Multiple states will sue over EPA decision to not let California regulate vehicle emissions 6

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   Greta Posted 6:04 am
   22 Dec 2007

   Can't wait!Now, that is music to the ears!  
   Now, if only Grist had listed those other states (or offered a source link to the ditty), I would feel more informed.

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   dayla2000 Posted 7:43 pm
   22 Dec 2007

   To further expand your mind...And just who were those (actually 9 so far) other states throwin' down with Cali?
   
   The Usual Suspects:
   
   New York
   
   Connecticut
   
   Massachusetts
   
   Maine
   
   New Mexico
   
   Oregon
   
   Rhode Island
   
   Vermont
   
   Wisconsin
   As well as the City of New York and District of Columbia.  
   
   Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/us/28emissions.html
   
   

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   Coolmind Posted 8:23 pm
   22 Dec 2007

   We are screwed.Humans will soon face a massive disaster of world pproportion.  There will be small wars over water and food.  Energy shrotages will cause major changes in lifesyles ( no A/C) only the rich will afford gasoline, infrastructures will fail.  The overuse of antibiotics and high tech to keep so many sick alive will lead to the die off of millions as health care fails for most.  The obese and biabetic will die in their own toxic wastes.  Due to GW, food will be in short supply.  Ever see the Mad Max movies?  Get ready!

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   randino Posted 12:12 am
   23 Dec 2007

   So what do you suggest?A primal scream? Suicide? Curl up in a fetal position and suck your thumb?
   I'm an apocalypt too, and you know what? I can't figure out what such a stance is good for. It is totally useless.
   I plan to fight the bastards who are murdering the planet to my last breath. You go ahead and have your pity party. Enjoy.
   Randy Cunningham

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   danallen Posted 5:36 am
   26 Dec 2007

   We're screwed? Murdering the planet?Maybe it is too much to ask, but is there a quantitative analysis of just how much worse the effect will be of the federal standard embodied in the Energy Bill and the California standard?

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   Pathos Posted 8:15 am
   26 Dec 2007

   Re: Randy and DanRandy: Here, here! :)
   Dan, I don't think Coolmind was talking about this issue in particular; I think he was just prophesying general gloom and doom.
   That said, telling anyone they can't regulate GHG's is a bad thing--even if the regulations aren't that much stricter than the federal rules. When you're talking about a state the size of California--particularly with nine other states and one large, ridiculously automobile-congested city such as DC involved--every mile per gallon makes a pretty intense difference. Also, the ruling just sets a bad precedent. When the feds aren't acting, states need the power to press on without them. It's just good policy.
   I don't think this particular ruling justifies Coolmind's doom-crying (Hmm... Might want to look into a different username, CM; you're really not living up to yours), but it thoroughly justifies the legal rumble.

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