The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

God bless the epa, without it we'd all have 3 eyes.

[bubbles4ksu]

folks we used to have tehran and bejing levels of smog in this country. the epa has done a shitload of good for america.

[wetwillie]

Can't wait to let corps dump toxic sludge into our waterways again!

[EMAWican]

There's an industry saying that 10% of the cost removes 90% of the contamination, while 90% of the cost removes the remaining 10%. The EPA is currently down to the de minimus 1% in most cases.

[bubbles4ksu]

There's an industry saying that 10% of the cost removes 90% of the contamination, while 90% of the cost removes the remaining 10%. The EPA is currently down to the de minimus 1% in most cases.

shut the eff up with your AM radio hyperbole, weirdo.

[EMAWican]

There's an industry saying that 10% of the cost removes 90% of the contamination, while 90% of the cost removes the remaining 10%. The EPA is currently down to the de minimus 1% in most cases.

shut the eff up with your AM radio hyperbole, weirdo.

You must have three eyes.

[star seed 7]

Can't wait to let corps dump toxic sludge into our waterways again!

job killing regulations are bad!

people killing pollution is good!

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Giving the EPA credit for cleaning up industrial revolution era pollution is loltarded.
 

People have no rough ridin' idea what the epa is or does. 

[star seed 7]

we should get rid of the fda too

[bubbles4ksu]

Giving the EPA credit for cleaning up industrial revolution era pollution is loltarded.
 

what post are you referring to?

[camKSU]

The epa is a joke and should be gutted. Hopefully that's all this guy does.

And so it begins... A climate change denier, oil and gas stooge named to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. I wasn't sure how low trump would go considering he met with Gore and Ivanka apparently cares/panders concern what the world is like for her children and grandchildren... But now it's clear.

Burn baby burn, right over the cliff. I'm surprised Charles Koch didn't get named, to be honest.

[wetwillie]

ge_temp is a much better attempt IMO.   Stick to that if you have to TBT.

[sys]

i've observed two general rules while working on the periphery of environmental regulation.  1) some of the regulations are ridiculous, and/or are applied in ridiculous ways and 2) companies do nothing that isn't mandated by regulation.

[sonofdaxjones]

The end of the "sue and settle" fraud? 

[Rage Against the McKee]

we should get rid of the fda too

They do a lot to contribute to our ridiculous healthcare costs. They are probably too restrictive to pharmaceuticals.

[Cire]

What's hard about the difference between weather and climate?

[camKSU]

i've observed two general rules while working on the periphery of environmental regulation.  1) some of the regulations are ridiculous, and/or are applied in ridiculous ways and 2) companies do nothing that isn't mandated by regulation.

Hmm... It's almost like there is a a correlation between greenhouse gas emissions and land-ocean temperatures. And if that is the case we should probably regulate them to reduce their impact. While the regulations may seem ridiculous or onerous, I'd say it is better than the alternative reality where we dig our heads in the sand and ignore the scientists and trajectories.

http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-whats-warming-the-world/

[CNS]

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    "our cold, wet climate"
    synonyms:   weather conditions, weather; atmospheric conditions
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[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

The epa has implimented regulations that opetate to condemn the following activities:
Construction of new refinery
Construction of new power plant
Production of natural gas (Reg OOOOa).

We can have non-orange river water without eliminating our ability to create energy.  If we rolled the epa back 15 years, nobody would notice and everything would be bettet. Obama and friends have used it like the gestapo.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

The epa has implimented regulations that opetate to condemn the following activities:
Construction of new refinery
Construction of new power plant
Production of natural gas (Reg OOOOa).

We can have non-orange river water without eliminating our ability to create energy.  If we rolled the epa back 15 years, nobody would notice and everything would be bettet. Obama and friends have used it like the gestapo.

Like this?

Brought to you by the EPA, Guardians of the Gaia.

[camKSU]

The epa has implimented regulations that opetate to condemn the following activities:
Construction of new refinery
Construction of new power plant
Production of natural gas (Reg OOOOa).

We can have non-orange river water without eliminating our ability to create energy.  If we rolled the epa back 15 years, nobody would notice and everything would be bettet. Obama and friends have used it like the gestapo.

Why pursue finite resources when there are emerging renewable sources that are actually creating more jobs and have more built up potential? (Not to mention cleaner and more environmentally friendly.)

[Rage Against the McKee]

The epa has implimented regulations that opetate to condemn the following activities:
Construction of new refinery
Construction of new power plant
Production of natural gas (Reg OOOOa).

We can have non-orange river water without eliminating our ability to create energy.  If we rolled the epa back 15 years, nobody would notice and everything would be bettet. Obama and friends have used it like the gestapo.

Why pursue finite resources when there are emerging renewable sources that are actually creating more jobs and have more built up potential? (Not to mention cleaner and more environmentally friendly.)

cost

[camKSU]

The epa has implimented regulations that opetate to condemn the following activities:
Construction of new refinery
Construction of new power plant
Production of natural gas (Reg OOOOa).

We can have non-orange river water without eliminating our ability to create energy.  If we rolled the epa back 15 years, nobody would notice and everything would be bettet. Obama and friends have used it like the gestapo.

Why pursue finite resources when there are emerging renewable sources that are actually creating more jobs and have more built up potential? (Not to mention cleaner and more environmentally friendly.)

cost

Really though? The cost for fossil fuels is pretty significant for an energy source that we can only use once. In comparison, renewables are a source we can use for years upon years (even with a high cost).

[gatoveintisiete]

The epa has implimented regulations that opetate to condemn the following activities:
Construction of new refinery
Construction of new power plant
Production of natural gas (Reg OOOOa).

We can have non-orange river water without eliminating our ability to create energy.  If we rolled the epa back 15 years, nobody would notice and everything would be bettet. Obama and friends have used it like the gestapo.

Why pursue finite resources when there are emerging renewable sources that are actually creating more jobs and have more built up potential? (Not to mention cleaner and more environmentally friendly.)

Cam, I have not looked into these issues and won't so I can't prove that you are wrong, but I have my suspicions. (Cat27 live posting from Mexico)

[camKSU]

The epa has implimented regulations that opetate to condemn the following activities:
Construction of new refinery
Construction of new power plant
Production of natural gas (Reg OOOOa).

We can have non-orange river water without eliminating our ability to create energy.  If we rolled the epa back 15 years, nobody would notice and everything would be bettet. Obama and friends have used it like the gestapo.

Why pursue finite resources when there are emerging renewable sources that are actually creating more jobs and have more built up potential? (Not to mention cleaner and more environmentally friendly.)

Cam, I have not looked into these issues and won't so I can't prove that you are wrong, but I have my suspicions. (Cat27 live posting from Mexico)

No worries, you can put your head back in the sand.

http://fortune.com/2015/01/16/solar-jobs-report-2014/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-25/clean-energy-jobs-surpass-oil-drilling-for-first-time-in-u-s

http://grist.org/business-technology/there-are-more-jobs-in-renewable-energy-than-in-oil-gas-and-coal-combined/

*Added links for you knuckle-draggers