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Editorial: Dirty air amendment
Sacramento Bee ^
| November 1, 2003
| Bee Editorial Staff
Posted on 11/01/2003 6:49:36 PM PST by farmfriend
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:00:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Just as California is set to begin controlling emissions from various kinds of equipment that contribute significantly to air pollution, Congress is poised to strip the state of crucial authority to do so.
Missouri Sen. Christopher Bond has attached a dangerous rider to a U.S. EPA funding bill that would bar states from regulating off-road engines under 175 horsepower. That would allow everything from diesel pumps to airport service equipment, tractors to generators, leaf blowers to chain saws to escape regulation.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: airpolution; environment; government
To: farmfriend
Too bad that someone wants to exempt small engines. What about all those model airplane enthusiasts? What is this world coming to? Small engines are harmful to owls and kangaroo rats as well. Should we not we just ban them, rather than deal with these persistent attempts at circumventing the will of the people?
Sarcasm off/
Tantaafl
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posted on
11/01/2003 6:57:07 PM PST
by
Tanstaafl
To: farmfriend
"Missouri Sen. Christopher Bond has attached a dangerous rider to a U.S. EPA funding bill that would bar states from regulating off-road engines under 175 horsepower. That would allow everything from diesel pumps to airport service equipment, tractors to generators, leaf blowers to chain saws to escape regulation."I can see how that would pain the left: to see all of these things and know they can't control every little bitty aspect of their use. They control everything "for the children" after all.
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posted on
11/01/2003 7:03:19 PM PST
by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
To: farmfriend
dirty air basins such as Sacramento'sObviously the writer is not familiar with California.
To: farmfriend
You know, if they want 'cleaner' engines, they should just go buy them.
It's not like they have to legislate them.
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posted on
11/01/2003 7:14:16 PM PST
by
dyed_in_the_wool
(Slowly I turned...step by step...inch by inch...)
To: Tanstaafl; cake_crumb; farmfriend
This article reminds me of the articles going around a couple years back concerning air quality regulations.
The accusations were that they would ban outdoor barbeque grills due to the smoke, and other outrageous complications.
Over-regulation kills free market enterprise.
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posted on
11/01/2003 7:16:05 PM PST
by
Drammach
To: dyed_in_the_wool
You know, if they want 'cleaner' engines, they should just go buy themNah, they must control those who would choose not to by them.
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posted on
11/01/2003 7:17:09 PM PST
by
farmfriend
( Isaiah 55:10,11)
To: Drammach
Over-regulation kills free market enterprise. Ain't that the truth?
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posted on
11/01/2003 7:18:09 PM PST
by
farmfriend
( Isaiah 55:10,11)
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