The Streetwise Professor, Craig Pirrong, makes an excellent point about the
Obama administration's perverse energy policies:
> The EPA has a made a big deal of "environmental justice":
>
>> Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of
all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect
to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. EPA has this goal for all communities and persons
across this Nation. It will be achieved when everyone enjoys the same degree
of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the
decision-making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn,
and work.
>
> The environmental justice movement is predicated on the belief that there is
widespread "environmental racism" whereby minorities and the poor are
victimized by the deliberate placement of polluting facilities. ...
>
> Environmental justice/environmental racism are staples of the progressive
left, of which Obama is an exemplar. Indeed, he has portrayed himself as a
battler against environmental racism while he was a community organizer.
>
> Now consider a couple of recent news items. Obama has praised Brazil for
drilling for oil offshore. The Obama administration is providing ...
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