Bush Suspends Environment Regulations for Oil Companies

[AtomicKitten]

Big win for Oil Companies -- Bush suspends enviro. regs.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/

Bonanzas for the oil industry all around. They get outrageous profits and, thanks to their President, a big break on environmental controls:

President Bush on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it easier for refiners to meet demand and possibly dampen prices at the pump.

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-04-25-11-29-46

And you want to bet removing those environmental rules means even more profit? What a racket.

[ananda]

1. I hate this con!

I did a rant in my other post.

So this was what it was all about.

As if pollution and global warming aren't bad enough already....

Sue

[ClintonTyree]

2. This assuring even bigger profits for BIG OIL..........

the price of gasoline is too high so rather than promoting conservation, raising CAFE standards, taxing windfall profits, or anything else that is a POSITIVE step in the right direction, he'll lower the environmental regs thus assuring higher profits and more pollution.

Yep, that's a george bush decision alright! "The Decider" has decided, wrong once again, but he's decided nevertheless. :grr:

[tridim]

3. I swear they did the exact same thing after Katrina

Look at the result.. More expensive gas ever since.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. The Big Oil pricks . . .

. . . win again.

The dying planet groans.

[AndyA]

5. Mother Nature will not be pleased.

Look for nasty weather ahead.

The 2006 Hurricane Season is just around the corner. Heaven help us all.