At the GOP Presidential debate tonight, Herman Cain was asked, if he had to get rid of a federal agency, which would it be and why. Cain said he would get rid of the EPA because it had “gone wild.” Disappointingly, other than Rick Perry’s fleeting mention of the the job-killing EPA, no other candidate took aim at the EPA.
Daily Archives: September 22, 2011
The Ed Markey-Lisa Jackson Clown Show: EPA could save 572,000 lives per year with air rules
Here’s the transcript and video of today’s House hearing colloquy between Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and EPA chief Lisa Jackson in which Jackson says that EPA air rules could save as many lives as a cure for cancer. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
CDC bedbug advice: Avoid pesticides and freeze your bedroom
The government is here to help on bedbugs — avoid insecticides and cool your room to 3°F. Continue reading
Posted in Bedbugs, Pesticides
Debunked: Children more vulnerable to air pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency and its enviro allies claim that children are more vulnerable to air pollution than adults. Real data, now revealed for the first time, debunks this notion. Continue reading
Posted in Air pollution, EPA
EPA chief says air regulation benefits like curing cancer
EPA chief Lisa Jackson will say anything — even under oath. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
Lautenberg: Ambient air like secondhand smoke
Not only is Sen. Frank Lautenberg exploiting another asthmatic relative in opposing the TRAIN Act to rein in the EPA, but he likens ambient air to secondhand smoke. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
