Bush Hides Documents About Environment, 6000 + public documents removed

[G_j]

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THE DAILY MIS-LEAD
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BUSH HIDES DOCUMENTS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

President Bush regularly talks about the need for other countries to display
"transparency"<1> and create an open system that allows citizens to see what
their government is doing. But, according to a new report, the Bush
administration is hiding thousands of previously public documents to
"undercut the public's right to know about contamination of the environment,
transport of hazardous materials, pipeline routes, and more."

The Working Group on Community Right-to-Know this week reports that, under
the guise of "national security," more than "six thousand public documents
have been removed from the web sites of over a dozen government
agencies."<2> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for example, has
removed from its website parts of once-public Risk Management Plans --
documents that helped communities identify nearby chemical hazards. The
Department of Energy has taken down environmental impact statements related
to nuclear power plants and hazardous materials transport information. The
Department of Transportation removed from its web site much of the national
pipeline mapping data that allowed communities to find hazardous pipeline
routes.<3>

According to the report, President Bush has also issued executive orders
that broaden the authority of agencies to withhold information from the
public. May 2002's Executive Order 12958 gave the EPA Administrator
authority to designate documents "Secret" or "Confidential," two of the
three highest possible security classifications. The White House has even
reduced the public's access to unclassified information, passing bills
allowing agencies to withhold "sensitive but unclassified" information from
the public.

For more, see the report at www.Bushgreenwatch.org.

Sources:

1. Presidental Remarks , WhiteHouse.gov, 6/22/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1333383&l=41869.
2. "Bush Administration Secrecy Imperils Environment and Public Health",
Bushgreenwatch.org, 6/23/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1333383&l=41870.
3. "Secrecy in the Bush Administration Obstructs Communities'
Right-to-Know", Working Group on Community Right to Know (crtk.org),
6/23/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1333383&l=41871.

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[LuminousX]

1. Can't we start to work with a network or something and start

coordinating all this information into one powerful report of pure governmental failure?

[G_j]

2. there have been

plenty of reports from respected and reputable sources, an ocean of incriminating evidence is readily available. I guess its the main stream media and the public's penchant for remaining ignorant of the facts that is the problem. :shrug:

Reportedly Americans care about the environment, but not enough to pay attention I guess.

[hatrack]

5. But did you hear? A Peterson trial juror was dismissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All the news that bleeds and sells, 24/7/365.

[gratuitous]

3. What was it Stupidhead said?

Something about "people who have something to hide are afraid of getting caught"? Well, you all know gratuitous' favorite saying: If it's good for the goose, fuck you right in the ass, Georgie!

[leftchick]

4. good god this is awful...

how much more can I take? :(

[G_j]

6. wow, leftchick

that photo says it all. :-(
I hope George hears those screams every night in his dreams.

[leftchick]

7. sadly Gj...

Poor Baby Ali was so sick and weak at that point, according to the reporter, his mouth was huge but his screams came out as little tiny wimpers at best. Fuck bush* and I am sure he has no dreams for he is evil....... :grr:

[G_j]

8. yes and no doubt

he is probably given some sort of "sleeping medication".

That photo is truely gut wrenching. I wish every American would see it.