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126. "The President was criticized, that's what."

Reply to neverforget (Reply #101)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:13 AM

Feb 2014

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Ain't it great to have an environmentally conscious President? Feds Approve More Fracking [View all] cali Feb 2014 OP

Eventually, we'll all be living in a chemical dump. ... not too hard to see where RKP5637 Feb 2014 #1

Here is a ProSense Feb 2014 #2

this is considererd a very minor move on the part of the EPA cali Feb 2014 #4

I consider it the bare minimum that EPA might have done. Vattel Feb 2014 #15

By whom? ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #28

By me H2O Man Feb 2014 #34

He knows the truth. It's almost crazy to claim he doesn't. cali Feb 2014 #45

And rather than post/link to a poll ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #51

I don't know what it's "considered," but I can READ IT and tell it's a band-aid on a gut wound Scootaloo Feb 2014 #103

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #105

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #54

True, that. H2O Man Feb 2014 #74

Pedigree and resume, aside ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #89

by every enviornmental group and every industry group. cali Feb 2014 #44

Umm ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #56

Something is better than nothing. cui bono Feb 2014 #76

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #90

How arrogant of you to think you are so unique and talented. cui bono Feb 2014 #91

Please ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #92

One doesn't "deserve" arrogance. But you certainly do ooze it. cui bono Feb 2014 #94

Okay ... I will comply to binary thinking ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #98

This fails the laugh test, unfortunately Doctor_J Feb 2014 #119

I forget, why was he a better choice than Mitt? bowens43 Feb 2014 #3

Not the change I hoped (and worked) for. Scuba Feb 2014 #5

and yet we are considering blue14u Feb 2014 #110

I'm still hoping for Warren. In the meantime, we need to hold the Senate. Scuba Feb 2014 #111

Hear hear! blue14u Feb 2014 #113

It's not going to be easy to hold the Senate when the president is driving away voters Doctor_J Feb 2014 #122

Couldn't agree more. Scuba Feb 2014 #130

One of my major differences with the President is his all-of-the-above energy policy. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #6

Yes, I imagine it is quite easy to be coolly dismissive of fracking if it is not in one's back yard. djean111 Feb 2014 #8

Who would've thought that there'd be a downside to Obama's corporatist ideology? Romulox Feb 2014 #13

Energy and banks rule the world democratisphere Feb 2014 #7

Wow, how easy it must be for some folks to dismiss all that has been done for the environment okaawhatever Feb 2014 #9

Yeah, loved the part where ESA protections were pulled from the wolves. rwsanders Feb 2014 #10

a Bush policy embraced by this adminstration, now found to be based on unsettled science G_j Feb 2014 #19

I don't know if it can be blamed on Bush anymore... rwsanders Feb 2014 #38

no it certainly can't! G_j Feb 2014 #40

It was at that moment I realized we had a "Republican lite" on our hands... villager Feb 2014 #127

+1 Thank you for all of that well laid-out info! n/t countryjake Feb 2014 #68

Well said. Treatment of Democrats at DU is... berni_mccoy Feb 2014 #11

thank you for that. I genuinely believe that much of the irrational criticism here on DU comes from okaawhatever Feb 2014 #17

for fuck's sake, how is criticizing the President's record on this, "irrational"? cali Feb 2014 #46

I agree! blue14u Feb 2014 #114

North Carolina Republicans destroyed DECADES of progress in a matter of MONTHS. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #57

+1. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #93

I am just suggesting blue14u Feb 2014 #108

Obama has no problems with decisions that wouldn't be "popular"... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #118

I agree with you blue14u Feb 2014 #123

What am I going to do about it? WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #125

some of us "troll types here to divide" have been here for over 10 fucking years.. frylock Feb 2014 #72

You aren't a troll type. Sorry, you're just a regular person with an opinion who expresses it. okaawhatever Feb 2014 #73

Now anti-fracking is "trolling". Just like being against torture and war and mandatory for-profit Doctor_J Feb 2014 #78

amazing, isn't it? frylock Feb 2014 #83

If you really want to "turn this country around from Republican policies" cui bono Feb 2014 #86

It's not "irrational criticism" to be against fracking neverforget Feb 2014 #100

I was making general statements about certain types of behavior. Being against fracking, drones okaawhatever Feb 2014 #102

Then why did you use that irrational criticism in this thread? neverforget Feb 2014 #104

But you're confusing DINO's with Dems. n/t cui bono Feb 2014 #77

Humm, blue14u Feb 2014 #116

LOL. Without "the List!", your post falls flat. nt Romulox Feb 2014 #14

I think the list was included. rwsanders Feb 2014 #39

Here's "the list" ProSense Feb 2014 #42

+1000 nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #49

Quite a low bar you set for Obama there... he's done better than nothing. cui bono Feb 2014 #80

Yup, and just think, he's a step up above his predecessors. ProSense Feb 2014 #81

Not on everything. cui bono Feb 2014 #84

On everything, including ProSense Feb 2014 #85

And spying on American citizens, prosecuting whistleblowers, drone strikes, free trade... cui bono Feb 2014 #87

Oh, that ProSense Feb 2014 #88

So you don't refute those issues then? When you resort to petty name calling you've clearly lost. cui bono Feb 2014 #95

So ProSense Feb 2014 #96

consulting the internet medical dictionary - truedelphi Feb 2014 #99

+1. Gotta agree. n/t FSogol Feb 2014 #59

What has he done that is positive for the environment? n/t cui bono Feb 2014 #79

The ProSense Feb 2014 #106

I like the federal regulations on coal. cui bono Feb 2014 #115

Hasn't one of his talking points been to "pursue clean coal"? Doctor_J Feb 2014 #121

I don't see pointing blue14u Feb 2014 #112

Orders from on-high.... NorthCarolina Feb 2014 #12

Like we ever had a choice n2doc Feb 2014 #16

Yeah... "great" Fearless Feb 2014 #18

Actually, it ain't great.. fadedrose Feb 2014 #20

PS You got a lot of hearts...people here have great judgment fadedrose Feb 2014 #21

And the destruction of the environment continues.... blackspade Feb 2014 #22

Anybody have information on how fracking is adding to his portfolio? DhhD Feb 2014 #23

Today West Virginia, tomorrow the whole country. Brigid Feb 2014 #24

Sad thing is that we can't keep using traditional forms of energy and expect a clean environment. L0oniX Feb 2014 #25

Here's a ProSense Feb 2014 #29

Talk like Bobby Kennedy, govern like Dick Cheney. QC Feb 2014 #26

... 840high Feb 2014 #33

Yeah, he's JUST like Dick Cheney. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #55

Yep, party has become mainly a tool of the One Percent in both parties woo me with science Feb 2014 #62

yeah and if your for Hillary PatrynXX Feb 2014 #27

lol. not for Hillary as most everyone here knows. cali Feb 2014 #47

Fracking is not going away. It's time to accept that badtoworse Feb 2014 #30

Fracking cannot be "done safely" bread_and_roses Feb 2014 #37

I like the idea of having gasoline, reasonably priced electricity and natural gas to heat with. badtoworse Feb 2014 #48

by the time your "decades" roll around .... bread_and_roses Feb 2014 #58

Gas now for no water later, fucking stupid and anti - stewardship. FUCK THE FUTURE! TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #133

I have confidence that technology will be developed to provide us with both badtoworse Feb 2014 #134

Supporters of fracking have no solutions for the damage done in the here and now or in the future TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #137

If people followed your line of thinking, we'd still be living in caves. badtoworse Feb 2014 #138

Many of us have taken a small step this fall when natural gas prices went sky high. We stopped jwirr Feb 2014 #31

What other sources did you change to? hugo_from_TN Feb 2014 #63

Good guestion. I do not own the home I live in and they changed to using their electrical heat and jwirr Feb 2014 #65

ain't it great!!!!! heaven05 Feb 2014 #32

Yeah, it's grand. I'm one of those "one issue" voters nowadays. Climate Change being it. raouldukelives Feb 2014 #35

another reason I think climate change stupidicus Feb 2014 #36

Add these into the leases OK'd - Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2014 #41

Spiking the EPA's own report connecting fracking to water contamination was big clue. pa28 Feb 2014 #43

Did you comment on these permit applications when they were submitted? struggle4progress Feb 2014 #50

Would that hinder or lessen her comments here? NCTraveler Feb 2014 #64

Democracy isn't a spectator sport struggle4progress Feb 2014 #66

And Cali appears to not be a spectator. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #67

To have any impact on agency actions, it's necessary to comment on proposed agency actions struggle4progress Feb 2014 #69

So what does that have to do with posting a thread on DU? n/t cui bono Feb 2014 #82

the President was criticized that's what. neverforget Feb 2014 #101

You can't influence agency decisions without commenting on agency actions struggle4progress Feb 2014 #120

It's public policy from the administration. neverforget Feb 2014 #132

"The President was criticized, that's what." woo me with science Feb 2014 #126

What are the legal standards for approving these jobs? treestar Feb 2014 #52

Ain't it great having Bush/Cheney environmental laws and an obstructionist GOP House Coyotl Feb 2014 #53

Why did AP have to go throught FOIA to get the information? Was it secret? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #60

I warned folks about these kinds of issues years ago... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #61

but but but... progressoid Feb 2014 #70

why not? we've got water to burn here in california. frylock Feb 2014 #71

You don't understand chess Doctor_J Feb 2014 #75

And in California, no less. A state well-known for its geologic stability. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #97

Droughts everywhere and aquifers are drying out, but hey, let's allow more fracking!!!!!111111 Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #107

recommend frwrfpos Feb 2014 #109

And don't look to the EPA for help theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #117

This is a very blue14u Feb 2014 #124

no defenders of this policy? bobduca Feb 2014 #128

Nope, just the usual. JoeyT Feb 2014 #129

PO will be in California today, as a matter of fact. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #131

and now every Californian will have to pay for 5,000 gal/year MisterP Feb 2014 #135

Your headline overstates what is taking place Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #136

"new oil leases have been prohibited since the 1980s" "grandfathered-in platforms. " Sunlei Feb 2014 #139