Bristol Bay needs is home to the largest Sockey run in the world and an important part of our natural heritage. None of the people who live their including the first Americans who still live off the land to a certain extent want it.travelinman67 wrote:Judge rules against EPA in Pebble Mine litigation...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11 ... -with-epa/
...EPA witness vanishes after emails uncover conspiracy.
Honestly,JohnStOnge wrote:You know I think that theoretically it would be good to have something like the EPA. But experience has taught us that it was a mistake to establish it. It needs to be eliminated. It won't be. But it should be.
John we completely agree - Eliminate the EPAContract their gig out to the ELF....Chizzang wrote:Honestly,JohnStOnge wrote:You know I think that theoretically it would be good to have something like the EPA. But experience has taught us that it was a mistake to establish it. It needs to be eliminated. It won't be. But it should be.
I'd love to see the EPA privatized as well as the TSA
Have private EPA detectives doing the work - that **** right there would work wonders
A study by the OIL Industry reports that Methane leaks are lower than estimated by the EPAtravelinman67 wrote:Studies disprove CAP Fracking/Methane pollution report used by EPA...
http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/methane ... le/2557127
reeeeally... Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis??Chizzang wrote:A study by the OIL Industry reports that Methane leaks are lower than estimated by the EPAtravelinman67 wrote:Studies disprove CAP Fracking/Methane pollution report used by EPA...
http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/methane ... le/2557127
travelinman67 wrote:http://freebeacon.com/issues/epa-admini ... den-smith/
EPA Director Gina McCarthy to speak at Broccoli Day...with the Smith kids...
...take a minute to read the whole article.
Choo, Choo!!
Those evil fucking bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The music and art festival, which is aimed at improving the lives of low-income communities, is charging $45 for admission. It is hosted by Broccoli City, a “lifestyle group” that plants community gardens and offers healthy food classes to urban neighborhoods.
travelinman67 wrote:http://freebeacon.com/issues/epa-admini ... den-smith/
EPA Director Gina McCarthy to speak at Broccoli Day...with the Smith kids...
...take a minute to read the whole article.
Choo, Choo!!
EPA has begun a regulations blitz
BY: Zack Colman
June 13, 2015 | 12:01 am
The Environmental Protection Agency is on a regulatory spree.As it tries to build momentum for the summer release of its rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and prepares for international climate talks, the EPA has finalized, proposed or called for a bunch of new regulations in rapid succession over the past several weeks.
The moves have garnered cheers from allies who say President Obama is acting alone because the Republican-led Congress won't honor what they say are obligations in federal law to crack down on greenhouse gas emissions, smog and the like. But critics call the effort an "unprecedented" attack on industries. They also question whether the Clean Air Act, the federal law the administration says it is trying to implement, actually calls for the main course on Obama's climate menu — proposed carbon emissions limits on power plants, which are due for finalization in August.
"If you ask the environmental community they would say these are long overdue," Jeff Holmstead, an energy industry lawyer and former EPA air chief under President George W. Bush, told theWashington Examiner. "My own view is somewhat different. I think this administration has really used the Clean Air Act as a very aggressive tool to go after industries."
The White House is rushing to get a suite of rules out the door because the Obama administration wants to defend the regulations against any legal challenges, as Obama is increasingly viewing climate change as his legacy. Getting the power plant rule finalized soon is also key to Obama staking his claim as an international climate leader heading into United Nations negotiations in Paris in late November.The EPA sent the power plant rule to the White House for review earlier this month. Lobbyists who both oppose and support the rule have a few weeks to try to shape the final outcome of the regulation that, in its draft form, calls for cutting electricity emissions 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.Environmental groups had long asked Obama to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, which had never been done before. They say greenhouse gas emissions that most scientists blame for warming the planet must be cut to avoid irreversible effects of climate change.
"Climate change is a clear and present danger that we must tackle now. Our opponents will keep attacking, but we'll be in court to defend the Clean Power Plan. And we'll keep pressing for the strongest carbon pollution standards to combat climate change," David Doniger, director of the climate and clean air program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, wrote in a blog post last week following a federal court decision to reject a lawsuit against the proposed rule.
The EPA has had a busy month issuing other rules, too. The agency in late May finalized its "Waters of the U.S." rule that would expand jurisdiction over waterways that connect to sources that could flow into drinking supplies. Opponents in agriculture, real estate and mining contend it could stop development near waterways, but the EPA said it clarifies and even expands permitting exemptions.
The same week, the EPA released three years worth of blending requirements for biofuels. The move angered the renewable fuels industry because it reduced the amount of their product refiners must mix into gasoline. But the auto industry wasn't happy, either, because it thought the blending levels from 2014 through 2016 were too high.
Last week, the EPA also signaled it would call for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes. That was more of a formality — the EPA participates in the International Civil Aviation Organization and, as expected, signaled it was likely to adopt those standards. And as early as next week, the EPA is likely to issue its second phase of emissions standards for big rig trucks. It was supposed to come earlier, but the EPA pumped the brakes after heated responses to the biofuel and water rules.
Other rules that have yet to be finalized include the power plant rule, potentially tighter standards on smog that the industry contends could be the most expensive regulation ever and possible methane regulations on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations.
The EPA, for its part, has said climate change and other regulations could be a boon for the economy by sparking innovation in clean energy technology and other high-skilled jobs. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told a San Francisco event last month that the regulations present chances "to take actions that turn the challenge of climate change into economic opportunity," according to a GreenBiz.com story.
But businesses say they are having a hard time adjusting to the scattershot of regulations that have just come out, said Karen Kerrigan, president of the Center for Regulatory Solutions, a project of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council."Since the Obama administration assumed office, the federal regulatory burden has increased dramatically. The scope of EPA regulation is unprecedented," Kerrigan said in a statement to the Examiner.
Activist judges applying their political views to rulings. For shame.travelinman67 wrote:SCOTUS hands defeat to EPA. Rules EPA didn't consider cost to consumers and industry when crafting power plant emissions restrictions.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-enviro ... ution-rule
No that would be last week on the gay marriage ruling...kalm wrote:Activist judges applying their political views to rulings. For shame.travelinman67 wrote:SCOTUS hands defeat to EPA. Rules EPA didn't consider cost to consumers and industry when crafting power plant emissions restrictions.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-enviro ... ution-rule
Accuracykalm wrote:Activist judges getting one right for a change.travelinman67 wrote:SCOTUS hands defeat to EPA. Rules EPA didn't consider cost to consumers and industry when crafting power plant emissions restrictions.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-enviro ... ution-rule
