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'At the pleasure of the president'
Who's looking into the circumstances of the Gade firing? |
Kate Sheppard |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: jackassery, politics, shenanigans, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Skeptics lie; news at 11
DeSmogBlog uncovers Heartland lies |
David Roberts |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, jackassery (all these topics) |
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Shades of U.S. attorney scandal in the EPA
Top EPA official forced out by political appointees |
Brad Johnson |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: jackassery, politics, shenanigans, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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If loving the earth isn't enough, hating Chevron will do
Chevron runs ad attacking Goldman Prize winner |
Adam Browning |
15 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Big Oil, grassroots activism, heroes, jackassery, litigation, oil (all these topics) |
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For Earth Day, Bush claims to want climate solutions
Analysis: Bush announcement attempt to subvert action |
Brad Johnson |
14 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, George Bush, jackassery, politics, regulation (all these topics) |
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What would Edward Abbey do?
Bush administration ignoring environmental laws, building border wall anyway |
Glenn Hurowitz |
02 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: animal welfare, extinction, international politics, jackassery, Mexico, politics, Sierra Club, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
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David Roberts |
29 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: health, jackassery, New Zealand, quotables, sex (all these topics) |
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Meat wagon: pork superbug!
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrives in CAFO pork, and Wall Street gobbles up Big Meat shares |
Tom Philpott |
23 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, food, health, industrial ag, jackassery (all these topics) |
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Bush Whacked
President Bush interfered to weaken U.S. ozone standards |
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14 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:39 AM on 14 Mar 2008 President Bush interfered at the last minute to weaken the recently announced U.S. ozone standards, according to EPA documents. On Wednesday, the EPA set both the "public health" standard (how much ozone is in one place at one time) and the "public welfare" standard (consideration of the long-term effect of ozone) at the same level. Before Bush interfered, the agency planne ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, George Bush, health, jackassery, news, ozone, politics, regulation, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Not Everyone Can Be a Decider
Timing of EPA decision on vehicle greenhouse-gas regulation still a mystery |
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05 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:18 AM on 05 Mar 2008 When will the U.S. EPA decide whether to regulate vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions? EPA head Stephen Johnson testified in the Senate Tuesday that he just couldn't say, even though it's been nearly a year since the agency was directed by the Supreme Court to make that decision. When asked whether any EPA staffers were currently working on the issue, Johnson s ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, jackassery, news, politics, regulation, US EPA, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Leavin' Stephen
EPA unions withdraw from cooperation agreement |
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04 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:37 PM on 04 Mar 2008 Union local presidents representing the vast majority of U.S. EPA employees have withdrawn from a cooperation agreement with their Bush-appointed supervisors, claiming "abuses of our good nature and trust." In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, the unionized workers wrote that he retaliates against whistleblowers and ignores principles of scientific integrity "whenever poli ... |
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| Topics: jackassery, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Fishy Wildlife Service
Bush administration misses deadline for decision on polar bears |
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14 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:49 PM on 14 Feb 2008 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again missed a deadline for announcing whether or not it will declare polar bears a threatened species. source: Reuters see also, in Grist: Sell-off of oil leases in polar-bear habitat brings record bidding From the Archives 'Hyde and Shriek. CDC confirms FEMA trailers tainted with formaldehyde; residents urged ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, jackassery, news, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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State of Denial
EPA staff supported California auto-emissions waiver, documents show |
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24 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:48 AM on 24 Jan 2008 As suspected, U.S. EPA employees last year told agency Administrator Stephen Johnson that California had "compelling and extraordinary conditions" that would justify a federal waiver allowing the state to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from autos, according to EPA documents reviewed by Senate staffers this week. Nonetheless, Johnson denied the state that waiver in Dec ... |
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| Topics: jackassery, news, politics, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Waiver Hello
EPA documents confirm that staff supported California waiver |
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23 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:49 AM on 23 Jan 2008 The U.S. EPA only turned over some documents related to its California waiver decision, but allowed Sen. Barbara Boxer's aides to take notes on the rest. Excerpts of the unrelinquished material have been released -- against the EPA's wishes -- confirming what was suspected: prior to the decision, EPA officials told agency Administrator Stephen Johnson that California had "compelling a ... |
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| Topics: California, greenhouse-gas emissions, jackassery, news, politics, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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Paper Travail
EPA provides only some documents related to California waiver |
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22 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:17 AM on 22 Jan 2008 The U.S. EPA has given Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) only some documents related to the agency's refusal to allow California to regulate car greenhouse-gas emissions -- not all, as she had asked. Missing or redacted documents include a presentation said to predict that EPA would lose if sued over its recalcitrance (which, of course, it has been). Citing executive privilege, the EPA explained in ... |
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| Topics: Barbara Boxer, California, greenhouse-gas emissions, jackassery, news, politics, shenanigans, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Silly Elliott
Court justice frolicked with coal exec while fraud case was pending |
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15 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:21 PM on 15 Jan 2008 When found guilty of fraud and penalized $50 million by a West Virginia jury, coal company Massey Energy appealed to the state Supreme Court -- and won in a 3-to-2 decision. Now a motion has been filed to disqualify Justice Elliott Maynard from the case and withdraw his favorable vote, as pictures have surfaced of Maynard and Massey CEO Don Blankenship enjoying each other's company ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, jackassery, litigation, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Who's the meanest of them all?
Vote for the most villainous eco-villain of 2007 |
Grist |
21 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: jackassery, politics (all these topics) |
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EPA: Nay
U.S. EPA won't let California enact vehicle greenhouse-gas limits |
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19 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 3:54 PM on 19 Dec 2007 The U.S. EPA has denied California the waiver it needed to enact a state law requiring a 30 percent reduction in vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions by 2016. Said EPA chief Stephen Johnson, "The Bush administration is moving forward with a clear national solution -- not a confusing patchwork of state rules -- to reduce America's climate footprint from vehicles." But that decision w ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, jackassery, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Stan, Stan, He's Not Our Man
Nominee for federal fossil-energy secretary has strong ties to Big Coal |
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17 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 5:18 PM on 17 Dec 2007 From 2001 to 2003, Stanley Suboleski was chief operating officer of mining company Massey Energy, which faces $2.4 billion in fines for more than 4,000 alleged Clean Water Act violations at its coal operations in West Virginia and Kentucky within the past six years. It's only logical, then, that President Bush would nominate Suboleski, who is still an independent ... |
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| Topics: coal, Department of Energy, energy, jackassery, news, politics (all these topics) |
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A Thorn in Our Sulfide
U.S. EPA considers regulating hydrogen sulfide, industry not into the idea |
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11 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:29 PM on 11 Dec 2007 It may be shocking to learn that a gas with the odor of rotten eggs is actually not good for you, but sure enough: the U.S. EPA is considering regulating hydrogen sulfide, a nasty-smelling gas that emanates from oil refineries, paper mills, landfills, CAFOs, and any other place where organic material containing sulfur decomposes. Hydrogen sulfide is known to be dead ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, jackassery, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Big balls, bigger wall
Chertoff lies, wildlife dies |
Glenn Hurowitz |
24 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: endangered species, international politics, jackassery, legislation, Mexico, national security, politics, Texas, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Quote of the day
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David Roberts |
22 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: jackassery, quotables (all these topics) |
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Sludging Along
U.S. agencies don't prioritize public in toxin-affected communities |
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28 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:27 AM on 28 Sep 2007 The U.S. Department of Energy found high levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide in the soil of suburban Versailles, Pa., and has neglected to inform local officials. The U.S. EPA was lackadaisical about cleaning up toxic paint sludge left by automaker Ford in Trenton, N.J., and disregarded complaints from the community. Luckily, those failures of the U.S. government to protect and infor ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, health, jackassery, New Jersey, news, Pennsylvania, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Quote of the day
White House advisor reveals Bush view of climate change policy |
David Roberts |
14 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, jackassery, politics, quotables (all these topics) |
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If Not Dow, When?
Dow Chemical evades legal responsibility for chemical spill in India |
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10 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:09 AM on 10 Sep 2007 In 1984, thousands of people in Bhopal, India, were killed by the effects of a cyanide leak from a U.S.-owned pesticide plant. The plant owner, Union Carbide Corp., was bought by Dow Chemical in 2001; since then, Dow has evaded responsibility for cleaning up the more than 9,000 tons of chemicals still affecting soil and water near the site. The company has now offered to pay p ... |
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| Topics: India, jackassery, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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