Chruch group slams Bush on Clean Air Act

[Kee]

Church group slams Bush on Clean Air Act
Thursday, April 22, 2004 Posted: 4:04 PM EDT (2004 GMT)

Monica Myers, pastor of Seattle's Northwest Christian Church, said Christians' faith should guide them on issues such as environmental pollution.

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- A national group of Christian leaders is sending a scathing letter to President Bush to coincide with Earth Day, accusing his administration of chipping away at the Clean Air Act.

The National Council of Churches argued that planned changes to power plant regulations will allow major polluters to avoid installing pollution-control equipment when they expand their facilities.

"In a spirit of shared faith and respect, we feel called to express grave moral concern about your 'Clear Skies' initiative -- which we believe is The Administration's continuous effort to weaken critical environmental standards to protect God's creation," the council wrote in an advance copy of the letter provided to The Associated Press.

The New-York based group, which represents 50 million people in 140,000 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox congregations, said it was sending its two-page letter to the president on Thursday, as people all over the country celebrate Earth Day. It took out a full-page ad in The New York Times, scheduled to run in Thursday's editions, calling on Bush to leave the Clean Air Act's new source review rules in place.


www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/04/22/churches.bush/index.html

[MorningStar]

One of my biggest complaints about Bush - his environmental policy. Seems to be helping out business rather than helping to keep the planet clean, but hey, that's politics I guess.

[genesda]

Kee said:

Church group slams Bush on Clean Air Act
Thursday, April 22, 2004 Posted: 4:04 PM EDT (2004 GMT)

Monica Myers, pastor of Seattle's Northwest Christian Church, said Christians' faith should guide them on issues such as environmental pollution.

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- A national group of Christian leaders is sending a scathing letter to President Bush to coincide with Earth Day, accusing his administration of chipping away at the Clean Air Act.

The National Council of Churches argued that planned changes to power plant regulations will allow major polluters to avoid installing pollution-control equipment when they expand their facilities.

"In a spirit of shared faith and respect, we feel called to express grave moral concern about your 'Clear Skies' initiative -- which we believe is The Administration's continuous effort to weaken critical environmental standards to protect God's creation," the council wrote in an advance copy of the letter provided to The Associated Press.

The New-York based group, which represents 50 million people in 140,000 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox congregations, said it was sending its two-page letter to the president on Thursday, as people all over the country celebrate Earth Day. It took out a full-page ad in The New York Times, scheduled to run in Thursday's editions, calling on Bush to leave the Clean Air Act's new source review rules in place.

50 million? There aren't that many tree hugger wackos in the whole world.

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[MorningStar]

I dunno - I tried to hug a tree once, got syrup all over me. Yuck.

[marysia]

i'm a tree hugger to an extent... i think other things "move to the head of the cpkmtyoll" and the environment is something we can all assit in keeping clean - however we don't. besides -- i'd rather hug a child than a tree. it bothers me when some people are more ocncerned about the life of a tree versus the life of a child.