Cheney wanted Congressional testimony on climate change cut, ex-EPA official says

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: CNN/AP

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA official maintains.

When six pages were cut from testimony on climate change and public health by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last October, the White House insisted the changes were made because of reservations raised by White House advisers about the accuracy of the science.

But Jason K. Burnett, until last month the senior adviser on climate change to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, says that Cheney's office was deeply involved in getting nearly half of the CDC's original draft testimony removed.

"The Council on Environmental Quality and the office of the vice president were seeking deletions to the CDC testimony (concerning) ... any discussions of the human health consequences of climate change," Burnett has told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee....

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/08/cheney.climate.ap/index.html

[paparush]

1. When that stops working they simply quit funding the report.

When THAT stops working, they simply shoot the messenger (no, really).

[defendandprotect]

2. Any question but that he is working for oil industry . . .

and that the oil industry will bring America to its knees before surrending control

of this money maker --- ???

Not to mention total destruction of the planet ---

and lying to the public for decades so that now we have pretty much no options.

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Well said. nt

[Frisbee]

4. Nothing he does...

should ever come as a surprise to anyone. He is truly a sick and evil human being.

[paparush]

5. Whadya wanna bet that Big Dick gets a primo role in the McCain Presidency.

I'm just saying..after they smear Obama into gravy and steal 3-6 points worth of votes. Big Dick comes back for round 3.

[harun]

17. Cheney will be moving on to greener pastures during the Obama

presidency. He will likely be on multiple big oil, boards of directors.

[classysassy]

6. Chaney

is there anything that our criminal veep can do that will cause Nancy and her worthless dimwit fools to impeach that evil man?.

[AndyTiedye]

7. They Say Bald Eagles Are Not an Endangered Species Anymore

[gordontron]

8. evening kick

[cboy4]

9. Cheney's office tried to alter greenhouse gas testimony, former official says

Source: Los Angeles Times



By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
7:38 PM PDT, July 8, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney's office worked to alter sworn congressional testimony provided by a federal official in order to play down the threat of global warming and head off regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, a former government official said in a new accusation Tuesday.

Jason K. Burnett, a former Environmental Protection Agency official, cited the behind-the-scenes efforts by unnamed officials in Cheney's office in a letter to congressional investigators regarding testimony in January by his former boss, EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson.

Burnett appeared at a news conference Tuesday with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who said his statements could boost efforts by California and other states to implement their own vehicle emission standards over White House opposition. Boxer plans to call Burnett to testify later this month before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which she chairs.

His charges are likely to give Bush administration critics new ammunition in their efforts to portray executive-branch actions on the environment as driven by politics, rather than science.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cheney9-2008jul09,0,1044161.story

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Color me surprised.

NOT.


:puke:

[babylonsister]

10. Why this doesn't anger anyone in Congress surprises me.

He's the abhorrent man in my life.

[junior college]

11. Here comes another sarcastic post...

Really? Oh my God in Hell!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. Cheney's office did this? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(On a side note... at least this stuff is starting to get some msm press)

[skooooo]

12. lol..

:rofl:


That cracked me up.

:thumbsup:

[Maccagirl]

13. Obviously from the Reagan era onward the policy has been

to make us dependent on oil and debate and study and debate and study some more until we come to a critical max and cave into their ultimate goal of total control through off-shore drilling and new nuclear power plants. Those in power have succeeded brilliantly.

[superconnected]

14. Sounds like he needs impeachment proceedings over this

and an arrest for trying to alter someones testimony.

[superconnected]

15. I can't believe there are republicans who don't know this guy is the worst of criminals yet.

Look at the impact of his actions. Really, this is treason to the US. His oath of office said to do his best to protect us from harm.

[panzerfaust]

16. "Cheney's office accused of editing climate change testimony": Shocked

Shocked am I, and surprised at such a scurrulous lie.

Of course, it is just the libeleral press saying things like:

From: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/america/09enviro.php

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office was involved in removing statements on health risks posed by global warming from a draft of a health official's Senate testimony last year, a former senior government environmental official said on Tuesday.

The former official, Jason Burnett, made the assertion and described similar incidents in a three-page letter to Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who is the chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. He then stood with her at a news conference at which she excoriated the Bush administration.

"History will judge this Bush administration harshly for recklessly covering up a real threat to the people they are supposed to protect," Boxer said...

Screw HISTORY: Is it not time people like Senator Boxer held these criminals to account? But they won't - just hand-wringing photo-ops next to the rare person with the courage to tell the truth.

[skoalyman]

18. then later that day Burnett receives an invitation to go skeet shooting with mr evil

oops Cheney:wow:

[go west young man]

19. Cheney tried to alter climate change testimony, says official

Source: Guardian UK

The new row is over testimony on climate change given last October by the head of the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC). It was cut from 14 to six pages.

When CDC officials anonymously told the media that the White House had "eviscerated" the document, removing any mention of specific diseases caused by pollution, a spokeswoman for Bush said the deletions were made to reflect scientific uncertainty on the issue.

But Burnett, 31, who resigned last month after the EPA blocked California from setting strong emissions limits, said the deletions were ordered to "keep options open" for the agency to deny that climate change endangers public health in response to a supreme court ruling.

"We know that the administration's efforts have been about covering up the real dangers of global warming and hiding the facts from the public," said Barbara Boxer, a Democratic senator and chairwoman of the environment committee, who received Burnett's letter. "This cover-up is being directed from the White House and the office of the vice-president."



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/10/dickcheney.climatechange

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More and more the corruption is coming to light.

[defendandprotect]

20. Impeaching Cheney would help us a great deal . . . !!!

[defendandprotect]

21. ...and Sen Barbara Boxer called for IMPEACHMENT on the Ed Schultz show today . ..

[frylock]

23. boxer is teh r0X0r!!!

i wish she'd kick pelosi in the nuts.

[mwb970]

32. Or just cut 'em off! /nt

[spag68]

22. Never forget

The bloodsucker Cheney made his bones at Nixons feet.

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. And if Nixon had been impeached

Cheney would have gone down with him.

[Historic NY]

24. Humm isn't that a felony, offering a false official instrument/report..

different from the official one already presented.

[Skink]

25. Cheney controls the weather.

[nilram]

26. and thankfully, we have a foreign newspaper to print it -nt

[The Doctor.]

27. There's no other explanation...

These people really are just plain fucking evil.

[lutefisk]

28. What a rotten, evil, sadistic human being.

And it looks like he's never going to be held accountable.

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. IMPEACH

INDICT

IMPRISON

[santamargarita]

31. Crimes against humanity and crimes against nature!

We need to more than impeach this stumpy little bastard!

[sourmilk]

34. If you wanted to indict on crimes against nature...

you'd have to go after Cheney's mother.

[DUlover2909]

33. Can we be done with these assholes ever?

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. kick