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   Message 456 of 597   
   mcs to Art Clemons   
   Re: Poll Finds Most Displeased with Repu   
   03 Nov 06 16:38:56   
   
   XPost: phl.media   
   From: mcs@yahoo.com   
      
   here again the Republicans show they could give a shit about people   
   Please help it maynot be affecting you but it is affecting others.   
   >   
   > from Republicans led policies.   
   > Yesterday the day after Halloween our air was warmer but the air was   
   > horrible when it comes to particulates where we were warned once again   
   > that   
   > the sensitive should limit their activity because of paticulate levels. I   
   > was choking again.I saw my dad coughing my exs mom needed her asthma meds   
   > and so did I so its way more then Just my perception and its this that I   
   > fight so hard to change. People in this area are getting many more days of   
   > this high level of pollution then others and PAs are feeling it too by our   
   > number 2 in the nation rating for asthma.   
   > Seems like all summer and spring and fall days that are warm means more   
   > cancers and illness in Pa and some in New Jersey and in those areas   
   > closest   
   > to pollution.. Seems like this is the   
   > republicans agenda if they can get away with it. Enjoy the day   
   > Pennsylvanians cause obviously no one much is caring to do much to stop   
   > it.   
   > At least we had four days of clean air and a cool front might bring some   
   > relief. Of course many places get clean air   
   > every day but not Pa.   
   > I got lots of links with real consequences,   
   > such as tens of thousands will die from harm from air pollution. Ususally   
   > the cities with most pollution have higher cancer and heart disease and   
   > the   
   > differences can affect longevity by up to 15years. In my own study the   
   > cities on east coast affected most by particulates have higher incidents   
   > of   
   > disease and asthma and lung ailments then those areas who get clean air.   
   > You   
   > think thats equal protection under the law?? Do you , does any lawyer?   
   > How   
   > is this equal protection under the law , then after all this they say our   
   > kids stay indoors too much and don't exercise? What kind of warped values   
   > is   
   > this as leaders from govt can't protect kids in this mess equally and   
   > these   
   > are the role models for our families? Killing you?  I   
   > don't think our Republicans are good role models  especially if your wife   
   > has cancer or your daugther has cancer while   
   > the little girl in Colorado don't . You dont' know what   
   > you have lost till you lose your health. and the Republicans from Bush   
   > terroritory is able to bypass the recommendations of the EPA by appointing   
   > a   
   > director who simply negates his own agencies recommendations, which , is   
   > set up to protect Americans by  the way. Congress again doesn't care,   
   > American people don't care that they don't side with safety first? They   
   > can   
   > do more but sometimes the interests of billion dollar profits outweights   
   > the   
   > interests of familie health.  Finally state courts have proven   
   > the damages of lost health via global warming and pollution or are trying.   
   > Now how many other links and studies do you want or do you want to do but   
   > you will never do them. Just have your republican led con artists tell   
   > everyone they need more proof because even when they get the proof their r   
   > not   
   > going to listen or legally have to care...This is what happens when role   
   > models go amouck. You need to not care about people if money comes before   
   > everything else. I have many links to damages from air pollution why can't   
   > people sue. If we have education and standards to adhere to and people   
   > have   
   > laws to follow, and health care workers have families and regulations to   
   > follow and students have homework and matriculated classes to follow how   
   > come our govt can't side with safety and doing the right things? How come   
   > people have to breathe air that causes me to choke while many others   
   > don't?   
   > Why don't Republicans care about killing people by their actions when we   
   > can   
   > do more now. No one is saying throwing out cars or coal but we can do more   
   > faster and many people say it could be done.   
   >   
   >   
   > Did I say seal? Did I say your sick? What I am saying is to open your eyes   
   > to the possibility that had you maximized your environment and had I   
   > maximized mine, e with clean air we could very well be more productive,   
   > and   
   > live less sendimentary lives and even more healthier. For people like me   
   > it   
   > might be the difference between life and death.The reason the little is   
   > being done to stop global warming is because of the evidence of the damage   
   > from it. is becoming overwhelming. Surely the coal companies would not   
   > admit   
   > to the damage and make some adjustments to clean their mess up if it was   
   > not   
   > true. Unfortunately they are not mandated to clean the air fast enough ,   
   > nor   
   > other polluters who I am sure churn out millions of pounds of toxic poison   
   > in this area and other areas around the world without worrying about   
   > people   
   > to monitor it or control it.. These same companies are causing tens of   
   > thousands of deaths and illnesses .  Global warming is much more then just   
   > the   
   > degregation and erosion of the coasts. I see the damages , I see the smart   
   > people with allot money not sticking it out here and I am sure more of   
   > them   
   > would pack up if they were informed of this mass poisoning..Global Warming   
   > is often a passive way to talk about more gasses and pollution . Often   
   > when   
   > newspeople say the Global Warming I think this guarantee they won't talk   
   > about pollution too and it will continue. I think this is disgraceful .  I   
   > think  we are being poisoned.Cancer and heart disease   
   > and othe conditions are often the direct result of   
   > diet and environment and for many people that bad environment is imposed   
   > on   
   > them by govt standards that don't protect the most vulnerable : those   
   > downwind from moderate or higher amounts of pollution. I think the effects   
   > are provable and worth suing for . I have started to do tests in areas   
   > with   
   > just moderate amounts of this toxic poison which by the way the gov admits   
   > causes tens of thousands of premature deaths and illness ( although you   
   > won't see your local news guy tell you this each day) and I can tell you ,   
   > lving in moderate amounts of this toxic pollution is akin to smoking many   
   > cigs daily . I think people who live in these conditions are being   
   > poisoned   
   > and made to lose their life and health for energy companies and car   
   > companies. On top of this they pay more for presciptions to drugs they   
   > might   
   > not have needed if they didn't have to breathe this accumulated   
   > particulates   
   > over decades. This , not your genes only is the reaso your best friend   
   > died   
   > from cancer, this might be the reason that little girl has cancer in that   
   > hospital room in connection to heredity and maybe just maybe if people   
   > were   
   > aware , they would take the time to see what I have seen and do something   
   > about their only hand of life they were dealt with and try to assure   
      
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