Sunday, June 26, 2005
Toxic Texan Strikes Again
Once again, Bush sides with industry and against citizens and their rights to breathe clean air. In a decision "cheered by industry officials" (so you know how one-sided it was), a federal appeals court upheld the Bush administration's plan to let aging industrial plants modernize without installing pollution controls.
thedailytimes.com - Court lets aging plants skip pollution controls
In other news, Bush has selected another polluting fox to guard the EPA henhouse. The individual he has chosen to lead enforcement of environmental laws also represents huge chemical companies, like BP, Dow and DuPont. Conflict of interest, anyone?
I have to agree with Sen. Patty Murray who expressed concern that "This appointment is just the latest in a series of moves that calls into question this administration's commitment to protecting our environment, our natural resources and the health and well-being of all Americans."
Concerns arise over Bush's pick for EPA job
Only it doesn't really "call into question" Bush's motives, which are and have always been crystal clear: The interests of industry come first, the health of the American people second.
thedailytimes.com - Court lets aging plants skip pollution controls
In other news, Bush has selected another polluting fox to guard the EPA henhouse. The individual he has chosen to lead enforcement of environmental laws also represents huge chemical companies, like BP, Dow and DuPont. Conflict of interest, anyone?
I have to agree with Sen. Patty Murray who expressed concern that "This appointment is just the latest in a series of moves that calls into question this administration's commitment to protecting our environment, our natural resources and the health and well-being of all Americans."
Concerns arise over Bush's pick for EPA job
Only it doesn't really "call into question" Bush's motives, which are and have always been crystal clear: The interests of industry come first, the health of the American people second.
