Americans are outraged at this action....there are tools for their impeachment, it has been done several times before. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ http://bit.ly/DollarsOrDemo
People have a naive belief that the EPA has a constant ability and mandate to oversee and regulate corporate polluters and harmful products, when, in fact, administrations and legislators have the power of the pursestrings to cut funding for regulatory oversight. Under G.W. Bush's White House, EPA studies were regularly censored and wording blacked out by the administration if the findings did not support their political views on CO2, climate change, etc. When administrations undermine the authenticity of EPA studies or fail to fund regulatory abilities, morale sinks and experienced staff members leave, so when we need the proper watchdogs to be there, they may have already been drummed out due to a lack of political support. Republican administrations frequently put someone more pro-business in charge at the EPA, who sets the tone for the organization. And when was Bayer first conducting its improperly constructed tests? I think it's the norm for companies to submit their own tests, just because of the massive number of products out there, but the test parameters do need to undergo educated scrutiny. If the EPA has lost a lot of qualified people or if the political will does not support their taking a tough line on a corporate power, we-the-people, along with the honeybees, are not going to receive the protections deserved. But the voting public will also have to accept some of the blame for making poor political choices. If we want quality oversight and regulation, then we have to push to make sure the EPA has the support and funding to achieve these goals. However,with the current state of the economy, less regulation and dismantling of environmental protections by the GOP have already begun, so we'll need to make our voices heard if we're to have any chance of success.
Its about time someone from the great Regans circle came right out and said it. These "New Republicans" will not be happy till we're the third world nation.
People have a naive belief that the EPA has a constant ability and mandate to oversee and regulate corporate polluters and harmful products, when, in fact, administrations and legislators have the power of the pursestrings to cut funding for regulatory oversight. Under G.W. Bush's White House, EPA studies were regularly censored and wording blacked out by the administration if the findings did not support their political views on CO2, climate change, etc. When administrations undermine the authenticity of EPA studies or fail to fund regulatory abilities, morale sinks and experienced staff members leave, so when we need the proper watchdogs to be there, they may have already been drummed out due to a lack of political support. Republican administrations frequently put someone more pro-business in charge at the EPA, who sets the tone for the organization. And when was Bayer first conducting its improperly constructed tests? I think it's the norm for companies to submit their own tests, just because of the massive number of products out there, but the test parameters do need to undergo educated scrutiny. If the EPA has lost a lot of qualified people or if the political will does not support their taking a tough line on a corporate power, we-the-people, along with the honeybees, are not going to receive the protections deserved. But the voting public will also have to accept some of the blame for making poor political choices. If we want quality oversight and regulation, then we have to push to make sure the EPA has the support and funding to achieve these goals. However,with the current state of the economy, less regulation and dismantling of environmental protections by the GOP have already begun, so we'll need to make our voices heard if we're to have any chance of success.
Its about time someone from the great Regans circle came right out and said it. These "New Republicans" will not be happy till we're the third world nation.
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