Bush Trashing the Environment

**Fragony** · 12-22-2008, 15:22

a full War on the Environment.

Now I do understand that I kinda deserved that, but isn't that taking it little far?

**Louis VI the Fat** · 12-22-2008, 17:58

Originally Posted by Fragony

a full War on the Environment.

Now I do understand that I kinda deserved that, but isn't that taking it little far?

Sorry, the harshness of my words wasn't meant for you, my dearest.

My choice for the phrase War on the Environment is quite deliberate. It and the War on Terror are both fought with the same means: misinformation, lies, deceit and intimidation. With the same disastrous result. The difference is, that Bush has been rather less succesful in weeding out terrorists than America's natural treasures.

Bush does not simply state that he will give preference to the industrial interests of befriended businesses over the American environment and the health and safety of the American people. It is far more devious and perverse than that.
The Bush administration doesn't simply pass environmentally unfriendly legislation. It simply orders a 'scientific' report that will state that species X is no longer endagered, or that mining in nature reserve Y has no detrimental effect on the environment. Next, with these 'scientific' results in hand, the administration grants mining concessions. Who needs new legislation?

African dictators would be embarrassed about a scheme like this. This is how mining corporations operate in the Congo. You buy a president, you buy a scientific report, and presto.

Bush' concessions and legislation have usually been based on 'proven and scientific fact' that they have no detrimental effect on health and nature. Alas, the full scale of the Bush administration's involvement with faked, political science is now becoming clear. It is a complete disgrace. A mockery of democracy and science alike.