Category Archives: EPA

We Need a Mathematics for Obsequiousness

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We Need a Mathematics for Obsequiousness Since Trump scores his cabinet, Congress, and reporters on their obsequiousness, we are in dire need of a scale to measure this.  We also need to add questions on standard requests for government jobs … Continue reading →

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Trump Muddies the Swamp: Shine, Wheeler, Pruitt, and the New Justice

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Muddies the Swamp: Shine, Wheeler, Pruitt, and the New Justice Trump just hired Bill Shine as head of White House Communications. Shine is the former defender of Fox News head Roger Ailes from sexual harassment charges. Shine was fired … Continue reading →

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Dear Donald, Please Keep Your Clowns Giuliani and Pruitt in Office. Signed, A Democrat

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Dear Donald, Please Keep Your Clowns Giuliani and Pruitt in Office. Signed, A Democrat Trump’s Lawyer Rudy Giuliani and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are invaluable clowns who daily embarrass Trump and his administration. They are worth hundreds of millions of … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Lies: 3,000 X 3 X 23 X 2, or 3,000 X 2 X 2.8 million

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump’s Lies: 3,000 X 3 X 23 X 2, or 3,000 X 2 X 2.8 million Let us look at the total effect of Trump’s lies by the end of his term of office, compounded by the best liars in … Continue reading →

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Southern California Air Pollution Data from the American Lung Association

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Southern California Air Pollution Data from the American Lung Association The American Lung Association (www.lung.org) in “State of the Air 2018” has good data and presentations on US air pollution, and those susceptible to it.  Here, we will cover areas … Continue reading →

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We Are a Third, to a Half, to Completely Surviving Trump

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We Are a Third, to a Half, to Completely Surviving Trump Under reasonable scenarios, we are a third to a half way to surviving Trump, and possibly even at the end of his effectiveness. This is cause for celebration, oddly, … Continue reading →

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The Medical Absurdity of Scott Pruitt’s Transparent Only Research

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Medical Absurdity of Scott Pruitt’s Transparent Only Research Scott Pruitt is the Trump Administrator of the EPA. He is backed by oilman Harold Hamm, the richest man in Oklahoma. I have no illusions that his actions are his alone, … Continue reading →

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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Least Transparent Cabinet Member, Demands Science Transparency

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Least Transparent Cabinet Member, Demands Science Transparency Maximal Hypocrisy Achieved!  Much better than a simple Trump Mission Accomplished! Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the EPA, has required that only completely transparent studies with fully published data, … Continue reading →

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Why Stakeholders in Infrastructure May Want to Obey Regulations

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Why Stakeholders in Infrastructure May Want to Obey Regulations Trump’s avoidance of regulations in Infrastructure Projects is not good for the public in the long range. It’s also not good for the state and local governments or businesses that will … Continue reading →

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Scott Pruitt, In His Excess, May Have Violated the Hatch Act

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Scott Pruitt, In His Excess, May Have Violated the Hatch Act Scott Pruitt, Destructor of the EPA, has brought in Definers Public Affairs, associated with a Republican group, America Rising, that digs up scurrilous background material on candidates, in order … Continue reading →

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