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]]> By: LunaSee » Where Have I Been? http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-147325 LunaSee » Where Have I Been? Mon, 26 Sep 2005 03:22:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-147325 [...] I’m beginning to see a pattern here. Some neo-con writes a document, it gets leaked to the media, and the particular portion of the government responsible for the document backpeddles faster than the Road Runner. This time it’s the E.P.A.’s turn to do the That’s-Not-What-We-Meant Dance. [...] [...] I’m beginning to see a pattern here. Some neo-con writes a document, it gets leaked to the media, and the particular portion of the government responsible for the document backpeddles faster than the Road Runner. This time it’s the E.P.A.’s turn to do the That’s-Not-What-We-Meant Dance. [...]

]]> By: Doug Roberts http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-78618 Doug Roberts Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:29:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-78618 MTBE has been identified by Health Canada as a known carcinogen. So you would think that Canadian refineries would have stopped adding it to gasoline. You would be wrong. The North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) prevents Canadian business from gaining any unfair business advantage over American refineries. Eliminating MTBE reduces cost and would give Canadian refineries an 'unfair' price advantage. You wonder why we're pissed off??!! MTBE has been identified by Health Canada as a known carcinogen. So you would think that Canadian refineries would have stopped adding it to gasoline. You would be wrong.

The North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) prevents Canadian business from gaining any unfair business advantage over American refineries. Eliminating MTBE reduces cost and would give Canadian refineries an ‘unfair’ price advantage. You wonder why we’re pissed off??!!

]]> By: Bobby Fontaine http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-75237 Bobby Fontaine Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:30:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-75237 The National Academy of Science found that mtbe significantly worsens auto emissions. That was back in the late 90's. The EPA admits that it causes us to lose a few miles traveled for a gallon of gasoline over regular gasoline. That tells me it has to be causing more pollution if less fuel is being burned. The EPA admits that it increases formaldehyde emissions significantly. They knew before it was mandated to be used it would pollute groundwater. Everyone knew it, it was written up and circulated widely when the Clean Air Act was legislated. Americans didn't pay attention. Americans think, "well, if it gets me, I can sue them and get rich." What good was mtbe in the first place. There is only one group that profits from mtbe use, pharmaceutical companies. Everyone thinks big oil owns Washington while pharmaceuticals are the number one, by far, by hundreds of percents margins, most profitable market in the history of mankind. They are the only winners from mtbe. Look at the trillion dollar loan given to build the mtbe production facilities back in the early nineties to meet the requirements of the mtbe mandate of the Clean Air Act, it came from banks that have huge interests in maintaining liquidity through pharmaceutical sales. No matter how much gets told about mtbe, I am afraid the whole story will go by the wayside and the real evil behind the story will walk away as winners as we all continue to drink and bathe in mtbe tainted water while research on the health effects of mtbe, which are required by law to be done before a gasoline additive is introduced to the public, never get done. The National Academy of Science found that mtbe significantly worsens auto emissions. That was back in the late 90’s. The EPA admits that it causes us to lose a few miles traveled for a gallon of gasoline over regular gasoline. That tells me it has to be causing more pollution if less fuel is being burned. The EPA admits that it increases formaldehyde emissions significantly. They knew before it was mandated to be used it would pollute groundwater. Everyone knew it, it was written up and circulated widely when the Clean Air Act was legislated. Americans didn’t pay attention. Americans think, “well, if it gets me, I can sue them and get rich.” What good was mtbe in the first place. There is only one group that profits from mtbe use, pharmaceutical companies. Everyone thinks big oil owns Washington while pharmaceuticals are the number one, by far, by hundreds of percents margins, most profitable market in the history of mankind. They are the only winners from mtbe. Look at the trillion dollar loan given to build the mtbe production facilities back in the early nineties to meet the requirements of the mtbe mandate of the Clean Air Act, it came from banks that have huge interests in maintaining liquidity through pharmaceutical sales. No matter how much gets told about mtbe, I am afraid the whole story will go by the wayside and the real evil behind the story will walk away as winners as we all continue to drink and bathe in mtbe tainted water while research on the health effects of mtbe, which are required by law to be done before a gasoline additive is introduced to the public, never get done.

]]> By: jerri http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73867 jerri Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:30:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73867 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7037844/site/newsweek/ see this article...40 percent of the car in Bazil have engines which run off a gas/ethanol. The cars are made by Ford. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7037844/site/newsweek/

see this article…40 percent of the car in Bazil have engines which run off a gas/ethanol. The cars are made by Ford.

]]> By: The Editors, American Federalist Journal http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73825 The Editors, American Federalist Journal Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:24:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73825 Since the government forced oil companies to put MTBE in the gasoline in the first place, the government should help pay for the cleanup. You liberals always want someone else to pay for the decisions you make. In fact, there is a special tax on gasoline, currently approximately 2 cents per gallon, specifically for cleanup of gasoline leaks. Such cleanup projects are occurring right now at gas stations all over America. Hopefully Mipe isn't being paid too much for his/her ignorance. Since the government forced oil companies to put MTBE in the gasoline in the first place, the government should help pay for the cleanup. You liberals always want someone else to pay for the decisions you make.

In fact, there is a special tax on gasoline, currently approximately 2 cents per gallon, specifically for cleanup of gasoline leaks. Such cleanup projects are occurring right now at gas stations all over America.

Hopefully Mipe isn’t being paid too much for his/her ignorance.

]]> By: Skid http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73339 Skid Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:09:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73339 “The EPA has already gotten caught fixing facts to serve the interests of the power plant industry. Are they trying to pay the oil industry the same favor?� Does Big Business shit in our woods? “The EPA has already gotten caught fixing facts to serve the interests of the power plant industry. Are they trying to pay the oil industry the same favor?�

Does Big Business shit in our woods?

]]> By: darms http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73337 darms Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:01:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73337 <i>...Are they trying to pay the oil industry the same favor?...</i>duh. This is <b>GW's EPA</b>, not the real EPA, remember. …Are they trying to pay the oil industry the same favor?…duh. This is GW’s EPA, not the real EPA, remember.

]]> By: kindness http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73263 kindness Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:58:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73263 The energy companies see what happened to the asbestos companies and don't want that to happen to them. So the repubs are trying to limit their responsibility for the costs of cleaning up all the tainted wells. We should make a deal on this one. It was the government who told them to use MTBE in their formulations for air pollution. I'm not really sure who came up with MTBE as being the preferred addative. (apparently ethanol does much the same thing w/ less toxics). Give us a fully battery operated car that will go 400-500 miles. Get us off the combustion engine! The energy companies see what happened to the asbestos companies and don’t want that to happen to them. So the repubs are trying to limit their responsibility for the costs of cleaning up all the tainted wells.

We should make a deal on this one. It was the government who told them to use MTBE in their formulations for air pollution. I’m not really sure who came up with MTBE as being the preferred addative. (apparently ethanol does much the same thing w/ less toxics).

Give us a fully battery operated car that will go 400-500 miles. Get us off the combustion engine!

]]> By: luke http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73262 luke Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:57:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73262 The nuclear issue isn’t getting enough talk. The US is getting back in bed with the industry and teaming up with India. Bush is pushing for new plants here in the US: during a speech at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant in Maryland on 22 June 2005 Bush pushed for an energy bill that supports the nuke industry, "The energy bill will help us expand our use of the one energy source that is completely domestic, plentiful in quantity, environmentally friendly and able to generate massive amounts of electricity. And that's nuclear power." What about China? China is leading the push for new plants, which is ignored in a piece run on CAFP's homepage today: http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=897843. Remember both Bush and Kerry standing behind the podium during the debates agreeing that nuclear proliferation is the biggest threat we face today? Empty words leaving the world’s population less secure. The nuclear issue isn’t getting enough talk. The US is getting back in bed with the industry and teaming up with India. Bush is pushing for new plants here in the US: during a speech at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant in Maryland on 22 June 2005 Bush pushed for an energy bill that supports the nuke industry, “The energy bill will help us expand our use of the one energy source that is completely domestic, plentiful in quantity, environmentally friendly and able to generate massive amounts of electricity. And that’s nuclear power.” What about China? China is leading the push for new plants, which is ignored in a piece run on CAFP’s homepage today: http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=897843. Remember both Bush and Kerry standing behind the podium during the debates agreeing that nuclear proliferation is the biggest threat we face today? Empty words leaving the world’s population less secure.

]]> By: Alex http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73102 Alex Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:50:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73102 "The EPA has already gotten caught fixing facts to serve the interests of the power plant industry. Are they trying to pay the oil industry the same favor?" Yes “The EPA has already gotten caught fixing facts to serve the interests of the power plant industry. Are they trying to pay the oil industry the same favor?”

Yes

]]> By: Lex http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/22/whats-the-epa-trying-to-hide/comment-page-1/#comment-73085 Lex Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:06:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/?p=1403#comment-73085 Several MTBE manufacturers are campaign financers of DeLay and also Bush buddies. Several MTBE manufacturers are campaign financers of DeLay and also Bush buddies.

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