Great News For The Environment

[Bronco_Beerslug]

But lets lesson standards since Bush doesn't believe in scientific study.

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WASHINGTON - One of every three lakes in the United States, and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.

Every state but Alaska and Wyoming issued fish advisories covering some and occasionally all of their lakes or rivers in 2003, according to a national databased maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency (news - web sites) and updated every year.

Though the number of advisories rose to 3,094, up from 2,814 in 2002, according to figures released Tuesday, EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt said the increase was due to more monitoring, not more pollution.

Nearly all the advisories involve contaminants such as mercury, dioxins, PCBs, pesticides and heavy metals, including arsenic, copper and lead. Currently they cover 35 percent of the nation's lake acreage and 24 percent of river miles.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...fish_pollution

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Further evidence that BushCo's environmental "policies" have been nothing but gifts to the polluting industries that helped bankroll coup 2000.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

The Bush Record: Industry Runs Roughshod Over Environment

Drill everywhere! Foul the oceans! Pollute the skies! That's great if you're Big Business, but lousy if you're anybody else. Bush's policies are undoing decades of environmental protection and leaving a dirty world for our children and children's children to inherit. For the environment, a change in the White House would be a breath of fresh air.

Bush Is Pro-Dirty Air

President Bush has weakened the Clean Air Act at every turn. The "New Source Review" regulation of the Clear Air Act forced older coal-fired power plants and other facilities to install pollution controls when they expand or are repaired. But under President Bush, the New Source regulations have been significantly weakened, allowing power plants to more pollution into the air. Statistics released by the Clean Air Task Force noted that the 51 power plants subject to New Source Review enforcement helped to cause the premature deaths of 5,500 to 9,000 people each year, many from respiratory diseases.1

Under Bush, You Pay for Cleanup

Corporate polluters used to pay to clean their own messes. Now Bush is shifting the costs to you. The Superfund program was created to ensure that corporate polluters bore the brunt of the costs of cleaning up the worst environmental disasters. But under President Bush, funding cuts and a failure to collect penalties from polluters is creating a shift in costs right to the taxpayer. Superfund assets have declined to nearly zero. Now your tax dollars will pay for 80 percent of the program in 2004, and all Superfund cleanups in 2005.2

Public Lands to the Highest Bidder

Bush opened 9 million acres of public land to logging. In December 2003, the Bush Administration removed prohibitions on logging and mining in the forest largest national forest in the U.S., the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska. The decision could "allow roads to be built through 9 million acres" of Tongass. Bush has fought to allow the oil industry to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as well as protected national parks, monuments, and public lands in the Rocky Mountains.3

Would You Like Some Mercury With That?

Bush proposed weakening mercury regulations in Clean Air Act. A proposed rule change by the Bush EPA would remove mercury emissions from Clean Air Act regulations that limit the most toxic air pollutants and shift the poison to a weaker category, despite the FDA and EPA's own recent recommendation that pregnant women and young children eat less tuna and other seafoods to avoid excessive mercury consumption. Approximately 630,000 babies are born in the United States every year to mothers who have been exposed to unsafe mercury levels.4

Sources: 1New York Times, 7/11/01; Baltimore Sun, 8/28/03; Chicago Tribune, 8/28/03; Los Angeles Times, 8/28/03; Washington Post, 8/28/03; 2General Accounting Office, 7/29/03; Boston Globe, 1/9/04; New York Times, 7/1/02; The Bush Administration's FY2005 Budget for the Environment: Putting Our Future at Risk, 2/4/04; 3Seattle Post Intelligencer, 12/24/03; Los Angeles Times, 12/24/03; Denver Post, 3/15/01; Washington Post, 4/18/02; 4New York Times, 12/3/03, 2/10/04; Washington Post, 12/3/03; Pioneer Press, 10/6/03; Houston Chronicle, 12/5/03; Associated Press, 12/15/03

[Rohirrim]

Here's a good one: In the Northwest, for years many species of Salmon have been on the Endangered Species Act, and so their habitat is protected. No clear cutting along their rivers and no development. They will only breed in silt free, pebble covered river bottoms. Here's the amazingly clever way that the Bush-led EPA has now gotten around that: Include hatchery fish in the Salmon count! You've got to admit, that is diabolically clever.

Anyway, in the (formerly) endanged Coho Salmon habitat, the logging and developing (and river dumping) has already begun. Here's how it played out: They just capture a bunch of wild Coho fingerlings and throw them into a hatchery - then they count all the fish as Cohos! The Coho numbers came up to a high enough level (counting hatchery fish) that they were taken off the ESA and the formally forbidden terrain was opened to logging and development. Another victory for the Bush team! I can't wait to see how he sells it: "We've led the fight to restore the Cohos to their rightful place in the environment and saved another species." Hurray!

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by Rohirrim

Here's a good one: In the Northwest, for years many species of Salmon have been on the Endangered Species Act, and so their habitat is protected. No clear cutting along their rivers and no development. They will only breed in silt free, pebble covered river bottoms. Here's the amazingly clever way that the Bush-led EPA has now gotten around that: Include hatchery fish in the Salmon count! You've got to admit, that is diabolically clever.

Anyway, in the (formerly) endanged Coho Salmon habitat, the logging and developing (and river dumping) has already begun. Here's how it played out: They just capture a bunch of wild Coho fingerlings and throw them into a hatchery - then they count all the fish as Cohos! The Coho numbers came up to a high enough level (counting hatchery fish) that they were taken off the ESA and the formally forbidden terrain was opened to logging and development. Another victory for the Bush team! I can't wait to see how he sells it: "We've led the fight to restore the Cohos to their rightful place in the environment and saved another species." Hurray!

It's amazing to me that people think trading away the planets health for monetary gains is the right thing to do. I can only believe that these people have no regard for the future of the world, that they must think I'll be gone before it gets real bad so who cares.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

It's amazing to me that people think trading away the planets health for monetary gains is the right thing to do. I can only believe that these people have no regard for the future of the world, that they must think I'll be gone before it gets real bad so who cares.

They have no morals and no conscience whatsoever.

They are just making one big, final push to consolidate their billionaire tribe's wealth and power before the global economy crashes and our society turns into "Mad Max II"

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

The "I got mine--**** everybody else" neocons on this board will all be singing a different tune when gas hits $7 a gallon.

[Pat Bowlen]

That's a shame... human beings are really a disease on this fine planet.


At least I've always got my island in the Pacific.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Pat Bowlen

At least I've always got my island in the Pacific.

Not to mention a hot trophy wife.


"Thank you, Dubya, for making me seem like a good and honest man!"

[REB]

I'm sorry. I couldn't take it.

You sorry ass p***Y liberals!

Can't stand the fact that there has not been another terrorist attack since 9/11 can ya?

GWB and the HomeLand Security scare ya?

Why?

Cuz your .....uuummmm would like to live in a utopia commune that will never exist and that really pisses you off?

Economy working perfectly fineand no attacks and it Pisses you peeps off!.Cool

Deal with it


REB

1-2-3-BRONCOS!!!!!!!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

You sorry ass p***Y liberals!

I got your "p***Y" swinging, biotch.

Can't stand the fact that there has not been another terrorist attack since 9/11 can ya?

Only the dumbest of knuckle-dragging rightards would read something like this into a discussion about environmental issues.

GWB and the HomeLand Security scare ya?

Homeland security?

You mean that thing the court-appointed moron flip-flopped about, i.e., initially opposed and later supported, before deciding to under-fund?

What scares me is the Smirking Sociopath's failure to adequately fund homeland security, his failure to find bin laden, his failure in Afghanistan, and his bungling in Iraq (which has done more for the recruitment of new terrorists who hate America than bin Laden could have ever hoped for and killed 1,000 Americans for no reason.)

Economy working perfectly fineand no attacks and it Pisses you peeps off!

Yeah, record net job loss, record unemployment, record deficits, massive trade deficits, and record oil prices are all indicators that the economy is "working perfectly fine," idiot.

As for "no attacks"--have you already forgotten the attack that happened because your favorite Saudi Puppet was asleep at the wheel on 9/11, jerkoff?

[REB]

"As for "no attacks"--have you already forgotten the attack that happened because your favorite Saudi Puppet was asleep at the wheel on 9/11, jerkoff?"

I rest my case........................

REB

1-2-3-BRONCOS!!!!!!!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

I rest my case........................

Your "case" just got the snot beaten out of it.

[REB]

This one?

"Only the dumbest of knuckle-dragging rightards would read something like this into a discussion about environmental issues.

GWB and the HomeLand Security scare ya?

Homeland security?

You mean that thing the court-appointed moron flip-flopped about, i.e., initially opposed and later supported, before deciding to under-fund?

What scares me is the Smirking Sociopath's failure to adequately fund homeland security, his failure to find bin laden, his failure in Afghanistan, and his bungling in Iraq (which has done more for the recruitment of new terrorists who hate America than bin Laden could have ever hoped for and killed 1,000 Americans for no reason.)

Economy working perfectly fineand no attacks and it Pisses you peeps off!

Yeah, record net job loss, record unemployment, record deficits, massive trade deficits, and record oil prices are all indicators that the economy is "working perfectly fine," idiot.

As for "no attacks"--have you already forgotten the attack that happened because your favorite Saudi Puppet was asleep at the wheel on 9/11, jerkoff?"



Nah.....I still rest my case

REB

1-2-3-BRONCOS!!!!!!!!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Nah.....I still rest my case

Says an illiterate drunk idiot propping up another illiterate drunk idiot.

[REB]

That's pretty ****in' lame man!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

That's pretty ****in' lame man!

You mean lame like this?

"You sorry ass p***Y liberals!" --REB

Looks like the ditto sheep can dish it out but he can't take it.

[REB]

No

I really mean your a ****ing p***Y ass liberal.

What would you do if this country was attacked?


REB

1-2-3-BRONCOS!!!!!!!

[watermock]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

But lets lesson standards since Bush doesn't believe in scientific study.

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WASHINGTON - One of every three lakes in the United States, and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.

Every state but Alaska and Wyoming issued fish advisories covering some and occasionally all of their lakes or rivers in 2003, according to a national databased maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency (news - web sites) and updated every year.

Though the number of advisories rose to 3,094, up from 2,814 in 2002, according to figures released Tuesday, EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt said the increase was due to more monitoring, not more pollution.

Nearly all the advisories involve contaminants such as mercury, dioxins, PCBs, pesticides and heavy metals, including arsenic, copper and lead. Currently they cover 35 percent of the nation's lake acreage and 24 percent of river miles.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...fish_pollution

This is so damn funny and sad at the same time. Since monitoring has gone UP not down, it must be Dubya's fault. The President most responsible for cleaning up irreprerable damage was guess who? Richard"I am not a crook"Nixon by creating the EPA.

I suppose this is also Dubya's fault. 200 years of rampant development and in only 3 years, Dubya has destroyed the planet.

[REB]

Nixon..............

Didn't he start the war on drugs?

Dumbass


REB

1-2-3-BRONCOS!!!!!!!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

I really mean your a ****ing p***Y ass liberal.

Conservative idiots like you talk a lot of tough talk, but when you are cornered you turn into a bunch of sniveling pussies.

You pretend that your party is best qualified to defend America, be we all know better.

In reality, you're nothing but a bunch of gutless chickenhawks like your AWOL-going "president" and your five-deferrment-getting Vice President.

What would you do if this country was attacked?

The country has already been attacked, idiot.

It happened when your favorite Saudi Puppet was asleep at the wheel on 9/11.

If the Democrats had been in power then we would still have the twin towers.

[REB]

" What would you do if this country was attacked?

The country has already been attacked, idiot.

It happened when your favorite Saudi Puppet was asleep at the wheel on 9/11.

If the Democrats had been in power then we would still have the twin towers.


"f the Democrats had been in power then we would still have the twin towers"

Wow. you guys are.....well it depends on what is is or what what was?



Make it easy on yourselves......Boys will be Boys...or.boys will be Bad


Be happy...more words for your Collegiate dict........

[watermock]

We needed to consult our allies before 9/11. We never should of allowed Dubya to attack the WTC a second time.

[REB]

That really pisses me off you say this.......

"If the Democrats had been in power then we would still have the twin towers."

Ya might be eggin me but don't **** with me cuz this is the USA and I don't give a **** whether you left(stupid) or right( 1 more brain cell) but we're all AMERICANS you commy ass bastard.


btw........


1-2-3-BRONCOS!!!!!!!

[watermock]

LABF doesn't let reality get in the way of propoganda. The WTC attacks were planned well ahead of the election.