Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Dolphin Deaths In Gulf Region Spike, Probably Because Of That Massive Oil Spill That Happened

"Ten months ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving behind an 'oil volcano' belching millions of gallons of poison into the waters of the Gulf region. The spill was stopped up in mid-September, weeks after most of the media started pretending that the massive quantities of oil had basically disappeared, perhaps eaten by magical microbes!"


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EPA to ease cost of regulation | Top AP Stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

"The Environmental Protection Agency is making it much cheaper for companies to reduce toxic air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators."


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Friday, February 11, 2011

GOP Proposes $1.6 Billion Cut to EPA Budget, Defends $4 Billion in Oil Subsidies - ProPublica

"Oil companies are subsidized by approximately $4 billion each year through deductions and loopholes in the corporate tax code. The New York Times reported last year that tax breaks are “available at virtually every stage [8] of the exploration and extraction process,”"

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