On Dec. 5, the White House summoned EPA and FDA officials to discuss the awkward timing of [two] contradictory mercury announcements. White House officials wanted the two agencies to brief them "to ensure federal communication about mercury risks can be defended," according to the trade publication Inside EPA.
"No one's saying what happened at the meeting," Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project, told BushGreenwatch.org. "What we do know is that President Bush's EPA is slated today to formally announce a dramatic weakening of emission limits for mercury, a potent poison for children and the unborn, from coal burning. It presents the appearance, and perhaps the reality, of allowing children to be poisoned for the sake of campaign contributions."
Yeah, so what else is new?
President Bush has been by far the top recipient of campaign contributions from electric utilities since 2000. White House records show that while utility representatives were invited to discuss the mercury emission proposal with the White House several times this fall, no consumer or public health groups were included. article
I repeat...so what else is new? After all, that would be contrary to the public interest.
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And, please....
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....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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