LISA JACKSON, the outgoing administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, stood up to intense industry pressure in announcing that carbon dioxide and other gases that contribute to global warming should be viewed as pollutants, and thus subject to regulation by her office. Her finding did not lead to a blanket rule demanding the reduction of carbon emissions in power plants and other factories, an outcome that President Obama, among others, clearly felt would harm the economy. But her decision at least established the possibility of greater carbon regulations in the future, and arguably set the stage for one of Obama’s great achievements: Setting new emission standards for vehicles, doubling fuel efficiency in the coming years to 54.5 miles per gallon.
While there were other times when having an avowed environmentalist as EPA administrator chafed the White House — including Obama’s decision to delay Jackson’s proposed new anti-smog standards for ozone pollution — it was far better to have an activist EPA that could be curbed by the president than one that put political considerations ahead of protecting the environment. In choosing a successor, Obama should look for another official like Jackson, someone who takes the EPA’s core mission deeply to heart.
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Lisa Jackson tried to subvert the original purpose of the EPA, namely reducing air and water pollution in the US, by shifting to global climate change as a focus. It will take global action, not EPA action, to reduce GHG emissions.
fracking is safe per a report in NY that just came out
This woman had to leave because she started a fake email address that she used for official emails.
Of course, Globe doesn't say that she used a fake e-mail address as "Richard Winsor". The major purpose of this e-mail address was to avoid having her e-mails subpoened under the Freedom of Information Act. She was a FRAUD.
Of course there isn't a FRAUD that the Globe doesn't like...
And from the Globe's editorial, you can see that the editor is perfectly happy to TRASH the American economy and kill thousands of jobs.