The Republicans can use God. We should not. Two wrongs do not make a right. In the past few weeks, President Bush has conceded to corporate pressures on several of his environmental campaign promises. On Tuesday, March 13th Bush decided against regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Carbon dioxide is a known greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
By Election Day, electric utilities had donated 12.4 million to Bush and other republican candidates. Not only is Bush influenced by the electrical industries, but also by the mining industry. Arsenic can enter water supplies through industrial processes such as semiconductor manufacturing and petroleum refining. In 1999, the National Academy of Sciences found arsenic in drinking water causes bladder, lung and skin cancer, and might cause liver and kidney cancer. Bush feels that the best option is to drill on lands previously sanctioned as a national treasure by Republican President Dwight Eisenhower.