More enviropolitics for Houston from Obama (Corpus Christi, Center: 2014, house, unemployment rate)

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by Sunderpig

Kinda stinks when a, um "leader", on the forum is promoting one side's view of things. So much for impartiality.

I have to agree with that.
Why is Obama's name on the title? I didn't see his name in the article.
Does he run the EPA? Did he create the EPA (Richard Nixon did)?

[elnina]

Originally Posted by Sunderpig

Kinda stinks when a, um "leader", on the forum is promoting one side's view of things. So much for impartiality.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I believe everyone has a right to voice it.

[Sunderpig2]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I have to agree with that.
Why is Obama's name on the title? I didn't see his name in the article.
Does he run the EPA? Did he create the EPA (Richard Nixon did)?

Great point Dopo. The president doesn't run the EPA, it's a government agency outside of the White House, it has been around a long time, and there is no proof that the president has anything to do with this latest complaint by the mod. People just like blaming the president for anything and everything. I guess he also started World War II, the Crusades, etc.

[retrodog]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I have to agree with that.
Why is Obama's name on the title? I didn't see his name in the article.
Does he run the EPA? Did he create the EPA (Richard Nixon did)?

God doesn't run most of the churches, but he sure catches hell for most of the stuff they pull.


And Obama did indeed sign into law the increase to 15% for ethanol in our fuel supply, instantly doubling the price of corn and consequently, significantly increasing the price of chicken and beef... and pretty much anything else we put corn into.

I like being green more than the next guy. But there are stupid ways to do it for political purposes, and this was a glowing example.

Now I'll go get on my Vectrix electric motorcycle and ride home for the day.

[retrodog]

Originally Posted by Dopo

If creating jobs is the #1 priority, then marijuana should be legalized to create 1000s of jobs.

Wrong, they'd have thousands of law enforcement and prison workers put out of a job. Were you high when you posted this?

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by retrodog

Wrong, they'd have thousands of law enforcement and prison workers put out of a job. Were you high when you posted this?

Didn't think about it,
more people in the street = higher unemployment.

Let's start throwing people in jail to lower unemployment

[elnina]

People, please. Try to post constructive and on topic comments, this is not a chat room.

[sw4life]

The republican leadership in Texas is a joke. Houston is NOTORIOUS for having some of the worst air pollution in the country and when big gov tries to step in and do something about it, the right immediately rejects it.

Al Armendariz, the EPA's regional administrator for Texas, said the companies are converting their permits without any job losses.


"We're really happy," he said. "All the permit holders have agreed to get federally compliant permits, and we've done it without any economic disruption."

[sw4life]

Originally Posted by crone

Could someone please explain to me why someone's need for a job, and a company's need to sell a product take priority over other folks need to breathe.

Think about it this way. Who lives next to the refineries: the poor. Wealthier suburban republicans live so far away in their bubble that the issue of clean air is pretty non existant.

[retrodog]

Originally Posted by sw4life

The republican leadership in Texas is a joke. Houston is NOTORIOUS for having some of the worst air pollution in the country and when big gov tries to step in and do something about it, the right immediately rejects it.

I think we have some of the worst air pollution because all the chemical plants are here. I don't think anyone has figured out a way for our country to keep going forward without them. People like to pretend that we can do without chemicals, but if we tried... it wouldn't be long before China did indeed take over. And sure, shutting down the plants sounds like a good idea for our lungs, but then they'd just move them to Mexico and all that stuff would blow right back up here like their smoke from their fires a few years ago.

Until we figure out a magical way to make gasoline and plastics (among several other things) there is going to have to be chemical plants and Texas just happens to be where they are.