You dont need a provision in the CAA to regulate GHG as the SC has ruled that Co2 is a Pollutant.
You dont want clean air? Is that it? On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:27 PM, silver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes. The SC ruled that the EPA can use the CAA to regulate GHG but as > it stands right now the CAA has no provisions in it to do so. In > order for the CAA to be used for that purpose it has to be ammended, > and as we all know only Congress can ammend an ACT. > > By the way things look today and the slow moving snail like > incompetence of Congress - It would take years before they even > address ammending the ACT. > > > On Jan 25, 5:13 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Supreme Court Clears the Air on CO2 Regulation > > By Leo P. Dombrowski > > > > On April 2, 2007 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the > > Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has the authority to regulate > > greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions from motor vehicles as "air > > pollutants" under the Clean Air Act. Although the court left open the > > possibility that the EPA might decline to exercise its authority to > > regulate, given the sweeping nature of the court's opinion and the > > EPA's past statements about global warming, it appears almost certain > > that the agency will have to begin the rulemaking process. > > > > http://www.wildman.com/bulletin/April_2007/1/ > > > > On Jan 24, 11:53 pm, silver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The EPA cannot use the Clean Air Act to regulate CO2 emissions because > > > there are no provisions in the CAA to address CO2. It would take an > > > act of congress to require EPA to promulgate regulations for CO2 > > > emissions. > > > > > On Jan 24, 11:55 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > A pity it has not been done years ago. US car makers would not be > into > > > > > trouble nowadays > > > > > > That takes "thinking and heart" something that was clearly lacking > > > > from our policy makers, in the past. > > > > > > On Jan 24, 2:43 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Great ! > > > > > > > A pity it has not been done years ago. US car makers would not be > into > > > > > trouble nowadays and they would be exporters. Probably they would > not > > > > > export assembled cars, but they would export green engines. > > > > > > > In any case, congratulations ! > > > > > > > It is a turn toward the right direction and it will produce fruits > in > > > > > years to come. > > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > > Xi > > > > > > > On 24 ene, 17:57, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > First 100 Days: Obama's first climate change target > > > > > > > > After eight years of inaction on climate change by the federal > > > > > > government, we can now look forward to the Obama administration > > > > > > tackling global warming head on. With not a minute to lose, Lisa > > > > > > Jackson, the soon-to-be new head of the EPA, should move quickly > to > > > > > > capitalize on the momentum of states that have so far been the > leaders > > > > > > in fighting global warming. There is no better place to start > than by > > > > > > establishing a national greenhouse gas emission standard for > > > > > > automobiles based on California's landmark clean car law. > > > > > > > > > http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/01/22/first-100-days-obama... > > > > > > > > My hope would be the new EPA tackling coal burning utilities and > > > > > > bringing them to thier knees!- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
