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On June 6th, 2008 the average price of gasoline across the nation rose to $4 per gallon. “There’s nothing worse for our economy than surging energy prices at record highs,†said Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moodys.com. What do Jesse James and Big Oil have in common? Nothing if you believe the legends of Jesse James, who supposedly robbed from the rich and distributed his ill gotten gains to the poor. Big Oil robs from all of us and keeps the ill gotten gains for themselves. Read More »
Once again we see an example of the White House stifling EPA's efforts to do their job. This latest one is a clear example of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
BP announced plans to expand their aging refinery in Whiting, Indiana. On face value, this is a good move. It has been 40 years since the last refinery was built in the US, the Whiting refinery is aged and in desperate need of upgrades and, let's face it, we need to increase the supply of gasoline. Building and refurbishing a refinery is an extremely capital intensive operation; certainly >$1 billion.
Now we discover, thanks to the Chicago Tribune, that the state regulators in Indiana and the US EPA have given BP an exemption allowing them to dump significantly higher amounts of ammonia (nitrogen)and industrial sludge in to Lake Michigan. The EPA has been completely silent on this subject when in fact, this is exactly their domain. This is an clear example of the EPA being asked to back off.
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA have spent years and $billions to clean up Lake Michigan. Now, at least in part, that work is about to be undone.
EPA employs very good people and very good scientists. But they are hampered and controlled by politically appointed hacks. This has to stop and a new Democratic administration has to commit to changing politicizing science.
Here is a link to the Tribune article: Link
BP announced plans to expand their aging refinery in Whiting, Indiana. On face value, this is a good move. It has been 40 years since the last refinery was built in the US, the Whiting refinery is aged and in desperate need of upgrades and, let's face it, we need to increase the supply of gasoline. Building and refurbishing a refinery is an extremely capital intensive operation; certainly >$1 billion.
Now we discover, thanks to the Chicago Tribune, that the state regulators in Indiana and the US EPA have given BP an exemption allowing them to dump significantly higher amounts of ammonia (nitrogen)and industrial sludge in to Lake Michigan. The EPA has been completely silent on this subject when in fact, this is exactly their domain. This is an clear example of the EPA being asked to back off.
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA have spent years and $billions to clean up Lake Michigan. Now, at least in part, that work is about to be undone.
EPA employs very good people and very good scientists. But they are hampered and controlled by politically appointed hacks. This has to stop and a new Democratic administration has to commit to changing politicizing science.
Here is a link to the Tribune article: Link
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