Comments on: The EPA And Texas http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/ Above all else, in search of the truth Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:32:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Teeing it Up: A Round at the LINKs SENTRY JOURNAL | SENTRY JOURNAL http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13652 Teeing it Up: A Round at the LINKs SENTRY JOURNAL | SENTRY JOURNAL Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:23:08 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13652 [...] Political Realities: The EPA And Texas [...]

]]> By: John Carey http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13600 John Carey Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:58:12 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13600 I believe this boils down to something very basic; a regional EPA director’s personal environmental agenda. When Dr. Al Armendariz was appointed to the position of regional director in Nov 2009, many Texas industry leaders voiced their concern over the appointment. An SMU professor and environmental activist, Dr. Armendariz has had his sites on Texas for quite some time. While at SMU he sharply criticized both federal and state regulators for not cracking down on North Texas polluters. His appointment was praised by a number of environmental activists in Texas. He was the perfect pick for Obama to push Texas because he already had a bone pick with the state. So as you can see this tense relationship between Dr. Armendariz and Texas regulators existed long before he was appointed as region 6 director. Nothing will get resolved with this issue until he is either replaced or they smooth their past differences over; which is highly unlikely. This is personal and nothing more.

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]]> By: Harrison http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13594 Harrison Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:28:16 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13594 I’m sure the idea was to make an example of Perry he has been big on state’s rights.

Here’s another good analysis of this issue:

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/558013/201012281836/Messing-With-Texas.htm

]]> By: Maggie Thornton http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13590 Maggie Thornton Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13590 I don’t have any answers for this one, but I trust Rick Perry far more than the EPA. That loathesome organization has lied, and lied in the past. I suspect it is all about power, and not about health.

]]> By: Always On Watch http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13586 Always On Watch Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:35:07 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13586 Texas’s economy is running along quite well. The EPA should stay the hell out of messing with Texas.

]]> By: rjjrdq http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13585 rjjrdq Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:09:06 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13585 Texas taxpayers receive less federal funding per dollar of federal taxes paid compared to the average state. Per dollar of Federal tax collected in 2005, Texas citizens received approximately $0.94 in the way of federal spending.
That’s what I was talking about. They take federal taxes from Texas and then hand it back to them and call it a “grant.”

]]> By: LD Jackson http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13580 LD Jackson Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:23:42 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13580 As strange as it may seem, I agree with your last statement that Texas should probably get used to living on it’s own funding. I think all the states have gotten entirely to comfortable at using federal funds and as a result, they are very beholden to Washington. This puts them in a position to be held hostage at the point of the dollar bill and certainly removes some of the autonomy Dominique mentioned in her comment.. That isn’t a good thing, in my opinion.

]]> By: LD Jackson http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13579 LD Jackson Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:17:43 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13579 I think the state of Texas should find a way to hold the corporations accountable if they harm the environment. I feel even stronger about this if the corporations are acting with disregard to the consequences of their actions. They should be able to do that without the involvement of the federal government.

]]> By: LD Jackson http://www.ldjackson.net/the-epa-and-texas/#comment-13578 LD Jackson Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:12:19 +0000 http://www.ldjackson.net/?p=5049#comment-13578 That is exactly what I was wondering. There is so many accusations from both sides, it’s hard to tell who is right and who is wrong. This is not an easy issue and it is especially compounded by the EPA’s overreach, as you have already suggested.

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