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EPA can regulate CO2...

  • 03-04-2007 7:23am
    #1
    bonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭


    I see there's been a big "win" for environmentalists in the US yesterday, where the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) have ruled that CO2 is, in fact, a pollutant and thus it falls within the remit of the EPA to regulate it.

    This is a bit of a slap in the face for the Bush Administration, who up to now have been adamant that CO2 was outside the EPA's remit.

    Of course, its not a world-changing event, and its expected that it will take quite some time before any effects are felt.

    Still...seems to be a step in the right direction...


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  • #2
    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    bonkey wrote:
    I see there's been a big "win" for environmentalists in the US yesterday, where the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) have ruled that CO2 is, in fact, a pollutant and thus it falls within the remit of the EPA to regulate it.

    This is a bit of a slap in the face for the Bush Administration, who up to now have been adamant that CO2 was outside the EPA's remit.

    Of course, its not a world-changing event, and its expected that it will take quite some time before any effects are felt.

    Still...seems to be a step in the right direction...

    Great news, but does it mean the EPA will start doing something rather than talking about it. Both EPA and COMREG are as useful as dinosaurs but cost more to keep.


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