tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post4736493960682819899..comments2009-12-08T06:54:39.643-08:00Crunchy Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15872365367955684832009-12-08T06:54:39.643-08:002009-12-08T06:54:39.643-08:00i&#39;m a faithful crunchy reader, a green activist, and an epa employee! i&#39;m in total agreement, thankful we were finally able to get this endangerment finding out and public. but people should know that it has been a long work in progress. the facts were ready back during the bush administration, but the agency wasn&#39;t able to bring it forward. sadly, politics shape a lot of our work, but believe me, work is going on inside. call your congresspeople and tell them you want more support for epa&#39;s science!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39376471233060286532009-12-08T06:49:05.102-08:002009-12-08T06:49:05.102-08:00In defense of the EPA- I think their timing is good, based on the political realities. Which are: <br /><br />The previous administration, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon, clearly had instructed the EPA to ignore all science.<br /><br />If the new EPA director had just reversed the rulings immediately on taking office, it would leave them open to quick and easy dismissal by the opposition; &quot;oh, you&#39;re just saying that because of your crazy religion.&quot;<br /><br />By taking a year to examine the data (whether they really did or not) - it lets them say &quot;nope, not political, this is a carefully considered scientific decision.&quot; - with a straight face.<br /><br />Useful down the road. It will quiet some noise when the rabid dogs in Congress start howling about paying for it all.Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90900759299743838992009-12-08T06:12:21.322-08:002009-12-08T06:12:21.322-08:00So sad it&#39;s taken this dang long. (And will they actually do anything now?)panamamamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059282003527452424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-43632143689856299112009-12-07T21:11:01.055-08:002009-12-07T21:11:01.055-08:00Speaking of Climategate...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thecrunchychicken.com/2009/12/climategate-should-it-matter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecrunchychicken.com/2009/12/climategate-should-it-matter.html</a><br /><br />You must be reading my mind.Crunchy Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10412693092761217402009-12-07T20:59:32.775-08:002009-12-07T20:59:32.775-08:00Hopefully this important step isn&#39;t overshadowed by the stupidity known as &quot;Climategate&quot;.Deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17113928043039917799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70943465164038859172009-12-07T20:44:07.665-08:002009-12-07T20:44:07.665-08:00Hooray! I hope that some good legislation follows.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15553232842051185693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-59222037475716051142009-12-07T19:06:56.320-08:002009-12-07T19:06:56.320-08:00WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5724442934006494762009-12-07T14:44:58.627-08:002009-12-07T14:44:58.627-08:00FINALLY!Farmer's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.com