Larry- This is called "compassionate Conservatism".
Which means that Conservatives make compassionate comments about the situation they put us in. "Aw hell, look what happened to that feller's well. Ah sure am sorry to see that." -Ben > Ben, > > To continue with what you were saying - The EPA is changing regulations to > allow for mountain top mining tailings to be disposed of in the surrounding > watershed. > > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51114-2002Apr25.html>. > > The method involves blasting the tops of mountains to get at coal seams > underneath. The mine then takes all the debris, and dumps it into the > valleys etc. that are beside the mine. thereby flattening the area. The > residual contaminants in the tailings leach out and pollute the surrounding > water system. > > This seems to me just to be a continuation of Bush's very hostile record on > the environment. There is little difference between this approach to mining, > and his attempts to relax rules and regulations on arsenic contamination in > water, and his so called voluntary air pollution regulations as governor of > Texas. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:29 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Government agency changes > > > > > > Some of you folks may have heard the news report today > > that the Feds are going to break up the INS into 2 > > separate Justice Dept. units - one for the "welcoming" > > role and one guarding the gates. > > > > I'm sure you've heard about the plan to bury high-level > > radioactive wastes at Yucca Mountain in NV, and the > > opposition in that state to it. > > > > And about the proposal to drill for oil in ANWR. > > > > If this kind of Federal "stewardship" continues, a new > > agency can't be far behind - the U.S. Fission Wildlife > > Service. > > > > -Ben > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
