Post by Blu on Feb 28, 2006 13:24:08 GMT -5
If you have ever read any of my post's here at the Red Path you know I always post in blue. This is posted in RED to express my anger, horror and disbelief at the crimes committed by Gorge Bush against the environment since his take over of the presidency. Review his record for 1 year below, then please go to the web site;
www.nrdc.org/bushrecord/2001.asp
for the remaining years of his legacy. Let History remember G.W. for the rapist he is.
December
Sierra Nevada plan limits logging, grazing activities in California national forests (12/27/01)
Forest Service won't allow drilling in New York's Finger Lakes (12/18/01)
EPA enlists National Academy of Sciences on issue of human pesticide studies (12/15/01)
USFS guts protections for undeveloped forest lands (12/14/01)
DOE weakens standards for Yucca nuclear storage (12/14/01)
NRDC sues Department of Energy to expose Cheney energy task force secrets (12/11/01)
Interior calls for fiscal reform of mining law (12/10/01)
Snowmobile ban unlikely to be implemented in Yellowstone and Grand Teton (12/10/01)
November
Voyageurs National Park reopening areas to snowmobiles (11/29/01)
EPA may lift ban on human testing of pesticides (11/28/01)
White House plans deep cuts in environmental spending (11/28/01)
Forest Service makes hasty salvage logging decision, forces court battle (11/27/01)
Bush administration shutting down Everglades restoration office (11/06/01)
Bush signs Interior bill that boosts spending, but includes harmful riders (11/05/01)
Corps of Engineers ignores "no net loss" wetlands policy (11/02/01)
October
EPA issues an arsenic-in-tap-water standard higher than that recommended by public health advocates (10/31/01)
Norton Guts Tough Mining Protections (10/25/01)
EPA considers standards that could slow cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River (10/04/01)
Forest chief asks Norton to end Oregon mining ban (10/02/01)
GAO slams Forest Service for poor fiscal management (10/01/01)
September
White House rule change could inflict "paralysis by analysis" on regulatory process (09/24/01)
Corps official uses terrorist attacks as excuse to weaken environmental protection (09/21/01)
USFS to reduce public participation (09/20/01)
DOE to fund biomass research (09/19/01)
Bush administration wants farm policy overhaul (09/19/01)
Bush backing away from pledge to clean up federal facilities (09/07/01
August
Bush administration considers disposing of radioactive waste in consumer products (08/28/01)
Bush administration seeks to fast-track missile defense program, but coalition sues to force drafting of environmental impact statements (08/28/01)
Norton reneges on agreement to protect endangered desert tortoise (08/27/01)
Forest Service stalls roadless protection, allows logging to continue (08/22/01)
Bush administration appeals federal judge's decision to ban drilling off California's coast (08/17/01)
EPA postpones action on power plants, expected to favor limited approach (08/14/01)
Tongass and other forests open to roadbuilding, logging (08/12/01)
Army Corps of Engineers to weaken wetlands protections (08/08/01)
July
George W. Bush, the "vampire" slayer (07/31/01)
EPA wants to scrap air pollution regulations for power plants (07/26/01)
Bush unlikely to offer alternative global warming plan (07/26/01)
NRDC praises global warming agreement; calls on Bush to reconsider (07/23/01)
Norton balks at defending wildlife in the face of local opposition (07/23/01)
Bush seeking to weaken federal environmental enforcement (07/23/01)
White House favors limiting president's authority to protect federal lands (07/17/01)
Bush outlines an 'all talk, no action' approach to global warming (07/13/01)
June
President Bush's visit to Department of Energy a vain attempt to shore up his energy conservation credentials (06/28/01)
The Bush-Cheney Energy Plan: Players, Profits and Paybacks (06/20/01)
U.S. Department of Energy sued over final rule on air conditioners (06/19/01)
Bush will not change fuel efficiency standards (06/19/01)
NRDC Calls on Bush Administration to Abolish Current U.S. Nuclear War Plan (06/18/01)
BLM upholds "non-controversial" portion of hard rock mining rules (06/15/01)
NRDC to President Bush: Get serious about global warming (06/11/01)
EPA announces final radiation standards for Yucca Mountain waste repository (06/06/01)
May
Bush pledges improvements to maintenance of national parks (05/31/01)
EPA moves ahead with Clinton-era rule that will reduce haze over wild lands (05/29/01)
Bush administration formally suspends arsenic-in-drinking-water protections; NRDC rips decision (05/22/01)
President Bush releases his energy plan; NRDC offers a responsible alternative (05/17/01)
Agriculture secretary undercuts forest management process (05/17/01)
BLM fails to comply with agreement to protect threatened desert tortoises (05/12/01)
Bush administration won't release information on industry participants in Cheney energy task force (05/10/01)
NRDC's John Adams to President Bush: Don't take the teeth out of the Clean Air Act (05/07/01)
April
Cheney sketches out a misguided energy policy (04/30/01)
Bush administration marks 100 days in office (04/29/01)
EPA drops objections to Florida rule that undermines Clean Water Act protections (04/26/01)
Interior will not reintroduce grizzly bears into Idaho, Montana wild lands (04/25/01)
Gale Norton nominates William G. Myers III as solicitor for Department of the Interior (04/24/01)
Yellowstone snowmobile ban goes into effect, but perhaps not for long (04/23/01)
Bush seeks to relax requirements of Endangered Species Act (04/09/01)
Bush supports U.N. treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (04/09/01)
March
Bush administration suspends the "contractor responsibility rule" (03/30/01)
Bush administration rejects Kyoto Protocol (03/28/01)
Bush administration delays hard-rock mining regulations that protect watersheds (03/21/01)
Bush withdraws new arsenic-in-drinking-water standard (03/20/01)
Bush administration settles pesticides lawsuit brought by NRDC against EPA (03/19/01)
Bush administration seeks to roll back Roadless Area Conservation Plan (03/16/01)
Bush retreats from campaign promise to reduce carbon pollution (03/13/01)
President nominates J. Steven Griles as deputy secretary of Interior (03/09/01)
February
EPA upholds Clinton decision to clean up diesel pollution (02/28/01)
Bush administration to try to adjust the boundaries of 19 new national monuments (02/20/01)
EPA delays, then upholds, new rule protecting wetlands (02/15/01)
Administration seeks to weaken efficiency standards for air conditioners (02/12/01)
January
Bush seeks to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil development (01/20/01)
New raw-sewage rules delayed by Bush regulatory freeze (01/20/01)
White House announces regulatory freeze (01/20/01)
www.nrdc.org/bushrecord/2001.asp
for the remaining years of his legacy. Let History remember G.W. for the rapist he is.
December
Sierra Nevada plan limits logging, grazing activities in California national forests (12/27/01)
Forest Service won't allow drilling in New York's Finger Lakes (12/18/01)
EPA enlists National Academy of Sciences on issue of human pesticide studies (12/15/01)
USFS guts protections for undeveloped forest lands (12/14/01)
DOE weakens standards for Yucca nuclear storage (12/14/01)
NRDC sues Department of Energy to expose Cheney energy task force secrets (12/11/01)
Interior calls for fiscal reform of mining law (12/10/01)
Snowmobile ban unlikely to be implemented in Yellowstone and Grand Teton (12/10/01)
November
Voyageurs National Park reopening areas to snowmobiles (11/29/01)
EPA may lift ban on human testing of pesticides (11/28/01)
White House plans deep cuts in environmental spending (11/28/01)
Forest Service makes hasty salvage logging decision, forces court battle (11/27/01)
Bush administration shutting down Everglades restoration office (11/06/01)
Bush signs Interior bill that boosts spending, but includes harmful riders (11/05/01)
Corps of Engineers ignores "no net loss" wetlands policy (11/02/01)
October
EPA issues an arsenic-in-tap-water standard higher than that recommended by public health advocates (10/31/01)
Norton Guts Tough Mining Protections (10/25/01)
EPA considers standards that could slow cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River (10/04/01)
Forest chief asks Norton to end Oregon mining ban (10/02/01)
GAO slams Forest Service for poor fiscal management (10/01/01)
September
White House rule change could inflict "paralysis by analysis" on regulatory process (09/24/01)
Corps official uses terrorist attacks as excuse to weaken environmental protection (09/21/01)
USFS to reduce public participation (09/20/01)
DOE to fund biomass research (09/19/01)
Bush administration wants farm policy overhaul (09/19/01)
Bush backing away from pledge to clean up federal facilities (09/07/01
August
Bush administration considers disposing of radioactive waste in consumer products (08/28/01)
Bush administration seeks to fast-track missile defense program, but coalition sues to force drafting of environmental impact statements (08/28/01)
Norton reneges on agreement to protect endangered desert tortoise (08/27/01)
Forest Service stalls roadless protection, allows logging to continue (08/22/01)
Bush administration appeals federal judge's decision to ban drilling off California's coast (08/17/01)
EPA postpones action on power plants, expected to favor limited approach (08/14/01)
Tongass and other forests open to roadbuilding, logging (08/12/01)
Army Corps of Engineers to weaken wetlands protections (08/08/01)
July
George W. Bush, the "vampire" slayer (07/31/01)
EPA wants to scrap air pollution regulations for power plants (07/26/01)
Bush unlikely to offer alternative global warming plan (07/26/01)
NRDC praises global warming agreement; calls on Bush to reconsider (07/23/01)
Norton balks at defending wildlife in the face of local opposition (07/23/01)
Bush seeking to weaken federal environmental enforcement (07/23/01)
White House favors limiting president's authority to protect federal lands (07/17/01)
Bush outlines an 'all talk, no action' approach to global warming (07/13/01)
June
President Bush's visit to Department of Energy a vain attempt to shore up his energy conservation credentials (06/28/01)
The Bush-Cheney Energy Plan: Players, Profits and Paybacks (06/20/01)
U.S. Department of Energy sued over final rule on air conditioners (06/19/01)
Bush will not change fuel efficiency standards (06/19/01)
NRDC Calls on Bush Administration to Abolish Current U.S. Nuclear War Plan (06/18/01)
BLM upholds "non-controversial" portion of hard rock mining rules (06/15/01)
NRDC to President Bush: Get serious about global warming (06/11/01)
EPA announces final radiation standards for Yucca Mountain waste repository (06/06/01)
May
Bush pledges improvements to maintenance of national parks (05/31/01)
EPA moves ahead with Clinton-era rule that will reduce haze over wild lands (05/29/01)
Bush administration formally suspends arsenic-in-drinking-water protections; NRDC rips decision (05/22/01)
President Bush releases his energy plan; NRDC offers a responsible alternative (05/17/01)
Agriculture secretary undercuts forest management process (05/17/01)
BLM fails to comply with agreement to protect threatened desert tortoises (05/12/01)
Bush administration won't release information on industry participants in Cheney energy task force (05/10/01)
NRDC's John Adams to President Bush: Don't take the teeth out of the Clean Air Act (05/07/01)
April
Cheney sketches out a misguided energy policy (04/30/01)
Bush administration marks 100 days in office (04/29/01)
EPA drops objections to Florida rule that undermines Clean Water Act protections (04/26/01)
Interior will not reintroduce grizzly bears into Idaho, Montana wild lands (04/25/01)
Gale Norton nominates William G. Myers III as solicitor for Department of the Interior (04/24/01)
Yellowstone snowmobile ban goes into effect, but perhaps not for long (04/23/01)
Bush seeks to relax requirements of Endangered Species Act (04/09/01)
Bush supports U.N. treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (04/09/01)
March
Bush administration suspends the "contractor responsibility rule" (03/30/01)
Bush administration rejects Kyoto Protocol (03/28/01)
Bush administration delays hard-rock mining regulations that protect watersheds (03/21/01)
Bush withdraws new arsenic-in-drinking-water standard (03/20/01)
Bush administration settles pesticides lawsuit brought by NRDC against EPA (03/19/01)
Bush administration seeks to roll back Roadless Area Conservation Plan (03/16/01)
Bush retreats from campaign promise to reduce carbon pollution (03/13/01)
President nominates J. Steven Griles as deputy secretary of Interior (03/09/01)
February
EPA upholds Clinton decision to clean up diesel pollution (02/28/01)
Bush administration to try to adjust the boundaries of 19 new national monuments (02/20/01)
EPA delays, then upholds, new rule protecting wetlands (02/15/01)
Administration seeks to weaken efficiency standards for air conditioners (02/12/01)
January
Bush seeks to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil development (01/20/01)
New raw-sewage rules delayed by Bush regulatory freeze (01/20/01)
White House announces regulatory freeze (01/20/01)