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Not in MY backyard
Jul 17, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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Good thing we don't have an energy crisis in this country. You would think that at some point somewhere we would have to have some kind of facility to increase our access to energy sources.

For the full article you can see it here:
 http://www.gopusa.com/news/2008/july/0717_mass_lng.sh
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House deals blow to proposed Mass. LNG terminal
By ANDREW MIGA
Associated Press
July 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Wednesday approved extending federal "wild and scenic" environmental protection to the lower Taunton River in Massachusetts, dealing a blow to developers who want to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on an urbanized stretch of riverbank.

The 242-175 vote, split largely along party lines, came amid Republican complaints the bill was a backdoor way for Democrats to block a proposed LNG plant in the city of Fall River, Mass. at a time when such facilities are sorely needed. GOP lawmakers said the measure underscored how Democrats aren't serious about tackling skyrocketing energy costs.

Bill critics also took aim at the commercialized riverbank area where developers want to build the terminal, saying it was more urban than wild and scenic. On the House floor, they displayed photos of Fall River to press their point.

"If this qualifies as a wild and scenic river ... then downtown Manhattan can be a national forest," said Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash.


 
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chardoney read my blog view my photos
Jul 17, 2008 | 11:06 AM

It becomes more and more obvious that these socialist Dems in our government, care more about worshiping their land, air and sea gods than allowing private business to SUPPLY citizens with fuel of any kind.
VOTE them all out of office. They've become enemies of the country.
willie read my blog
Jul 17, 2008 | 12:37 PM

Looks like they will stop at nothing to totally destroy us. Might come as quite a surprise to them one day soon that they have destroyed themselves as well.
philmcgroin read my blog
Jul 17, 2008 | 2:42 PM

And we live in a "Free" country????
scottythecomic read my blog view my photos
Jul 17, 2008 | 3:05 PM

Another sad chapter and yet another reason why Obama must be defeated.
TexasTruBlu read my blog view my photos
Jul 17, 2008 | 3:35 PM

It's like the ant and the grasshopper all over again. The Democrats want the trappings of a lifestyle without having to contribute to funding that lifestyle. This is what happens when kids are only read PC style literature rather than the classics=they grow up to be Democrats.
Marks read my blog view my photos
Jul 17, 2008 | 5:29 PM

You are all missing the important detail in this story. Which Congressional delegation negotiated with Venezuelan strongman and socialist hero Hugo Chavez to provide low-cost heating oil to the many New England poor? Um, gee, that would be Taxachusettes. If they had a LNG terminal, oil from Venezuela would not be cost effective.

This is not rocket science. Democrats hate anything that lowers costs to constituents when it is not a government funded plan.
cjl1618 read my blog view my photos
Jul 17, 2008 | 9:51 PM

On top of that, Obama is criticizing McCain for changing his position on off shore drilling from back in 2000.

That is 8 years of China and India, not to mention 9/11 all conspiring to change the worlds oil dynamic. I would hope one would understand the changes in the world and the resulting need to drill, along with building nuclear plants asap.

Obama saying that the billions of barrels of oil off shore will make no difference today, tomorrow or 5 years from now. Where does this guy get his stuff at? I mean he went to an Ivy league school - he can't be totally stupid, but he sure acts like it
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