News and Politics | November 01, 2008 | 37 comments

Bush's last push to deregulate

source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/30/AR2008103004749.html

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The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January.

The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo. Some would ease or lift constraints on private industry, including power plants, mines and farms.

Once such rules take effect, they typically can be undone only through a laborious new regulatory proceeding, including lengthy periods of public comment, drafting and mandated reanalysis.

As many as 90 new regulations are in the works, and at least nine of them are considered "economically significant" because they impose costs or promote societal benefits that exceed $100 million annually. They include new rules governing employees who take family- and medical-related leaves, new standards for preventing or containing oil spills, and a simplified process for settling real estate transactions.

Two other rules nearing completion would , a major energy industry goal for the past eight years that is strenuously opposed by Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups.

Deregulation being push by Bush includes:

1. easing limits on pollution from power plants, According to the EPA's estimate, it would allow millions of tons of additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually, worsening global warming.

2. easing limits on emissions from coal-fired power plants near national parks.

3. allowing increased emissions from oil refineries, chemical factories and other industrial plants with complex manufacturing operations.

4. clearing obstacles to some commercial ocean-fishing activities, such as catch limits

5. easing controls on emissions of pollutants that contribute to global warming

6. lifting a key restriction on mountaintop coal mining

7. relaxing drinking-water standards
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37 comments // Bush's last push to deregulate

  • sickinjersey
  • sickinjersey
  • 7c0m9
  • Current_Pixi
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      Current_Pixi  

    • I do believe Bush is the dumb, rednecked and bumbling version of Sauron from LOTR..... only he actually seems to be far more successful in obliterating humanity for the sake of greed. Hmm.

    • 3 years ago
  • lotus_65
  • disgusted_again
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      disgusted_again  

    • It is a disaster and I knew it would be 8 years ago! The sooner this digusting individual leaves office the sooner we can sort out His madness and it's unraveling.

    • 3 years ago
  • WhiteNoise
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      WhiteNoise  

    • WAKE UP AMERICA !

      YOUR RULING CLASS IS HAVING A FIELD DAY AROUND THE WORLD WITH THEIR MIGHTY WAR MACHINE WHILE THE MIDDLE CLASS IS BEING TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS...

      "The civilized have created the wretched, quite coldly and deliberately, and do not intend to change the status quo; are responsible for their slaughter and enslavement; rain down bombs on defenseless children whenever and wherever they decide that their 'vital interests' are menaced, and think nothing of torturing a man to death: these people are not to be taken seriously when they speak of the 'sanctity' of human life, or the conscience' of the civilized world." : James Baldwin

      "America is the first empire to go from barbarity to decadence without going through civilization" - Oscar Wilde

    • 3 years ago
  • lovly2008
  • grease_weasel
  • Saladin
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      Saladin  

    • The guy has gone ape-shit in the last years of his Presidency.

      And really, what can you do?

      Oh yeah, VOTE FOR OBAMA.

      Seriously, I don't want to have to deal with these fuckers for a long time.

    • 3 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  
    • Saladin:

      All the good that will do. Obama allowed companies to pollute waterways in Illinois with nuclear waste. But hey, tell us what you KNOW he will do to change this instead of just fanning your pom poms and maybe it will have some relevance.

    • 3 years ago
  • anglcazn
  • WhiteNoise
  • anglcazn
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      anglcazn  

    • Congress can't do anything about it. He is doing this on his own accord and no one can't stop him. Congress has no jurisdiction over his decisions because it's federal. He's using his cronies to get what he wants. Just like HHS classifying birth control as a form of abortion.

    • 3 years ago
  • ruberube
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      ruberube  

    • The slimb ball is up to no good yet again...
      deregulating so his elitist buds can further clean up!

      The history of deregulation is with Bush / McCain.
      Another reason to drive a nail into the GOP coffin!

    • 3 years ago
  • fhassan
  • justright
  • huntre
  • necrotized
  • Prijedor
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      Prijedor  

    • People are so blind... I bet this wont make mainstream news...

      But Americans deserve this because they wont do anything about it... This man went to war on a lie, for oil, over 4000 American citizens died in Iraq so a few can get rich off oil.

      Bush is getting away with this and he knows it, so why not do some more damage, he knows nothing will happen so why not, Bush and Co. dont care, they are above the law and they know it.

      I still dont understand some of these hard working Americans that are suffering so much because of all this bullshit that has been going on last few years, that still support this man. In their mind we are still best at everything and the strongest. :(

    • 3 years ago
  • Paddlenround
  • disgusted_again
  • lovly2008
  • RubberRims
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      RubberRims  

    • He is keeping industry happy. If you are ever going to want change your going to have to hit them where it hurts the most, in their pockets. Stop using gas, stop using your car. Electricity... There will be no other way. We are complaining about the very fabric of what we are and how use it.

    • 3 years ago
  • jjmaster
  • escarondito
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      escarondito  

    • the only way dissent to this bill will be known is if we, the american people who found out about this bill call our leaders and let them know how we feel. these policies are not like the bailout. there is no gray area whether or not these policies are need like the bailout. to do this in our period that we have now of increased awareness of global warming is to directly spit in the faces of the inhabitants of our global enviorment

    • 3 years ago
  • Annnonymous
  • metalcookiesxy70
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      metalcookiesxy70  

    • Congress should do everything in its power to stop Bush and his plans, for as long as he is existing as a president, Congress must stop him, but can they do it?

    • 3 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • Well, aren't Obama and McCain in Congress still? What are they going to do about it? What is Congress going to do about it?! GD it I am so sick of this. But hey, campaigning and raising money is SO much more important.

      'The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo'

      Could be difficult for his successor to undo?

      What a copout.

    • 3 years ago
  • Saladin
  • JanforGore
  • lovly2008
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      lovly2008  
    • JanforGore:

      JanforGore......"'The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo''

      Yes, they said it would be difficult for his successors to undo. What this really should be showing us is, how much of Bush's work, McCain will carry on. Bush now sees that there is a great possibility that McCain will loose this election, therefor he is in a hurry to put these deregulations into effect before Obama gets into office. Take a lesson Republicans and Undecideds.

    • 3 years ago
  • currentlyreading
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      currentlyreading  

    • Congress should stop this. Republicans, Democrats, Independents and other parties should work together to STOP THIS DOMESTIC TERRORIST (a.k.a Bush). He has used his power to destroy the constitution, ruin the U.S. reputation and is probably gathering money to leave the U.S. and live prosperously elsewhere (like other dictators do).

      To Congress: Do your job to stop him. We U.S. citizens are doing ours by voting for the right person for the job.

      Don't forget to vote Obama/Biden on Nov. 4th

    • 3 years ago
  • PressCore
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      PressCore  
    • currentlyreading:

      That's one statement BUSH-Domestic Terrorist
      which needs to be published as a banner headline in every Newspaper in every Country in this World. And the
      following day's banner headline should read BUSH-
      Convicted of War Crimes in the Hague ! And when a new
      and honest criminal investigation into the mass Murder
      of 9/11/2000 at the World Trade center reasts culpability
      at the feet of George Bush and his minions,then those dead can finaly rest in peace.

    • 3 years ago
  • justwannafindmytrue
  • dar928
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