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Clean Air, Muddy Law
Wall Street Journal (paid subscribers only) ^ | May 29, 2002 | Review & Outlook

Posted on 05/29/2002 2:55:57 AM PDT by snopercod

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:46:33 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The Environmental Protection Agency may not have noticed, but last weekend was the unofficial start of summer. If it doesn't get around to issuing its new clean-air rules soon, Memorial Day may mark the start of another season of unnecessary blackouts and high gas prices. The regs have been ready for more than six months but the Bush Administration is refusing to act, for fear of being blasted by environmentalists.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush; energylist; enviralists; epa; newsourcereview
The word "spineless" comes to mind.
1 posted on 05/29/2002 2:55:57 AM PDT by snopercod
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To: *enviralists
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2 posted on 05/29/2002 2:56:47 AM PDT by snopercod
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To: snopercod
Spineless? How about prudent? They are waiting for the 11th Circuit's decision in the TVA/EPA lawsuit.
3 posted on 05/29/2002 5:24:19 AM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: *Energy_list
Bump to Index
4 posted on 05/29/2002 8:49:30 AM PDT by Free the USA
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To: Ben Ficklin
Was Bush Jr. being "prudent" by forbidding the drilling for oil off the coast of Florida?

If so, then "prudent" must mean "DemocRAT".

5 posted on 05/29/2002 12:48:46 PM PDT by snopercod
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To: snopercod
Offshore Drilling Moves into Florida's Neighborhood
6 posted on 05/29/2002 1:53:08 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin
You might want to check the front page of the same source today, my friend.
7 posted on 05/29/2002 3:11:30 PM PDT by snopercod
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