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Liberteen took a stand7:16 AM
Air pollution laws have a positive effect on the economy.

Air pollution has a negative effect on our ability to BREATHE!
Liberteen took a stand12:30 PM
Prior to Katrina, local and federal authorities knew the breaching of the levees was possible.

People at all levels were taking a kind of risk management approach. Monies that were allocated by the Federal Government to maintain the levees and e...
Liberteen took a stand2:43 PM
The EPA does effectively protect the environment.

We still have a long way to go, but we've come a long way since the days of unregulated air and water polluting.
Liberteen took a stand12:21 PM
Expanded ethanol production will have a negative overall impact on the environment.

In the grand scheme of things, we would be hurting more than helping if it were used as a final solution. Now if they want to use it as a temporary f...
Liberteen took a stand9:24 AM
Al Gore should not win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Being a mouthpiece for a political movement does not qualify someone for the prize. If he participated in the discovery of actual scientific proof of...
Liberteen took a stand12:58 PM
Racism was not a factor whatsoever in the government's response to Katrina.

It is only a factor to those who want to exploit it for their own selfish political reasons. The debacle that was Katrina was simply a government cau...
Liberteen took a stand12:48 PM
The benefits of recycling outweigh the costs.

But only if it is done with some forward planning. Many of the programs don't take into consideration not everyone is wearing Birkenstocks and drinki...
Liberteen took a stand12:48 PM
The U.S. should permit commercial logging in national forests.

If properly managed, our forrests will be there for generations to come. By leaving them untouched, we risk the chance of loosing them to many differ...
Liberteen took a stand1:40 PM
The U.S. should allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

But not right now. We need to siphon off as much oil as possible from other parts of the world before we start using our own. Allow the greed and sh...
Liberteen took a stand1:01 PM
The U.S. government should provide incentives for manufacturers to build fuel-efficient cars.

Fossil fuel use (or abuse) is a national and internation crisis. Like any other problem that threatens our nation, our government should aid in solvi...
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