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EPA official quits after threats to "crucify" energy companies discovered

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 30 12:36:42 2012

AP via Washington Post

Obama appointee quits after GOP seizes on ‘crucify’ remarks to describe oil, gas enforcement

By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012 12:20 PM
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word “crucify” to describe his approach to enforcement.

In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson sent Sunday, Al Armendariz says he regrets his words and stresses that they do not reflect his work as administrator of the five-state region including Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Republicans in Congress had called for Armendariz’ firing, after Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe highlighted the May 2010 speech last week as proof of what he refers to as EPA’s assault on energy, particularly the technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Several disputed contamination cases in Texas have helped stoke environmental concerns over fracking.
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Re: EPA official quits after threats to ''crucify'' energy companies discovered

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Apr 30 12:44:24 2012, in response to EPA official quits after threats to "crucify" energy companies discovered, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 30 12:36:42 2012.

Several disputed contamination cases in Texas have helped stoke environmental concerns over fracking.

The AP's motto: We Leave No Bias Behind. This statement is false.

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Re: EPA official quits after threats to ''crucify'' energy companies discovered

Posted by AlM on Mon Apr 30 13:12:24 2012, in response to Re: EPA official quits after threats to ''crucify'' energy companies discovered, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Apr 30 12:44:24 2012.

What is false about the statement?

There were readings in Texas that indicated high levels of unpleasant chemicals. The EPA guy shot from the hip and (almost certainly wrongly) accused the gas drilling company of causing the problem. The EPA accusations certainly "stoked" environmental concerns over fracking. The article makes it clear the accusations are disputed.
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Re: EPA official quits after threats to ''crucify'' energy companies discovered

Posted by italianstallion on Mon Apr 30 15:42:36 2012, in response to EPA official quits after threats to "crucify" energy companies discovered, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 30 12:36:42 2012.

And here I thought political correctness was a left-wing disease . . .

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Re: EPA official quits after threats to ''crucify'' energy companies discovered

Posted by AlM on Mon Apr 30 15:45:58 2012, in response to Re: EPA official quits after threats to ''crucify'' energy companies discovered, posted by italianstallion on Mon Apr 30 15:42:36 2012.

He would have gotten away with the remark if his legal actions hadn't embarrassed the agency as well. He jumped the gun and filed unjustified proceedings against a gas company for things that were later proven not to be their doing.




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