“Are you all right with that?” Gore fumes, “With the president saying that mercury shouldn’t be treated as a hazardous air pollutant?” The audience responds with a resounding No. “Are you all right with that—the country’s worst polluters getting off the hook while you and I pay? Are you all right with that—the EPA being stripped of its ability to protect our air and water?” More No’s abound. “These are not small shifts in policy,” Gore continues, buoyed by the crowd, “They are radical changes that reverse a century of American policy designed to protect our natural resources!” The crowd stands to deliver furious applause. [more]
More mercury in the air . . . so hipublican, man! Yea!
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