Sen. David Vitter (R) protects the Formaldehyde industry from EPA investigation
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In May, President Obama nominated a renowned scientist known as the "father of green chemistry" to head the EPA's Office of Research and Development. For an administration that supports ambitious climate change legislation and stresses the importance of sustainability, the nomination of Paul Anastas, director of Yale's Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering and a former White House environment director, was very much in keeping with its broader agenda. Anastas' nomination was unanimously approved in committee in July, and his confirmation seemed all but assured. Yet six months later Anastas still isn't confirmed. Standing in his way is Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), whose block on Anastas' nomination raises questions about Vitter's close ties to the formaldehyde industry.Today, the future of the formaldehyde industry is very much in jeopardy. A few years back, the International Agency for Research on Cancer definitively announced that the chemical, used in building materials and household products, causes cancer in humans. The EPA, which has studied formaldehyde's risks for more than a decade, doesn't go quite so far, saying it's a "probable human carcinogen." But that could soon change. The EPA has recently signaled that it plans to definitively assess formaldehyde's health effects. "This is not the time for more delay," an EPA spokeswoman told the New Orleans Times-Picayune in September. As the agency's research director, Anastas would surely have a role in this assessment. Given that one of Anastas' specialties is researching "the design of safer chemicals and chemical processes to replace hazardous substances," the formaldehyde industry is predictably concerned about his nomination.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/11/sen-vitter-formaldehyde-shill
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endovenoso
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how about we stop spending money on lobbying and start doing good old research?
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endovenoso
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artemis6
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Another conscienceless corporate henchman .
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artemis6
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etienna
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Thanks for posting this. As a Louisiana resident, its good to keep tabs on this guy. He's a fly in the ointment, for sure. Have you seen the stories about his stance on these gov't contracted companies and their rape victims? Its unreal!
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etienna
