Please see below. The Lorax (Dr. Suess) was truly a soothsayer.
Melissa (Rooney)
--- On Wed, 10/27/10, Peter Walz, NC Conservation Network
<publicalerts at ncconservationnetwork.org> wrote:
>From: Peter Walz, NC Conservation Network
><publicalerts at ncconservationnetwork.org>
>Subject: Is NC fighting AGAINST cleaner air?
>To: mdreyfors at yahoo.com
>Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 10:33 AM
>
>
>
>John,
>A recent report in the
>Raleigh News & Observer
>started with this
>sentence:"The state agency
>responsible for enforcing
>air pollution
>standards is fighting a
>federal move to mandate
>cleaner air" (source).
>Sadly, the statement is
>true. The North Carolina
>Department of Environment
>and Natural Resources’
>(DENR) has recently stated
>in writing that it does not
>want the Environmental
>Protection Agency’s (EPA) to
>set strong rules to control
>high levels of ozone
>pollution. This is a
>profound disappointment and
>discourages policies that
>would strengthen North
>Carolina’s air quality.
>
>Call Governor
>Perdue's office today
>and urge the reversal of
>this position:
>1-800-662-7952 or
>919-733-4240
>Click here for a sample
>call script.
>
>
>Be sure to tell us you
>called by clicking here or
>replying to this email.
>In written comments to the
>EPA, DENR suggested that the
>“EPA consider deferring
>action on further reductions
>in the ozone standards to
>ensure that the State can
>take the initial steps
>toward meeting the new
>standard without slowing the
>economic recovery.” DENR’s
>request to the EPA is flat
>wrong for four reasons:
>
>1) it presents a false
>choice between clean air and
>the economy;
>
>2) it is contrary to the
>best interests of North
>Carolina’s public health and
>environment;
>3) it diverges from Governor
>Perdue’s platform and
>campaign promises; and,
>
>4) it is unlawful for the
>EPA to consider economic
>costs as ozone rules must be
>formulated on the need for
>public health protections.
>Just yesterday, the
>Winston-Salem Journal
>commented on DENR's position
>and wrote: "Rather
>than make the arguments
>for the industries that
>produce the pollutants
>that mix to form ozone,
>DENR should be arguing for
>the health and well
>being of state residents."
>Two years ago, Governor Bev
>Perdue’s campaign stated
>that: "A clean environment
>is critical to the health
>of our people and to the
>long-term economic
>prosperity of our state –
>a healthy environment and
>strong economy are not
>mutually exclusive, but in
>fact they both go
>hand-in-hand."
>
>We couldn’t agree more. Call
>the Governor’s office
>today (800-662-7952 or
>919-733-4240) and urge her
>to instruct DENR to support
>the EPA's move to
>protect public health with
>strong clean air standards.
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