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  1. Anler posted a topic in Current Events
    WRITTEN BY CHRIS WHITE ON AUGUST 9, 2018. POSTED IN ACTIVISM, ENVIRONMENT, LATEST NEWS, MEDIA, POLITICS, SCIENCE Media Are Publishing Fake News About EPA’s New Asbestos Rule The EPA is pushing back against numerous “inaccurate” media reports claiming the agency is etching out new rules effectively legalizing all forms of asbestos production. Multiple reports suggesting the agency is giving manufacturers the go-ahead with asbestos production appears to be grossly overblown, according to the federal registry. The EPA is tightening regulatory scrutiny on new uses of the chemical, which is heavily restricted but not banned in the U.S. “The press reports on this issue are inaccurate,” EPA spokesman James Hewitt told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “Without the proposed Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) EPA would not have a regulatory basis to restrict manufacturing and processing for the new asbestos uses covered by the rule.” He was referring to what is called a Significant New Use Rule (or SNUR), a rule forcing manufacturers to notify the EPA if they intend on producing a product with chemicals from asbestos. The industry could produce and use asbestos for any reason save for the SNUR, according to the agency. Hewitt added: “The EPA action would prohibit companies from manufacturing, importing, or processing for these new uses of asbestos unless they receive approval from EPA.” The agency’s new administrator, Andrew Wheeler, responded Wednesday with a similar complaint on Twitter. “There have been some inaccurate media reports regarding @EPA‘s actions on asbestos,” Wheeler tweeted to his followers. “The facts are @EPA is proposing a new rule that would allow for the restriction of asbestos manufacturing and processing of new uses of asbestos.” Twitter Ads info and privacy Online media outlet Fast Company reported in a July 31 article that “Trump’s EPA has made it easier for companies to begin using asbestos again.” The publication’s author, Aileen Kwun, went on to highlight what she believes to be a parade of horribles if the agency degrades rules limiting the use of asbestos. The U.S. restricts the use of the material, but it remains one of few developed nations that has refrained from banning asbestos outright. Activists have long-sought-for an outright ban, according to Competitive Enterprise Institute analyst Angela Logomasini. “A lot of uses of the dangerous types of asbestos were banned,” Logomasini told TheDCNF, adding that asbestos-containing short-fibers are regularly used to make car brakes and other important products. “The risks of brake failures would be much higher were it not for certain types of asbestos.” She noted that the EPA’s SNUR rule makes sense considering the considerable risk. “What the EPA is saying is that if you are going to do a new use, you need to come to us to check if it is something that will need tighter restrictions,” Logomasini said. “The ones that we use now are very short fibers – doesn’t mean they are not dangerous. Just means you can manage their risks easier.” Read more at Daily Caller
  2. Holy shit! Bigdums got by uncle znotty!
  3. BLAST OFF Mike Pence says the Space Force will 'seek peace in space as on Earth' 12:37 p.m. ET SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Space Force could be ready for liftoff as early as 2020. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday explained the Trump administration's plan to create a sixth branch of the military, dedicated to establishing dominance in space, The Washington Post reports. In June, President Trump ordered the Pentagon to establish a Space Force, calling it "so important," and explaining that it would take over space-related duties from the Air Force in a "separate but equal" way. He said the new branch would do more than just "plant our flag and leave our footprints" in space, also working on space traffic management and a mission to Mars. Pence laid out the plan in slightly more detail, describing the Space Force as a way to "meet the emerging threats on this new battlefield" with dedicated space technology experts and defense systems. Space Force is extremely popular among Trump rally-goers, but less so among military officials. The Post reports that the White House wants to get the new department off the ground by 2020, but it will likely face opposition from Congress. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last year said he opposed "the creation of a new military service," but now vaguely says he is in "alignment with the president's concern about protecting our assets in space." Other experts have called it a "dumb idea." "America will always seek peace, in space as on Earth," Pence said. “But history proves that peace only comes through strength. And in the realm of outer space, the United States Space Force will be that strength.” Read more at The Washington Post. Summer Meza
  4. I bet its more than DNC. I dont see any neocons singing his praises. I bet there are oligarchs all over the world that want that guy dead.
  5. Thats the strategy? Gay female veterans? How about a plan?
  6. Well i am not sure "we"(humans) can really make much of a change in the temperature by ourselves. But we can stop treating the planet like a toilet, we have to fucking live here.
  7. Anler replied to Ebsell's topic in Current Events
    Wut? Are we going to get $1.5 trillion in tariffs?
  8. Dems are dum
  9. MSM is owned and run by joos who use murica as their piggy bank. They made China.
  10. Anler replied to Ebsell's topic in Current Events
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  14. Our economy is pretty strong right now. Lets see where we are at in 2020 and then call it.
  15. Nobody knows military more than Trump, believe me.
  16. Turn em upside down and they all look the same!
  17. I believe and always have believed that our agenda should be to strive for more energy efficiency, less waste and less pollution. Thats the best we can do. Too many people on this earth, its going to have an impact one way or another. The oceans are already pretty gross and most bodies of fresh water are polluted also. Finish poisoning the air and soil and its not going to be a good thing for mankind in the long run.