What you don't know about could kill you.
They were so many underhanded environmentally harmful actions taken by the powerful that we who care have no choice but to work harder to make up for their irresponsible actions. The following story illustrates one of many behind the scenes actions taken by Bush II during his 8 years of anti-environmental policies.
"A recent meeting was the latest action in a long-running campaign aimed at influencing environmental standards for perchlorate and implementing major new cleanups and liability costs for the military and its subsidiaries. It all began in an obscure but powerful office established by the Bush-era Department of Defense." Environmental Health News, 7-8-09
Ray Dubois, a Bush pentagon official from 2001 to 2004 created the Emerging Contaminates Directorate. Basically this was a Bush Ploy to allow the Pentagon to influence the EPA. Dubois wanted the EPA to get out of the Pentagon's way. For example, allow Pentagon contractors to release a chemical called Perchlorate into the environment during manufacturing even though it could adversely effect human health.
Hopefully Obama will remove the Emerging Contaminates Directorate. But how many other similar departments were created during the Bush II years? Can the present administration eliminate or even find them all.
Sound hopeless, but only if we stand still. You can rest when you, your children and their children are safe.
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