Obama administration says a new federal rule regulating small streams and wetlands will protect the drinking water of more than 117 million people in the country.
Not so, insist Republicans. They say the rule is a massive government overreach that could even subject puddles and ditches to regulation.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is promising to "rein in" the government through legislation or other means.
It's a threat with a familiar ring.
What else are Capito and other Republicans pledging to try to block?
—the administration's plan to curb carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants.
—its proposal for stricter limits on smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness
—a separate rule setting the first national standards for waste generated from coal burned for electricity.
The rules are among a host of regulations that majority Republicans have targeted for repeal or delay as they confront President Barack Obama on a second-term priority: his environmental legacy, especially his efforts to reduce the pollution linked to global warming.have you been noticing every time there is a bill that protects the earth or we the people it's greeted with rabid barking and denial of legitimacy overreaching and preventing their freedoms to pollute and poison everything for a few dollars more. blatant disregard for life and their pursuit of the Benjamin's drives this callous march to planet annihilation not to mention with all their claims of religion and their freedoms to that hoax but ignoring the verses that point to our stewardship of this planet and dominion over it which in no way can be interpreted as destroy, exploit, and kill it at your pleasure but that seems the way they interpret verses like this,
Default Re: Does Bible say we are "stewards of the earth?"
Genesis 2:15 tells us "And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleaseure, to dress it, and to keep it"
I think that this tells us that our origional purpose was to keep paradise beautiful and healthy: to watch over all in our care, that we were given dominion over, and to maintain it and to help it grow.
I would say this translates into being stewards of the earth, and that this is a concept which is in line with what we know to be true about mans purpose for existance...http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=133518
http://thedailybibleverse.blogspot.com/2009/04/psalm-11516-earth-he-has-given-to-man.html
can there really be an argument whether or not God intended for some the rich who have a harder time getting into heaven than a camel passing through the eye of a needle would kick back pollute and poison and ruin that which he/she gave us and subvert the very intent of a life sustaining planet just to shortcut their way to more riches?????
in case you didn't know republicans do!
http://thedailybibleverse.blogspot.com/2009/04/psalm-11516-earth-he-has-given-to-man.html
