free_environment_operations somebody Kerry: ‘Bush isn't telling the truth’ John Kerry, the Democrats’ presumptive candidate to face Bush in November’s election, accused the president of not coming clean about his environmental record and promised that, if elected, he will change Bush’s policies. “George Bush isn’t telling the truth when he says ‘America’s air, land, and water have all gotten cleaner’ on his watch. That is false,” Kerry said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4823659/ 040425 ... ? Environmentalists Revisit Grass-Roots to Oust Bush 1 hour, 29 minutes ago Environmentalists who want President Bush pushed out of the White House in 2004 are getting back to their roots -- their grass roots ... Environmentalists want Bush removed for what they see as a host of pro-industry, anti-environmental sins -- http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040426/lf_nm/campaign_environment_dc&cid=572&ncid=2043 040426 ... kx21 * The Moment_of_Truth * Most Americans live in bad smog areas... 040502 ... ??? More than half the nation’s population lives in counties — many in California — with hazardous smog levels, 10:42 a.m. ET April 29, 2004 California has a majority of the top 10 worst-polluted counties. In terms of metropolitan areas, Southern California ranked worst on ozone pollution for the fifth straight year. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4862359/ 040502 ... kx21 * iLink- UN21 * 040503 ... iMay262005 *** * Environmental Protection Agency *** EPA Fines Army Over Nerve Gas Release Wed May 26, 8:30 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Army and a contractor were fined nearly $52,000 for releasing a deadly chemical weapon on a wildlife sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean, federal environmental officials announced Wednesday. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040527/ap_on_go_ot/chemical_weapons_fine&e=1&ncid= 040526 ... kx21 * The M Resolution from China * China: set itself a goal of meeting 10 percent of its energy targets from renewables by 2010. 040606 ... iJun062004 A Few Take On Some Big Steps Jun 4, 4:17 PM ET BONN, Jun 4 (IPS) - A few nations pledged strong steps towards a shift to increased use of renewable energy in Bonn Friday. Significantly, one of the biggest pledges came from China, which has set itself a goal of meeting 10 percent of its energy targets from renewables by 2010. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/oneworld/20040604/wl_oneworld/6573875131086379399&e=2 040606 ... iJun172004 *** * Environmental Threats *** Europe's five worst child killers Children are more vulnerable to several environmental threats. Five killer conditions account for one death in three among young Europeans, the World Health Organization says. In a study published in the UK medical journal The Lancet, the WHO lists them as outdoor and indoor air pollution, unsafe water, lead, and injuries http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3816579.stm 040617 ... realistic optimist the senate passed a referendum to keep the forest service from spending any money on building logging roads in the tongass national forest, an area in alaska where bush rolled back all protections to allow over 50 timber sales which divided up over 700,000 acres of the public lands. it seems mark rey, the undersecretary of agriculture, has gotten back to his roots (prior to being in charge of the nation's forests, he was the lead timber lobbyist for 20 years). 040618 ... iJun222004 *** * United States *** Toxic Pollution Rose 5 Percent in 2002 Tue Jun 22, 7:21 PM ET WASHINGTON - The volume of toxic pollutants released into the atmosphere in the United States rose 5 percent in 2002, the first increase since 1997, the government reported Tuesday. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=7&u=/ap/20040622/ap_on_go_ot/toxic_pollutants_1 040622 ... . *** * Dysfunctional_communication *** 040705 ... 1) 123 of Dysfunctional communication:- The_mea_culpa_in_the_21st_century 040705 ... . Just Say Mea Culpa by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. What is the right attitude to take once you realize that the war you backed has been a disaster? Don't make excuses. Don't blame others. Just apologize. Admit you were wrong. And join the rest of us in calling for the US to leave Iraq. April 1, 2004 http://www.lewrockwell.com/rockwell/mea-culpa.html 040705 ... . Speaking of Liberty by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. http://www.lewrockwell.com/blumert/sol.jpg 040705 ... 2) Dysfunctional communication:- "Mission_Accomplished" - May 1, 2003 040710 ... 3) * Dysfunctional Communication 123 * Where_have_all_the_WMD_in_Iraq_gone 040710 ... The_missing_dot M Salvager of Dysfunctional_Communication 123:- The_buck_stops_at_the_White_House' 040710 ... An "amazing" newslink *** * U.S. Beaches *** Polluted U.S. Beaches Closing in Record Numbers Fri Aug 6,10:28 AM ET http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/oneworld/20040806/wl_oneworld/4536913621091802889&e=3 The report finds that local authorities did not know the sources of pollution causing or contributing to 68 percent of the closing and advisory days last year. This is the highest rate of "unknown" sources since NRDC first issued its annual beach report in 1991. 040806 ... 10 August 2004 *** * Nuclear Waste *** Kerry Says Bush Broke Nuclear Waste Vow 1 hour, 10 minutes ago http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040811/ap_on_el_pr/kerry&cid=694&ncid=2043 Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry, making a play for a state that supported President Bush four years ago, accused the president of breaking his word with a plan to bury nuclear waste in Nevada. 040810 ... 1 Oct 2004 *** * Pollution policies *** EPA report faults Bush on air pollution policies at Baltimore Sun (reg. req'd) 041003 ... god the city i live in is in the top 10 most polluted areas in america. y-town made it too, nic. go y-town! 041003 ... 15 Oct 2004 *** * Pollution Lawsuits *** Polluters Face Fewer Lawsuits Under Bush EPA OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News 041017 ... The_Missing_Dot http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=655&e=12&u=/oneworld/6670960881097851342 According to a former top enforcement official at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): "The Bush administration has not vigorously enforced the nation's key environmental laws and has allowed polluters to escape litigation over alleged violations" 041017 ... Moment_of_truth The review of publicly available data "shows that civil lawsuits for violation of anti-pollution laws have declined more than 75 percent," 041017 ... 26 Oct 2004 *** * Anti- "Bush'- "Monster slash" *** Anti_Bush_song_'Monster_mash'_video_'Monster_slash 1:26 PM ET 041026 041026 ... . Yahoo! Search 'Monster Mash' Revived As Anti-Bush Song WASHINGTON - Just in time for Halloween comes a new version of the 1960s hit "Monster Mash" — this time an Internet critique of the Bush administration's environmental policies. In less than a week since its release, the song has already generated more than 100,000 unique visitors to a special Web site, www.monsterslash.org 041026 ... 27 Oct 2004 Disaster Toll Tripled in 2003 Amid Quakes, Heatwave 8:01 PM ET 041027 ... Yahoo! Search GENEVA (Reuters) - Natural disasters killed 76,806 people in 2003, three times the number of victims in 2002, a rise due in part to extremes in the global climate, http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041028/sc_nm/environment_disaster_dc 041027 ... 2003 An earthquake that killed 31,000 people in the Iranian city of Bam and a heat wave in Europe that killed 35,000, accounted for the higher toll, In all, a quarter of a billion people were affected by drought, floods and earthquakes, which caused at least $56 billion in damage in ,twice the cost of the previous year 041027 ... 6 Nov 2004 *** * Kyoto_Treaty *** Putin signs Kyoto Protocol on global warming; gives treaty legal force Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 5 Putin ratifies Kyoto treaty: South Florida Sun-Sentinel El Sentinel - Sat Nov 6 Bush Stands by Rejection of Kyoto Treaty AP - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago . 041106 ... . ... 041223 ... U.S. Group: N.Y. Needs Better Mercury Control - AP via Yahoo! News (Feb 3, 2005) States See High Levels of Air Pollution 232005 050203 ... MINNEAPOLIS "Air pollution built to unhealthy levels around the upper Midwest, a wintertime rarity caused by the absence of strong wind..." 050203 ... Chicago ...and and... 050203 ... Columbus , 050203 ... Ohio , this week had their first-ever winter air alerts, warning of unhealthy conditions for people at risk. 050203 ... China Thu 2102005,10:01 AM ET enforcing green laws... 050210 ... . Beijing has targeted 22 major energy projects to assess their environmental impact. 050210 ... mp21k Will 2005 be warmest year on record? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6947386/ “There has been a strong warming trend over the past 30 years, a trend that has been shown to be due primarily to increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,” said James Hansen of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, based in New York. 050210 ... 2122005 Marchers highlight Kyoto_Protocol http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4259569.stm 11:38 GMT 050212 ... U.S. The world's biggest polluter - pulled out of Kyoto_Treaty 2001 050212 ... jpg http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40821000/jpg/_40821435_march203_pa.jpg 050212 ... 2152005 Kyoto Protocol set to take effect 141 countries - who account for about 55% of greenhouse gas emissions - have ratified the treaty, which pledges to cut these emissions by 5.2% by 2012 050215 ... However , the Top polluting nation: UNITED_STATES, which produces about one-quarter of the world's greenhouse gases - aren't part of the deal... 050215 ... 29 minutes ago 3292005 050329 ... China to invest 1,300b yuan in environmental protection during 2006 - 2010 050329 ... 121 China urges US to sign Kyoto treaty 2005 22 hours ago 051201 ... Is 1282005 36 minutes ago: Bill_Clinton Says George_w_Bush _'Flat_Wrong'_ on Kyoto 051209 what's it to you? who go blather from