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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17911853/

The Supreme Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to explain why it has refused to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from cars, putting the Bush administration under pressure from an unusual coalition of environmental groups and leaders of the auto industry to move quickly on global warming.

In a 5-to-4 decision, the court rejected the administration’s argument that it had no legal authority to limit carbon dioxide released from new cars. In a ruling described as a landmark victory for environmental activists, it decided that the EPA does have such authority and that it must give better reasons for not using it than the “laundry list” of “impermissible considerations” it has offered until now.

How odd the Dubya administration claiming it didn't have the authority to do something... what a shocker. But the Supreme Court says different.

For the automakers, the ruling means a shift in tactics. With the Bush administration having lost the argument that it could not regulate carbon dioxide emissions, automakers now hope that the EPA will enact an industrywide standard before the states enact a patchwork of differing regulations or before the Democratic-controlled Congress can revise the Clean Air Act to include even stronger restrictions.

“The EPA will be part of this process,” said Dave McCurdy, chief executive of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, an industry trade group representing General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG, Toyota Motor Corp. and five others.

“There needs to be a national, federal, economy-wide approach to addressing greenhouse gases,” McCurdy said in a statement, which acknowledged that changes in environmental regulations were probably inevitable. He said the auto industry was eager to work with Congress and the EPA to make the changes uniform and “constructive.”

 

[Westy]

Damned activist judges.

 

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17911853/

How odd the Dubya administration claiming it didn't have the authority to do something... what a shocker. But the Supreme Court says different.

Yup, it's similar to the "States Rights" issue.

Republican politicians are HUGE proponents of states rights when the issue is religion, or any of thier issues. However, when an issue opposes the view of their constituents - like gay marriage, or medicinal mary jane, they suddenly don't think states should have ANY rights.

This administration has found the right to violate an already intrusive Patriot Act, but they just don't have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Interesting.


.... and the giant tax-payer funded money-grab of the Bush administration rolls on, and on, and on .....

 

[N8 v2.0]

damn water vapor!!!!

 

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i bet you're getting laid even as i type.

what's next? blame jebus-week on bush?

 

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Yup, it's similar to the "States Rights" issue.

Republican politicians are HUGE proponents of states rights when the issue is religion, or any of thier issues. However, when an issue opposes the view of their constituents - like gay marriage, or medicinal mary jane, they suddenly don't think states should have ANY rights.

This administration has found the right to violate an already intrusive Patriot Act, but they just don't have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Interesting.


.... and the giant tax-payer funded money-grab of the Bush administration rolls on, and on, and on .....

incomprehensible

 

[ianjenn]

Yup, it's similar to the "States Rights" issue.

Republican politicians are HUGE proponents of states rights when the issue is religion, or any of thier issues. However, when an issue opposes the view of their constituents - like gay marriage, or medicinal mary jane, they suddenly don't think states should have ANY rights.

This administration has found the right to violate an already intrusive Patriot Act, but they just don't have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Interesting.


.... and the giant tax-payer funded money-grab of the Bush administration rolls on, and on, and on .....

A FEW FUNNY POINTS YOU HAVE MADE.
1. What REP are you talking about? Gay marriage great, OK that is just gonna save the world. So OK it got shut down in how many state elections last year 8-10???
2. All GOV clowns including DEMS, suck our $$$ and waste it. They all buy votes and those that do should be fired!
3. Patriot Act...... intrusive or can be if I look at kitty porn, deal drugs or want to bring a nuclear bomb into Houston yes. Otherwise no not so much.

ALMOST ALL POLITICIANS ARE ONLY WORRIED ABOUT BEING RELECTED. SO THEY DON"T GIVE A RATS ABOUT ANY OF US. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND NEXT TIME YOU THINK 1 SIDE IS BETTER. THEY BOTH HAVE ONLY THEIR INTERESTS AT HEART.