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mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:09:47 PM new Published on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 by the Associated Press Republicans Blast President Bush on Environment by Erik Stetson CONCORD, New Hampshire - One of the Environmental Protection Agency’s earliest leaders, flanked by Republican state politicians, blasted the president’s record on the environment Monday during a news conference organized by an anti-Bush environmental group. Russell Train, a Republican, was the EPA’s second chief under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. But he said Bush’s record is so dismal he’s casting his presidential vote for Democrat John Kerry in November. "It’s almost as if the motto of the administration in power today in Washington is not environmental protection, but polluter protection," he said. "I find this deeply disturbing." Former EPA Agency Administrator Russell E. Train Bush supporters defended the president’s record. Tom Thomson, owner of Thomson Family Tree Farm in Orford, praised the Healthy Forests Initiative as good legislation that protects loggers as well as forests. He predicted current policies would have positive long-term effects. Bush "has made progress over the last four years giving us cleaner air, water and land," Thomson said in a statement. Officials with the state’s Bush-Cheney campaign said sulfur dioxide emissions are down 9 percent, while nitrogen oxide emissions are down 13 percent. They added that the 2002 Farm Bill set aside more than $40 billion in conservation funding. Environment2004, the environmental group, released a report Monday titled "Damaging the Granite State." It criticizes presidential policies on energy, global warming, toxic waste and air and water pollution. "It is the worst record in modern history, unfortunately," said Aimee Christensen, the group’s executive director. "They are systematically weakening our keystone public health protections and undermining decades of bipartisan leadership on the environment." The report faults Bush’s energy policy, for example, for slashing renewable energy funding. According to the report, the cuts are holding back New Hampshire, which could produce 43 percent of its energy from wind power. The report also claims the state could add 5,000 jobs by 2020 with more renewable energy and efficiency investments. The report cites such sources as federal and state agency reports as well as newspaper articles and advocacy-group studies. The two Republican state politicians who spoke - Rep. Jim Pilliod, a pediatrician, and former Sen. Rick Russman, who once headed the Senate Environmental Committee, did not endorse Kerry. They said they participated to stress the importance of environmental issues. Russman said funding was cut for cleanup work at two of the state’s 19 Superfund sites. He also said the administration’s standards would delay mercury emissions cleanup until at least 2018. Pilliod added that mothers and children are particularly vulnerable to mercury pollution. Train also accused Bush of letting weakening the Clean Air Act. The record, he added, falls short of those set by former Republican presidents ranging from Theodore Roosevelt, who advocated creating national parks and forests, to George H.W. Bush, who supported new anti-air-pollution standards. The Bush record is "appalling, with very, very few exceptions," Train said. He described presidential policies as "geared to rolling back environmental protections." Environment2004 has been actively campaigning against Bush policies and has released a national report on its Web site criticizing them. © Copyright 2004 Associated Press
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:13:24 PM new December 18, 2006 \| Back Issues EPA Exempts Pesticides from Clean Water Act Environmental groups are very concerned about the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to allow the application of pesticides on waterways. Before this exemption, a permit under the Clean Water Act was required for pesticides applied on or near waterways. “More protection is needed from pesticides, not less,” said Jay Feldman of Beyond Pesticides, a consumer watchdog group in a statement. Feldman noted that the Clean Water Act requires a health-based standard to protect waterways whereas the new standards are less stringent and fail to regulate water quality or protect aquatic ecosystems. Under the new rule, if the pesticide will be used to control aquatic weeds, mosquitoes or other pests, no permit is needed and pesticides can be sprayed directly on a body of water or near it. There are many unintended consequences to pesticide spraying. According to Environmental Defense, some mosquito control pesticides are toxic to both bees and fish. With this decision, the EPA has abdicated responsibility for the health of our nation’s lakes and streams.
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:14:57 PM new November 02, 2006 \| Back Issues « previous \| next » Bush Names Exxon Chief to Chart America’s Energy Future Even for an administration dedicated to putting industry lobbyists in charge of the very agencies they have devoted their careers to undermining (coal and oil lobbyist J. Stephen Griles as Deputy Secretary of the Interior is one of dozens of examples), President Bush has recently outdone himself. He has named Lee Raymond, the retired chief of ExxonMobil, to head a key study to help America chart a cleaner course for our energy needs. Raymond currently chairs the National Petroleum Council (NPC), one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman says the study will address the supply and demand of oil as well as “…assess the potential contribution of conservation, efficiency, alternative energy sources, and technology advances” and determine “the potential long term impact of alternative energies that are plentiful, affordable, reliable and transportable.” Energy Department Under Secretary David Garman, added that the NPC is “well qualified to provide a balanced and informed perspective on strategies and action affecting the energy future for both the U.S. and for every country on earth.” Environmentalists are outraged about the appointment of Lee Raymond. During his long tenure at ExxonMobil, the company spent $19 million on front groups designed to discredit the science on global warming. It also resisted funding clean energy alternatives and lobbied aggressively to drill in the Arctic Refuge. In a Wall Street Journal article on June 14, 2005, Mr. Raymon
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:16:25 PM new "If we are saying that the loss of species in and of itself is inherently bad -- I don't think we know enough about how the world works to say that." -Interior Department Assistant Secretary Craig Manson, appointed by President Bush to position overseeing the Endangered Species Act, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 12, 2003
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:17:19 PM new "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." -President Bush, Sept. 23, 2002, Trenton, New Jersey, speech
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:19:40 PM new The Bottom Line Tons of additional air pollutants permitted to be released by 2020 under Bush's "Clear Skies" plan: 42 MILLION Estimated number of premature deaths that will result: 100,000 Estimated amount that Clear Skies-related health problems will cost taxpayers, per year: $115 BILLION Days after Bush took office that he reneged on his campaign promise to regulate CO2 emissions from
Bear1949	posted on March 1, 2007 03:21:07 PM new The sound of one hand clapping. It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.George S. Patton
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:23:13 PM new THE BUSH RECORD More than 300 Crimes against Nature Source: Natural Resources Defense Council JANUARY 20, 2001 White House freezes all rules set at end of Clinton term–including tougher ones for raw sewage JANUARY 20, 2001 Bush proposes opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling FEBRUARY 12, 2001 Energy Department puts off enforcing new efficiency standards for air conditioners FEBRUARY 15, 2001 EPA delays new rule protecting wetlands from mining and development MARCH 7, 2001 Fish and Wildlife Service withdraws report calling for protection of endangered salmonids MARCH 9, 2001 Bush appoints oil and mining lobbyist as deputy secretary of Interior MARCH 13, 2001 Bush reneges on campaign promise to reduce carbon dioxide emissions MARCH 16, 2001 Bush administration refuses to defend in court rule protecting 58 million acres of wild forest MARCH 20, 2001 Bush withdraws proposed stricter limits on arsenic in drinking water MARCH 28, 2001 Bush administration rejects Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change APRIL 9, 2001 Bush budget proposal cuts $500 million from EPA MAY 10, 2001 Bush administration refuses to name industry participants in Cheney energy task force MAY 12, 2001 Bureau of Land Management allows continued grazing on endangered-tortoise land in California MAY 17, 2001 Bush releases energy plan heavily favoring fossil fuels and nukes MAY 17, 2001 Forest Service reduces citizen and scientific participation in decision-making MAY 22, 2001 EPA officially suspends stricter limits for arsenic in drinking water JUNE 19, 2001 States and others sue Energy Department over air-conditioner rules (see FEBRUARY 12, 2001) JUNE 21, 2001 Timber lobbyist Mark Rey appointed to key post in Forest Service JULY 2, 2001 Oil drilling off Florida coast proposed by Bush administration JULY 23, 2001 Bush budget proposes cutting 270 EPA inspector jobs AUGUST 2, 2001 Army Corps of Engineers kills plan to protect Missouri River wildlife by changing stream flows AUGUST 8, 2001 Army Corps of Engineers weakens wetlands protections by slackening permit requirements AUGUST 12, 2001 National forests opened to roadbuilding and logging by Forest Service rule changes AUGUST 14, 2001 EPA delays tougher rules for toxic power-plant emissions AUGUST 17, 2001 Federal judge's decision to ban drilling off California's coast appealed by administration AUGUST 27, 2001 Cattle still grazing on tortoise habitat in California, despite BLM agreement to move them AUGUST 28, 2001 Bush administration proposes missile-defense test installation in Pacific; environmentalists sue AUGUST 28, 2001 Bush administration reconsiders ban on recycling radioactive metals into consumer products SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 EPA lies about Manhattan hazards after 9/11, calls area safe despite extreme toxic pollution SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 Forest Service proposes further reduction in citizen participation in policymaking OCTOBER 25, 2001 Interior Department weakens environmental rules for mining operations OCTOBER 31, 2001 Arsenic flip-flop: Under public pressure, EPA adopts higher standard after all (see MAY 22, 2001) NOVEMBER 2, 2001 Army Corps of Engineers retreats from policy of "no net loss" of wetlands NOVEMBER 5, 2001 Bush signs bill to boost spending for national forests, but with harmful logging riders NOVEMBER 29, 2001 Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park reopens winter lakes to snowmobiles DECEMBER 3, 2001 Army Corps of Engineers decides not to decommission Snake River dams in Pacific Northwest DECEMBER 14, 2001 Administration announces weaker standards for nuclear waste storage at Nevada's Yucca Mountain DECEMBER 14, 2001 Forest Service announces more roadbuilding on undeveloped forestlands JANUARY 9, 2002 Administration backs hydrogen-car research, but most hydrogen to come from fossil fuels JANUARY 10, 2002 Study shows big drop in enforcement of environmental laws under Bush JANUARY 10, 2002 Bush administration fights in court for new oil drilling off California coast JANUARY 14, 2002 Report shows Interior secretary squelched her own agency's criticism of weaker wetlands rules JANUARY 14, 2002 Wetlands protections weakened nationwide in flip-flop from Bush campaign promise JANUARY 14, 2002 Park Service okays more oil drilling in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve JANUARY 21, 2002 BLM preliminarily approves gas drilling in Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana JANUARY 22, 2002 Forest Service sues to overturn ban on salvage logging in Montana's Bitterroot National Forest JANUARY 28, 2002 Bush supports Cheney's refusal to release secret energy-task-force records FEBRUARY 4, 2002 Bush slashes environmental-education spending FEBRUARY 4, 2002 Bush budget proposes cutting $1 billion from environmental spending FEBRUARY 4, 2002 Bush budget proposes $404 million to support timber sales in national forests FEBRUARY 11, 2002 Environmentalists sue Park Service for allowing motorized vehicles in Georgia wilderness FEBRUARY 14, 2002 Bush gives power plants ten more years to cut mercury and sulfur dioxide emissions FEBRUARY 14, 2002 White House unveils global-warming plan that lets C02 emissions continue at present rate FEBRUARY 15, 2002 Bush endorses plan to store 77,000 tons of nuclear waste in Nevada's Yucca Mountain FEBRUARY 15, 2002 Forest Service approves mining exploration in Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest FEBRUARY 16, 2002 Bush administration asks court to delay endangered-species protection in California FEBRUARY 19, 2002 Phaseout of snowmobiles in national parks delayed FEBRUARY 22, 2002 BLM proposes to let states allow vehicles in previously off-limits federal lands FEBRUARY 23, 2002 Bush's budget asks that taxpayers pay for Superfund cleanups instead of polluters FEBRUARY 27, 2002 Top EPA official resigns to protest Bush's effort to weaken rules for polluting industries FEBRUARY 27, 2002 Federal judge orders Bush administration to release Cheney's secret energy-task-force records MARCH 12, 2002 Bush administration belatedly complies with court order to protect desert tortoise MARCH 18, 2002 EPA exempts large category of power plants from lawsuits for Clean Air Act violations MARCH 25, 2002 Discovery that White House misspent $135,612 of clean-energy funds to print its energy plan MARCH 29, 2002 Pentagon seeks exemption from environmental laws APRIL 1, 2002 Deadline passes for administration to set first new fuel-economy standards since 1996 APRIL 11, 2002 Army Corps of Engineers approves mining limestone in 5,400 acres of Florida's everglades APRIL 14, 2002 White House kills program that funded environmental research for graduate students APRIL 22, 2002 EPA citizen-watchdog resigns in protest, charging that agency \|officials muzzled him MAY 3, 2002 New EPA rules allow mining operations to dump waste in waterways MAY 13, 2002 Administration asks judge not to limit waste-dumping from mountaintop mines MAY 13, 2002 Bush signs farm bill that pays big subsidies to polluting agricultural operations MAY 21, 2002 Ban on mining in and around Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest ends MAY 23, 2002 Energy Department cuts air-conditioner efficiency standards MAY 24, 2002 Bush-Putin summit produces nuclear treaty that puts no long-term limit on nuclear weapons MAY 24, 2002 Bush administration drops plan \|for contractors to put environmental protection into projects JUNE 3, 2002 Oil drilling leases on more than 500,000 acres in Alaska signed by Interior Department JUNE 7, 2002 Interior secretary rejects proposal to limit offshore oil drilling in California JUNE 13, 2002 Missouri River restoration halted indefinitely by Army Corps of Engineers JUNE 13, 2002 EPA proposes weakening clean-air rules for 17,000 power plants JUNE 13, 2002 Judge halts Bush administration move to end habitat protection on 500,000 acres in California JUNE 17, 2002 Judge rejects Army Corps of Engineers plan to allow mine-waste dumping JUNE 24, 2002 EPA abandons plan to clean up storm-water pollution JUNE 25, 2002 Bush administration blames wildfires on environmentalists JUNE 25, 2002 Snowmobiling allowed to continue in national parks, though with some restrictions JUNE 25, 2002 EPA ombudsman testifies Bush administration pressured him to halt study of radiation standards JULY 1, 2002 Bush administration cuts funding for toxic cleanups to half of that requested by EPA JULY 2, 2002 Bush administration rescinds 4 million acres of protection for endangered California frog JULY 10, 2002 Judge orders administration to protect 400,000 Calif. acres for endangered Alameda whipsnake JULY 15, 2002 Navy given permit to use low-frequency sonar, a known threat to whales JULY 17, 2002 Bush administration opposes Senate bill to require 10 percent renewable energy by 2020 JULY 22, 2002 Bush's State Department says it will withhold $34 million from UN family-planning program JULY 25, 2002 Another top EPA official quits in protest JULY 26, 2002 Bush administration backs congressional proposal to exempt companies from disclosing hazards AUGUST 7, 2002 EPA proposes weakened water-cleanups; asks for "voluntary" efforts AUGUST 15, 2002 Conservatives praise Bush for skipping United Nations summit on sustainable development AUGUST 22, 2002 Interior Department claims new power plant won't harm air at Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky. AUGUST 22, 2002 Bush calls for increased logging in name of fire prevention AUGUST 27, 2002 U.S. opposes targets for renewable energy use at World Summit on Sustainable Development AUGUST 29, 2002 Interior Department approves billion-dollar plan to store water under Mojave Desert AUGUST 30, 2002 Foe of ecological restoration Allan Fitzsimmons named head of federal wildfire prevention SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 White House asks exemption from Freedom of Information Act in energy-task-force suit SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 Federal officials reject call to add white marlin to endangered list SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 States' EPA air-quality inspections shown to have dropped by 34 percent SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 EPA weakens proposed anti-pollution standards for off-road vehicles SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 EPA deletes global-warming section from pollution report SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 Bush replacing most scientists on chemical-hazard panel with those tied to chemical industry SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 Bush executive order cuts citizen involvement in review of road and airport projects SEPTEMBER 21, 2002 Killing of 34,000 salmonids results from federal diversion of Klamath River water in Oregon SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 Interior secretary okays gold mining on sacred Indian site in California SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 New EPA water-quality report shows U.S. waters are getting dirtier OCTOBER 1, 2002 Fish and Wildlife Service reverses order to increase Missouri River flow to protect species OCTOBER 3, 2002 Conservationists urge White House to release $36.5 million in conservation funds for farmlands OCTOBER 4, 2002 Bureau of Land Management approves largest oil and gas drilling exploration ever in Utah OCTOBER 8, 2002 EPA water administrator says war on terror leaves little money for water cleanup OCTOBER 8, 2002 Bush stacks panel on lead poisoning with people tied to the lead industry OCTOBER 8, 2002 Federal workers reveal memo from EPA chief encouraging them to support president when off-duty OCTOBER 9, 2002 Bush administration sides with auto industry in suit against California's emission rules OCTOBER 10, 2002 Administration failed to assess vulnerability of chemical facilities to terrorists, GAO says OCTOBER 15 2002 Superfund cleanups drop to 42 per year from average of 76 under Clinton, report shows OCTOBER 16, 2002 Judge finds Forest Service violates Endangered Species Act by not protecting spotted-owl habitat OCTOBER 17, 2002 Bush administration told by federal judge to release energy documents in Sierra Club lawsuit OCTOBER 31, 2002 EPA halts funding at seven Superfund sites NOVEMBER 1, 2002 Bush administration threatens withdrawal from historic UN population accord NOVEMBER 5, 2002 Polluters paid 64 percent less in fines under Bush than in last two Clinton years, report shows NOVEMBER 11, 2002 Bush administration supports renewed elephant-ivory trade NOVEMBER 12, 2002 National Park Service proposal would allow 1,100 snowmobiles a day in Yellowstone, Grand Teton NOVEMBER 21, 2002 Natural-gas drilling at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas approved NOVEMBER 22, 2002 EPA proceeds with weakening Clean Air Act rules for power plants NOVEMBER 27, 2002 Forest Service proposes rule changes to increase logging, grazing, mining on 192 million acres DECEMBER 2, 2002 Bush administration plan for oil drilling off California coast ruled illegal by federal judges DECEMBER 4, 2002 Bush administration asks for five more years of study before acting on global warming DECEMBER 12, 2002 Federal court rules against administration, upholds roadless rule for 58.5 million acres DECEMBER 12, 2002 White House proposes tiny increase in automobile fuel economy: 1.5 mpg in five years
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 03:24:47 PM new AUGUST 28, 2001 Bush administration reconsiders ban on recycling radioactive metals into consumer products SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 EPA lies about Manhattan hazards after 9/11, calls area safe despite extreme toxic pollution SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 Forest Service proposes further reduction in citizen participation in policymaking OCTOBER 25, 2001 Interior Department weakens environmental rules for mining operations OCTOBER 31, 2001 Arsenic flip-flop: Under public pressure, EPA adopts higher standard after all (see MAY 22, 2001) NOVEMBER 2, 2001 Army Corps of Engineers retreats from policy of "no net loss" of wetlands NOVEMBER 5, 2001 Bush signs bill to boost spending for national forests, but with harmful logging riders NOVEMBER 29, 2001 Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park reopens winter lakes to snowmobiles DECEMBER 3, 2001 Army Corps of Engineers decides not to decommission Snake River dams in Pacific Northwest DECEMBER 14, 2001 Administration announces weaker standards for nuclear waste storage at Nevada's Yucca Mountain DECEMBER 14, 2001 Forest Service announces more roadbuilding on undeveloped forestlands JANUARY 9, 2002 Administration backs hydrogen-car research, but most hydrogen to come from fossil fuels JANUARY 10, 2002 Study shows big drop in enforcement of environmental laws under Bush JANUARY 10, 2002 Bush administration fights in court for new oil drilling off California coast JANUARY 14, 2002 Report shows Interior secretary squelched her own agency's criticism of weaker wetlands rules JANUARY 14, 2002 Wetlands protections weakened nationwide in flip-flop from Bush campaign promise JANUARY 14, 2002 Park Service okays more oil drilling in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve JANUARY 21, 2002 BLM preliminarily approves gas drilling in Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana JANUARY 22, 2002 Forest Service sues to overturn ban on salvage logging in Montana's Bitterroot National Forest JANUARY 28, 2002 Bush supports Cheney's refusal to release secret energy-task-force records FEBRUARY 4, 2002 Bush slashes environmental-education spending FEBRUARY 4, 2002 Bush budget proposes cutting $1 billion from environmental spending FEBRUARY 4, 2002 Bush budget proposes $404 million to support timber sales in national forests FEBRUARY 11, 2002 Environmentalists sue Park Service for allowing motorized vehicles in Georgia wilderness FEBRUARY 14, 2002 Bush gives power plants ten more years to cut mercury and sulfur dioxide emissions FEBRUARY 14, 2002 White House unveils global-warming plan that lets C02 emissions continue at present rate FEBRUARY 15, 2002 Bush endorses plan to store 77,000 tons of nuclear waste in Nevada's Yucca Mountain FEBRUARY 15, 2002 Forest Service approves mining exploration in Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest FEBRUARY 16, 2002 Bush administration asks court to delay endangered-species protection in California FEBRUARY 19, 2002 Phaseout of snowmobiles in national parks delayed FEBRUARY 22, 2002 BLM proposes to let states allow vehicles in previously off-limits federal lands FEBRUARY 23, 2002 Bush's budget asks that taxpayers pay for Superfund cleanups instead of polluters FEBRUARY 27, 2002 Top EPA official resigns to protest Bush's effort to weaken rules for polluting industries FEBRUARY 27, 2002 Federal judge orders Bush administration to release Cheney's secret energy-task-force records MARCH 12, 2002 Bush administration belatedly complies with court order to protect desert tortoise MARCH 18, 2002 EPA exempts large category of power plants from lawsuits for Clean Air Act violations MARCH 25, 2002 Discovery that White House misspent $135,612 of clean-energy funds to print its energy plan MARCH 29, 2002 Pentagon seeks exemption from environmental laws APRIL 1, 2002 Deadline passes for administration to set first new fuel-economy standards since 1996 APRIL 11, 2002 Army Corps of Engineers approves mining limestone in 5,400 acres of Florida's everglades APRIL 14, 2002 White House kills program that funded environmental research for graduate students APRIL 22, 2002 EPA citizen-watchdog resigns in protest, charging that agency \|officials muzzled him MAY 3, 2002 New EPA rules allow mining operations to dump waste in waterways MAY 13, 2002 Administration asks judge not to limit waste-dumping from mountaintop mines MAY 13, 2002 Bush signs farm bill that pays big subsidies to polluting agricultural operations MAY 21, 2002 Ban on mining in and around Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest ends MAY 23, 2002 Energy Department cuts air-conditioner efficiency standards MAY 24, 2002 Bush-Putin summit produces nuclear treaty that puts no long-term limit on nuclear weapons MAY 24, 2002 Bush administration drops plan \|for contractors to put environmental protection into projects JUNE 3, 2002 Oil drilling leases on more than 500,000 acres in Alaska signed by Interior Department JUNE 7, 2002 Interior secretary rejects proposal to limit offshore oil drilling in California JUNE 13, 2002 Missouri River restoration halted indefinitely by Army Corps of Engineers JUNE 13, 2002 EPA proposes weakening clean-air rules for 17,000 power plants JUNE 13, 2002 Judge halts Bush administration move to end habitat protection on 500,000 acres in California JUNE 17, 2002 Judge rejects Army Corps of Engineers plan to allow mine-waste dumping JUNE 24, 2002 EPA abandons plan to clean up storm-water pollution JUNE 25, 2002 Bush administration blames wildfires on environmentalists JUNE 25, 2002 Snowmobiling allowed to continue in national parks, though with some restrictions JUNE 25, 2002 EPA ombudsman testifies Bush administration pressured him to halt study of radiation standards JULY 1, 2002 Bush administration cuts funding for toxic cleanups to half of that requested by EPA JULY 2, 2002 Bush administration rescinds 4 million acres of protection for endangered California frog JULY 10, 2002 Judge orders administration to protect 400,000 Calif. acres for endangered Alameda whipsnake JULY 15, 2002 Navy given permit to use low-frequency sonar, a known threat to whales JULY 17, 2002 Bush administration opposes Senate bill to require 10 percent renewable energy by 2020 JULY 22, 2002 Bush's State Department says it will withhold $34 million from UN family-planning program JULY 25, 2002 Another top EPA official quits in protest JULY 26, 2002 Bush administration backs congressional proposal to exempt companies from disclosing hazards AUGUST 7, 2002 EPA proposes weakened water-cleanups; asks for "voluntary" efforts AUGUST 15, 2002 Conservatives praise Bush for skipping United Nations summit on sustainable development AUGUST 22, 2002 Interior Department claims new power plant won't harm air at Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky. AUGUST 22, 2002 Bush calls for increased logging in name of fire prevention AUGUST 27, 2002 U.S. opposes targets for renewable energy use at World Summit on Sustainable Development AUGUST 29, 2002 Interior Department approves billion-dollar plan to store water under Mojave Desert AUGUST 30, 2002 Foe of ecological restoration Allan Fitzsimmons named head of federal wildfire prevention SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 White House asks exemption from Freedom of Information Act in energy-task-force suit SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 Federal officials reject call to add white marlin to endangered list SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 States' EPA air-quality inspections shown to have dropped by 34 percent SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 EPA weakens proposed anti-pollution standards for off-road vehicles SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 EPA deletes global-warming section from pollution report SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 Bush replacing most scientists on chemical-hazard panel with those tied to chemical industry SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 Bush executive order cuts citizen involvement in review of road and airport projects SEPTEMBER 21, 2002 Killing of 34,000 salmonids results from federal diversion of Klamath River water in Oregon
bigpeepa	posted on March 1, 2007 05:28:16 PM new mingo, That shut them up. LOL
Bear1949	posted on March 1, 2007 05:34:22 PM new The sound of one hand clapping and its sox puppet whining in appreciation. It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.George S. Patton
Linda_K	posted on March 1, 2007 05:47:15 PM new It's just sybil....in her manic mode again. tsk tsk And look at those dates.....sure didn't keep American voters from RE-ELECTING HIM in 2004. ROFLOL
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 06:16:22 PM new So linduh, you believe that no matter how bad he was getting elected was all that mattered.....no morals showing there ! bushit is an ecological rapist and has made our environment worse but all you care about , even more than the earth your own grandchildren will inherit , is bushit being re-elected.....the stench of moral decay preceeds you.....
Linda_K	posted on March 1, 2007 06:27:38 PM new Deep cleansing breaths, sybil....in with the good....out with the bad. Oh...and take your meds.
mingotree	posted on March 1, 2007 06:41:44 PM new linduh, did you ever consider that if you didn't do so much drugs you could read and comprehend better Sad you hate your grandchildren so much...but not surprising.....
kiara	posted on March 1, 2007 06:50:52 PM new Ann Coulter on the environment: "God gave us the earth. We have dominion over the plants, the animals, the trees. God said, 'Earth is yours. Take it. Rape it. It's yours.'"
Linda_K	posted on March 1, 2007 06:59:03 PM new sybil....you only prove how out of touch with reality you are when you make those crazy statements. I don't know much about drugs at all....but I can tell you either NEED some...or you're taking too many. Or the number you're taking aren't working and you need to re-visit your doctor. ========= and here's helen's mini-me. I thought maybe she'd be posting about sybil's TANDEM postings in this thread....what 10?.....but no, she only mentions that when a 'rightie' posts three in a row. LOL LOL LOL
kiara	posted on March 1, 2007 07:06:14 PM new So I'm supposed to agree with everything Juan Cole or Helen say and do? Wow, good thing I don't agree with and follow what Ann Coulter does like you do Linda, she's a self-proclaimed slut.
ST0NEC0LD613	posted on March 2, 2007 07:40:34 AM new One damm good looking slut at that. Much better than kiara or mingopig could even dream of being. . . . "Unfortunately there are levels of Stupid that just can't be cured!!" The current Demomoron motto. Are YOU a Bunghole? Take the bunghole quiz here. http://www.idiotwatchers.com/bunghole/index.html
Linda_K	posted on March 2, 2007 07:55:39 AM new Protecting Our Environment: NationalParks === Clean Air and Climate Change http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/clean-energy.html === Key Environmental Accomplishments of the Bush Administration KEYAccomplishments [ edited by Linda_K on Mar 2, 2007 08:10 AM ]
Linda_K	posted on March 2, 2007 08:03:39 AM new dbl post [ edited by Linda_K on Mar 2, 2007 08:12 AM ]
mingotree	posted on March 2, 2007 08:27:49 AM new Deep cleansing breaths, linduh....in with the good....out with the bad. Oh...and take your meds....and maybe your hands will quit shaking enough to keep you from making all those double posts...it's getting to be a real problem , isn't it

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