Tuesday, April 25, 2006

doesn't this seem like a bad idea?

Bush Eases Environmental Rules on Gasoline
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Easing the environment rules will allow refiners greater flexibility in providing oil supplies since they will not have to use certain additives such as ethanol to meet clean air standards. The suspension of oil purchases for the federal emergency oil reserve is likely to have only modest impact since relative little extra oil will be involved.
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Bush said that high gasoline prices are like a hidden tax on consumers and businesses, although he said the nation's economy was strong. He urged Congress to take back some of the billions of dollars in tax incentives it gave energy companies, saying that with record profits, they don't need the breaks.


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How many times is he going to relax his already lax standards for pollutants?
And he, of all people, is asking for a cut in tax incentives to big business?!

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and, from Think Progress (click the link for the exact quote):

Bush Flashback: Using Strategic Oil Reserve To Lower Prices Damages “National Security”
Today, Bush did precisely what he criticized President Clinton for five-and-a-half years ago.

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