related heart and asthma attacks.

Johnson said he took those recommendations into account, but disagreed. He says he didn't consider the cost. The EPA estimates compliance could cost as much as $8.8 billion a year by the time counties are expected to meet the requirement."
 
Cypress said:
It's a problem, when political appointees with no technical or scientific background, consistently over rule the recommendations of their technical staff.
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It's also a problem when the admin hires people like petroleum lobbyists to head up their environmental efforts.

During Bush's 1st term, there was an executive order almost every single Friday for awhile there; usually late in the day, so it would miss the news cycle. Unprotect a few million acres here, ease a few regulations there.

It has been an absolute assault on the environment. Their idiotic "Clear Skies" act was anything but, and would have gutted the old Clean Air act completely.

This kind of stuff keeps flying under the radar, but it's criminal. It will be the biggest part of his legacy next to Iraq.
 
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