Federal Appeals Court - No Deadline For Chimpy's EPA On Global Warming Policy - Guardian

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court refused Thursday to make a resistant Bush administration speed up a decision on whether greenhouse gases and global warming threaten public health and welfare. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied a petition by 17 states and several environmental groups asking it to order the Environmental Protection Agency to make that determination within 60 days.

Such a finding is a necessary first step to regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from motor vehicle tailpipes and the smokestacks of refineries, power plants and factories. The Supreme Court more than a year ago ruled that the EPA has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, a step President Bush has repeatedly refused to take.

Instead, EPA is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that seeks public comment on a range of options the agency could take to control greenhouse gases under current law. It will take no position on whether carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases should be regulated, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press.

``We are pleased the Circuit court recognized the agency's approach,'' said Timothy Lyons, deputy press secretary for EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson. ``The advanced notice for proposed rulemaking ... will allow for public input on the broad range of fundamental issues involved in regulating greenhouse gases.''

Ed. - Yes, we all know just how VITALLY IMPORTANT public comment is to this administration.

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1. what planet do these assholes think they'll live on?

Don't they give a fuck about their children and grandchildren? Such myopic, selfish, greedy assholes!

Yeah, they won't open email from their own agency; sure, they're going to listen to any public input.

Grrrrrrrr.