Fuck George Bush

George Bush and his war mongering enviro haters influenced the head of the EPA and denied California the right to enact stricter tailpipe emissions in one of the dirtiest States in the Union.

It’s probably more about stealing a States rights and enforcing the false premise that the Fed rules every6thing it wants. What exactly would the Fed do if Califoirnia went forward with their rights to Clean Air? Would the Fed kick them outr of the Union? Would they cut more funding for education and other programs in retalation? Why does California even bother to ask for permission in the first place?

House panel: White House swayed EPA ‘no’ on air rules – San Jose Mercury News

Jason Burnett, a Johnson deputy, told the House Oversight Committee in a deposition Thursday that Johnson was “very interested” in granting California a full or partial waiver from the Clean Air Act. But after Johnson talked with White House officials, “he ultimately decided to deny the waiver” and used “White House input” in his rationale, Burnett said.

The battle over the California emissions standards – which 13 other states are ready to adopt – has become a major environmental showdown. California has sued in federal court to reverse the EPA decision, and on Wednesday the Senate Environment Committee will consider a bill by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., to allow the states to enact their own standard.

All three presidential candidates – Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain – have said they would grant the waiver.

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