http://www.globalwarming.org/2009/08/26/epa-whistleblower%e2%80%99s-office-may-get-shut-down/ Climate Change News & Analysis Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.globalwarming.org/2009/08/26/epa-whistleblower%e2%80%99s-office-may-get-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-28688 Don Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:58:05 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/?p=18705#comment-28688 Shutting down EPA's economics function, but building a "diversity" branch. "Jackson Creates New EPA Diversity Slot To Boost Environmental Justice Issues - EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is creating a new senior-level position to oversee and coordinate all diversity issues at the agency, in order to further boost her ongoing drive to increase EPA's consideration of environmental justice impacts and the concerns of minority communities in agency decisions on rules and policies." Perfect. Shutting down EPA's economics function, but building a "diversity" branch. "Jackson Creates New EPA Diversity Slot To Boost Environmental Justice Issues – EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is creating a new senior-level position to oversee and coordinate all diversity issues at the agency, in order to further boost her ongoing drive to increase EPA's consideration of environmental justice impacts and the concerns of minority communities in agency decisions on rules and policies." Perfect.

]]> http://www.globalwarming.org/2009/08/26/epa-whistleblower%e2%80%99s-office-may-get-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-28628 Larry Hoffmann Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:31:36 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/?p=18705#comment-28628 The EPA decision to declare carbon dioxide dangerous to human health is not based on science (carbon dioxide is not a pollutant and is in fact, beneficial). The decision must be considered political. Dr. Carlin's report calling for more analysis of the science should have been heeded. Abolishment of his position must be considered a political move because declaring carbon dioxide dangerous to humans simply creates more beauracracy and power in the EPA. The EPA decision to declare carbon dioxide dangerous to human health is not based on science (carbon dioxide is not a pollutant and is in fact, beneficial). The decision must be considered political. Dr. Carlin’s report calling for more analysis of the science should have been heeded. Abolishment of his position must be considered a political move because declaring carbon dioxide dangerous to humans simply creates more beauracracy and power in the EPA.

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