This Is A Perfect Time To Ease Pollution Regs For Oil Refineries, Right?

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No . . . Regulations need to be strengthened and enforced


White House pushes relaxed pollution rules

Saturday, September 9, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration proposed easing environmental rules yesterday to allow oil refineries and other industries to change how they calculate whether they need pollution control equipment.

The oil-refinery industry says the eased regulation would open the way for production of more oil and other products. But environmental groups say the proposed rules are gimmicks and loopholes allowing industry to emit more pollution, evade pollution controls and save money.

"This is a big gift to the refinery industry," said Frank O’Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, an environmental watchdog group. "They are saying, ‘Let’s close our eyes and pretend pollution is not happening.’ "

In a news release, the Environmental Protection Agency said the proposed rules will make it easier for operators to determine whether changes to a facility require installing pollution control equipment. The rules mainly affect oil refineries and pharmaceutical and chemical plants.

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/Sep/20060909News029.asp

[FloridaPat]

1. I wonder if anything will be left of the 40 years worth of "save the

environment" laws that were on the books in 2000. These repubs sure hate the environment. They should all be forced to live near toxic places and leave what is left of clean places to the rest of us.

[Peggy Day]

2. pretty disgusting!

That's the direction we need to go in-not. Like the oil industry needs more gifts.
Every day this guy does more and more evil.

[Jcrowley]

3. Great

The rules mainly affect oil refineries and pharmaceutical and chemical plants.

And shut down the research libraries for the EPA and eliminate funding for investigations of Industry violations and there you have it. Owned and operated America Inc.

This means asthma for the children and mercury poisoning and all other types of health problems.

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5. Bush 2004 campaign

Oil & Gas industry contributed $2,596,725

[KansDem]

4. YES! I want my cheap gas...NOW!!!

Gimmee...gimmee......NOW!!!

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