Bush Administration breaks law

August 22nd, 2007 Alex

A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Bush Administration violated a 2004 congressional deadline for presenting the latest scientific research about global warming. Federal officials have unlawfully withheld action that they needed to take from a 1990 federal law requires the government to produce a scientific report every four years on climate changes and its effects on the environment. The Clinton administration issued the first report in October 2000 while the Bush administration has not issued any reports and has even tried to buy the Clinton report. The lawsuit was filed by environmental groups last November. The Supreme Court also ruled in April that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted from vehicle tailpipes were pollutants subject to federal regulation and that the measures promoted by the Bush administration were an inadequate substitute for regulation. President Bush claims that mandatory emission limits would hurt the U.S. economy and in 2001, he pulled the U.S. out of the Kyoto Protocol. The economy was sucking ass the whole time he has been in presidency anyways. Would it have hurt to do something positive to help the environment? I can’t wait to have another President who will hopefully do more for the environment. Ideally I would like to see a Democrat be in office and possibly even be a woman. Governor Schwarzenegger being a Republican however, has also made efforts in making California a very green and environmentally friendly state.

via SFGate

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