By the Numbers taken from Sierra Magazine....
Minimum fine for factory farms that violate air-polution standards, under current federal law: $27,500
Minimum fin under an amnesty deal proposed by the EPA: $3,000
Percent of women of childbearing age with dangerous levels of mercury in their bodies, according to the EPA: 8
Percent increase in mercyry (above amount allowed by the Clean Air Act) that Bush's "Clear Skies" initiative would let power plants emit by 2010: 520
Pounds of CO2 that the average Hummer emits each year: 24,100
Pounds of CO2 that the average Honda Accord, a midsize car, emits each year: 10,300
Number of awards General Motors, the maker of the Hummer, recevied from the EPA last year for reducing greenhouse-gass emissions: 2
Number of times a court has held that the White House must release information on the Vice Presidents Cheney's energy task force: 4
Number of task force documents released by the White House: 0
God, I love the American way....
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Minimum fine for factory farms that violate air-polution standards, under current federal law: $27,500
Minimum fin under an amnesty deal proposed by the EPA: $3,000
Percent of women of childbearing age with dangerous levels of mercury in their bodies, according to the EPA: 8
Percent increase in mercyry (above amount allowed by the Clean Air Act) that Bush's "Clear Skies" initiative would let power plants emit by 2010: 520
Pounds of CO2 that the average Hummer emits each year: 24,100
Pounds of CO2 that the average Honda Accord, a midsize car, emits each year: 10,300
Number of awards General Motors, the maker of the Hummer, recevied from the EPA last year for reducing greenhouse-gass emissions: 2
Number of times a court has held that the White House must release information on the Vice Presidents Cheney's energy task force: 4
Number of task force documents released by the White House: 0
God, I love the American way....
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No offense meant by my grammar comment in the RPG group. Since high school I've been fanatical about reading and writing, grammar and spelling, good paper and nice fountain pens. I get a particular bee in my proverbial bonnet over the misuse of "your" (as compared to "you're") and "their" (as compared to "there" or "they're"). Improper usage of "e.g." and "i.e." bugs me as well.
It's OK with me if you don't agree. You can treat the English language however you like. I just wanted to let you know my motivation for bringing it up - it has nothing to do with "grammar police badge[s]". That's a whole different kettle of snark.
With regard to the American Way, I'm currently reading a book called Fast Food Nation. It's a nonfiction book about the development of the fast food industry in America. I just finished a chapter about corporate advertising to kids. Apparently there are companies that lead a profitable existence by brokering deals between big companies (e.g., Coke or Taco Bell) and schools. The schools don't have enough money, so they plaster the buildings with advertising and push soft drinks on the kids in order to bring in the corporate dollars. What really makes me sick is that the corporations then get big tax kickbacks from the government for "supporting education"!
Judging from your field of study, you probably already knew this...but it's news to me. Ugh.