Posted on 07/01/2010 7:28:58 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
I was in no way defending the current regime. Their incompetence is on display for all to see. I'm merely saying that the hyperbole of the leftist environmentalists is also going off the charts.
This spill is bad, but it simply is not the end of the world.
Alex continues to ground Gulf oil skimming operations
Hurricane Alex Held Up Oil Cleanup—And in Some Places, Made Things Worse
Gulf Oil Cover Up: Underneath Gaping Chasm of Gulf Floor is a Mt Everest Sized Cavern
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2545025/posts
If this story is correct this environmental disaster is going to get really, really bad.
The spill is not only “bad” it is now the “worst ever” and there is no sign that the Obama regime is going to do anything about it.
Of interest the group with primary responsibility for the lawsuit is part of a group of PAC NW environmental whack jobs you can find at http://www.rnp.org/about/members.html
The named litigants in the case were: NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES, THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY, INC., WATERKEEPERS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
Ostensibly this was all about keeping invasive species out of West Coast waters ~ by forcing EPA to regulate all ships' bilgewater emissions.
Kind of like doing the CO2 thing ~ and made as much sense in that no consideration whatsoever was given to possible damage elsewhere.
If anyone ever needed proof that EPA is an agency OUT OF CONTROL this is it. They let a federal judge dictate the terms of a regulation without concern for the potential destruction of the Gulf of Mexico ~ and that's now underway.
Can anyone find if Obama has appointed any of the pukes identified in the member groups of the umbrella operation to federal office?
That'd help us personalize this whole thing and give us a great target!
Just think of all the $ that could be saved (ie returned to taxpayers) if the Depts of Energy, Education, EPA, ATF, most of the FBI, DEA, HLS were disbanded never to return or morph into something else. In short they’d cease to exist ever again. Not only would our pockets be fatter but our liberties would be more secure.
For later.
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