! Portrait Of A Wishful "Environmental" Governor!
Lance
THE GENERALISSIMO
>From: Lance lanc...@texas.net
>Date: 10/1/00 8:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>Message-id: <39D7FBE7...@texas.net>
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>Bush vs. The Environment, here's
And if you ae tired of more of alpha gores and lances lies, heres the real
record form non partisan sources:
a.. 1st in reducing the amount of releases and disposal of
toxics. (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission)
a.. 3rd state in the country to require reduction of harmful
pollution from older, unpermitted utility plants. (Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission)
a.. Under Governor Bush, environmental spending increased 29%,
up $369 million. (Appropriations Bill 74th Legislature; Appropriations Bill
76th Legislature)
a.. Since 1995, state funding for Texas' environmental agency
increased 14%, up $84.5 million. (Appropriations Bill 74th Legislature;
Appropriations Bill 76th Legislature)
a.. In 1997, Texans approved $60 million in bonds to restore
state parks, and Governor Bush and the Texas Legislature provided $10
million more in 1999. (H.B. No. 3189, 75th Legislature; Appropriations Bill,
76th Legislature)
a.. Launched the Lone Star Legacy Campaign, believed to be the
first in the nation, to establish a permanent endowment fund for every state
park, state wildlife management area, and state fish hatchery. The
endowment has already received $10 million in pledges to help restore and
maintain Texas¡¦ state parks. (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Press
Release, March 2, 1998)
a.. Texas reduced the release and disposal of toxics by 43
million pounds, a 14 percent reduction.(Toxics Release Inventory Program
Press Release, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission)
a.. Under legislation signed by Governor Bush, Texas became the
3rd state in the nation to require pollution reductions and permits from
older, unpermitted utilities - a 50 percent reduction in four years. (Senate
Bill 7, 76th Legislature)
a.. Under two pieces of legislation supported and signed by
Governor Bush, Texas will reduce their emissions by more than 250,000 tons
each year -- the equivalent of removing 5.5 million cars from Texas roads.
(Senate Bill 7 and Senate Bill 766, 76th Legislature/TNRCC)
a.. More than 96% of Texas public drinking water meets all
standards, up from 88% in 1995. (Toward a Cleaner, Healthier Texas Section
II: 1998, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission)
Polls during the week of 9/15/00 showed 54% for gore, 27% for bush amongst high
school dropouts.
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