Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

EPA may try to use Clean Water Act to regulate carbon dioxide
McClatchy Newspapers ^ | April 4, 2010 | Les Blumenthal

Posted on 04/04/2010 4:17:50 AM PDT by Scanian

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is exploring whether to use the Clean Water Act to control greenhouse gas emissions, which are turning the oceans acidic at a rate that's alarmed some scientists.

With climate change legislation stalled in Congress, the Clean Water Act would serve as a second front, as the Obama administration has sought to use the Clean Air Act to rein in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases administratively.

Since the dawn of the industrial age, acid levels in the oceans have increased 30 percent. Currently, the oceans are absorbing 22 million tons of carbon dioxide a day.

Among other things, scientists worry that the increase in acidity could interrupt the delicate marine food chain, which ranges from microscopic plankton to whales.

"There are all sorts of evils associated with this," said Robert Paine, an emeritus professor of biology at the University of Washington.

(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cleanairact; legislation; obamaadministration; wateracid
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-45 last
To: BenKenobi

Thats very tangential and myopic.


41 posted on 04/04/2010 8:16:50 AM PDT by himno hero
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]

To: Scanian; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ..

The list, ping


42 posted on 04/04/2010 9:51:19 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: himno hero
As far as I can tell on reading the article is that they are basing the acidification of the ocean on one data point, one guesstimate and models projecting points into the future based on those two points. Pretty thin stuff to base programs that will cost us $billions and set our economy back to about that of a third world nation.

And that is without going into Wikipedia not being the most reliable of sources.

43 posted on 04/04/2010 10:52:29 AM PDT by magslinger (Cry MALAISE! and let slip the dogs of incompetence.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: himno hero

“...I saw a presentation on TV a couple of weeks ago...”
-
Are you for real?
Surely (and stop calling me Shirley),
you do you base your core beliefs on what you see on a TV show.
wiki says:
“...In recent years, Suzuki has been a forceful spokesperson on global climate change, not always without controversy. In February 2008, he urged McGill University students to speak out against politicians who fail to act on climate change, stating “What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether there’s a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because what they’re doing is a criminal act.”...”


44 posted on 04/05/2010 4:13:43 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Greetings, and how are you today, comrade?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: himno hero

“...That’s very tangential...”
-
Tan genitals...isn’t that what you see at a nudist colony?


45 posted on 04/05/2010 4:16:02 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Greetings, and how are you today, comrade?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-45 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson