Testifying before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Finance, which is currently considering legislation to control toxic substances, John R. Quarles, EPA Deputy Administrator said: “Existing Federal laws fail to deal evenly and comprehensively with toxic substances problems. While some authority exists to control the production of certain categories of toxic substances, such as pesticides, drugs, and food additives, most existing Federal authorities are designed to prevent harmful exposure only after the substances have been introduced into production.” Continue Reading »

42 permits for mountaintop removal were signed off by the EPA last Friday prompting incredulity and indignation among the environmental community (that has been a strong supporter of Obama’s 2008 bid). 42, that is more than has been approved during the Bush era. It is hard, even for the strongest green supporters  to understand the rational behind this decision.

Sure the permits have been pending before Obama got to office, but he made clear his administration will make it tougher to grant coal extraction permits.

We are all expecting anguishingly the Obama’s administration to remove this very controversial decision. If it were to proceed, no doubts environmentalists will hear in their sleeps the old saying “Never trust the governement” … Jeff Biggers could not help but noticing “Since President Barack Obama has taken office, an estimated 300 million pounds of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil explosives have been detonated across our American mountains.”

It was one of these evenings I needed to get away from my computer and my books and chose to indulge myself with a little TV watching. Then came the interruption and a TV commercial with kids whispering secrets in each other’s ears in a green – and clean – country like settings. “This is a great ad!” I said to myself. What was my bewilderment when I realized it was a commercial for Clorox disinfecting line of products. Continue Reading »