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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:32 AM Original message |
CNN/AP: Bush EPA: Leaded gas may return, along with lower standards |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah, I'm pretty sure Barbara Boxer will have something to say about this. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. "concentrations of lead in the air have dropped more than 90 percent " |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Well, that gives us lots of room to put more back in! WOO HOO!! Party on! |
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PittPoliSci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 04:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
74. hah, that's what i was thinking. |
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ArbustoBuster (956 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Every time I presume the Bush thugs don't think we're idiots, I'm proven wrong. |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. "Battery makers, lead smelters, refiners" |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. Please tell me you made this up. And the site is from Onion. |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I know. I wish we could stop this insanity NOW. nt |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. More lead in the air = more morans = more GOP votes |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
71. I think you're on to something here! |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. Are you fucking kidding me? Let's bring back DDT while we're at it! |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Don't stop there!! Bring back parathion, chlordane |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. And don't forget Paraquat! |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. And don't forget hexachlorophene and cyclamates! |
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Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
39. DDT! Pfui! Bring back DIOXINS! |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 07:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
48. I think we should bring back x-raying our children's feet for determining their shoe size while we |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #48 |
60. OMG, I remember reading about that in Stephen King's IT. I think... |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
66. I guess you missed it, but they proposed that a few months ago too! |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Ack! Sickening! What the hell is wrong with their minds? n/t |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 12:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
84. Where have you been? They're trying. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
6. Why doesn't Bush just come right out and dump shit into our water supply? |
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fjc (700 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Because he's till dumping it into our culture and air supply. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Nonsense... |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
10. It's the "Leave No Lungs Behind Act of 2006" |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. Say good-bye to your cars engine. |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. you don't know much about cars, do you? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Planned obsolecence. 100,000 + mile engines cuts |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Actually, it poisons the catalyst in the catalytic converters. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
72. I've always thought the Big 3 pushed catalytic converters |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 06:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
78. To drive your modern vehicle on leaded gas you |
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Cass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. Do these people sit up at night thinking of the most offensive and moronic things to propose?? |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. They do this all the time, |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 04:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
44. Yes. "(The terrorists) never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country ... |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 07:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
49. I've wondered the same and I think the answer may be yes, because I can't even fathom how this much |
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Red Zelda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. Lead? DDT? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. ARE THEY NUTS? |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Yes, they are totally nuts, and this EPA, the Bu*h administration |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
17. I've got a great idea! Let's increase the use of freon, asbestos, and formaldehyde, too. |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
42. yeah -- didn't the guy who invented CFCs also invent leaded gasoline? |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. What? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. truly this man has gone mad |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. Just when you thought they couldn't sink lower. Evil, evil, evil people. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. Some background on lead in gasoline ... a very dirty history ... (link) |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. and some more info on lead phaseout (saved at least $700 million) |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
69. "eating lead paint chips" is a Red Herring, it's the accumulation of Lead in Urban Soil that's... |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. Holy fuck -- Is this satire? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
26. You mean it was working, so we ought to stop doing it? nt |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. oh those were the days, Pintos with exploding gas tanks, asbestos in everything |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. But hey, at least them queers can't get married... |
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central scrutinizer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. Why stop there? |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 05:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
68. That's the entire purpose of the Bush pResidency in a nutshell. |
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SnowGoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. Let 'em go ahead and propose the change. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. And All Those Catalytic Converters On Cars? |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. they're idiots. not a shred of science involved in anything they do. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. EPA has authority to set standards for pollutants |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 09:26 AM Response to Reply #37 |
50. The EPA's authority comes from laws passed by congress. |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. I predict it will not happen. n/t |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 04:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
64. Agreed. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
40. 25 days before CA Bans Lead in Electronics |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 12:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. RoHS was a European initiative, so * feels obliged to undo its effects |
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mc jazz (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 08:40 AM Response to Reply #40 |
79. lead free soldering FYI |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
46. Waxman: "lead, a highly toxic element, can cause severe nerve damage..." |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
47. Ohhhhkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Now I really HAVE seen everything |
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Kellyiswise (113 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
51. Store in memory bank for 2008. |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
52. GREAT!!! Then I won't have to put the additive |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
53. How do they dream up this kind of evil?! |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
54. They're sure lobbying the right kind of asshole. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
55. This is nonsense |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
57. If a car has a catalytic converter you'll still need unleaded |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
58. I wonder if they come out with crap like this |
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loveandlight (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. that's what I wonder too |
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deminks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
61. What a legacy, Smirk! |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Well said -- a vast swath of destruction! nt |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
63. Please notify me of when the coup de' etat starts. I'm ready with my pitchfork & torch. |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
65. OMG! Have they NO SHAME on anything?!?! The problem is not just the Air, it ends up in the Soil too! |
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Boo Boo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
70. There is not a chance in hell of this happening. It's a distraction. /nt |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
73. I don't know what everyone is worried about, after all, lead breaks down |
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Heewack (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
75. It won't happen. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
76. I'm glad. |
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colorado_ufo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
77. Nucking futs. |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
80. then bring back lead-based paint, too! |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 12:41 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. no shit. (what the hell is wrong with these people? argh!) n/t |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
81. republinazi party |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
83. There aren't enough cars on the road that can run it that anybody would bother to stock it. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
85. Bush is such a wimp, if he were a real man, we could have polonium too! |
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