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In reply to the discussion: Ohio Children test postitive for mercury:Campaigning B.Clinton PROMISED toxic waste [View all]Dem2
(8,168 posts)36. "B.Clinton PROMISED toxic waste incinerator would never be allowed to operate."
I can't find proof of this. The KOS article did not show proof of their claim, and the below is the only Bill Clinton statement I can find regarding WTI.
Governor Clinton:
I'd like to add just one further comment. We are not in power now, you haven't elected us yet and I wish that we could do more, but one of the things we ought to make sure we do is stiffen the regulations on the siting of these incinerators. I mean the federal government should not permit permitting of incinerators where you are going to have on-site storage of garbage in a flood plain...that should not be done. [You ought to have some jurisdiction at the state level about how close they get to schools and other things which are really troubling], but that's a national issue and we should not be doing that. And when we're in office we will have real meaningful national standards about the permitting of these sort of incinerators.
http://www.ohiocitizen.org/campaigns/wti/clintonstmt.html
I'd like to add just one further comment. We are not in power now, you haven't elected us yet and I wish that we could do more, but one of the things we ought to make sure we do is stiffen the regulations on the siting of these incinerators. I mean the federal government should not permit permitting of incinerators where you are going to have on-site storage of garbage in a flood plain...that should not be done. [You ought to have some jurisdiction at the state level about how close they get to schools and other things which are really troubling], but that's a national issue and we should not be doing that. And when we're in office we will have real meaningful national standards about the permitting of these sort of incinerators.
http://www.ohiocitizen.org/campaigns/wti/clintonstmt.html
There are claims that AL Gore had made a promise, but even that's not clear based on the statements at the link above. Do you have a link to where Bill Clinton made said promise?
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Ohio Children test postitive for mercury:Campaigning B.Clinton PROMISED toxic waste [View all]
Skwmom
Mar 2016
OP
Wait - I thought Hillary cared about children? WHY would ANYONE vote for Clinton???
peacebird
Mar 2016
#2
Bill nor Hillary did Al Gore any favors in regards to his running in 2000, it was all about
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#37
Jack Stephens of Stephens Investments Largest brokerage house off Wall Street. Good
LiberalArkie
Mar 2016
#27
Could you please explain in more detail why you think the article is ridiculous?
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#31
It's called selective outrage (aka we don't really give a damn but will act outraged if it is
Skwmom
Mar 2016
#48
Buzz... Even low level chronic ingestion of mercury esp in childhood is cause of
Voice for Peace
Mar 2016
#21
You can do your own research there if you want to defend your position.
Voice for Peace
Mar 2016
#44
Just think if we had a real media reporting real news - Clinton would never be a nominee.
Nanjeanne
Mar 2016
#6
And it is still operating. Sounds like the old "the Iraq War was 15 year ago" talking point. n/t
Skwmom
Mar 2016
#35
I've always thought that texting and driving was just a greedy plot between the Clintons and
Trust Buster
Mar 2016
#38
This needs to be atop the greatest page, and the info here needs to be widely disseminated!
peacebird
Mar 2016
#49