  |
 |
| |
|
|
|
 EU Gets Tough on Environmental CrimePosted on Feb 8, 2007
The European Union is about to unveil plans to further criminalize anti-environmental behavior, allowing the courts to imprison violators responsible for negligent pollution, among other crimes. The policy change demonstrates the growing power of the European Commission over member states.
Previous item: Pentagon Gives Cherry-Pickers a Slap on the Wrist Next item: A Former Interrogator Speaks Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment |
|
The End of an Institution
Email
Print
Share
Del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Ma.gnolia
Newsvine
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Yahoo
Jump to Comments
Bazaar|Podcast|About Us|Contact Us|User Agreement|Privacy Policy|FAQ: Comments and Moderation
Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved.
By James V, February 9, 2007 at 12:58 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)
@joneden
Um, do you even know what’s going on with the whole silly Pelosi-Jet story? I don’t think you do.
After 9-11 the Speaker of the House (who is 2nd in line of secession to the Presidency) was seen as vulnerable and steps were taken to provide them with military transport for security purposes. Former Speaker Hastert had it. The aircraft he used could make the flight non stop from DC to his home because he lives much closer than California. The Speaker didn’t ask for a large private jet. She just wants a flight that could make the trip non stop. The aircraft used by Hastert could not do that. A flight that must land to refuel adds an entire new level of added security concerns. She even said she’d be more than happy to fly commercial. This story is so pathetically idiotic it blows my mind. It’s asinine.
And in all honesty there are a million ways we can work on improving pollution problem in this country. The problem is that nearly all of them will either cost corporations money or will be oh so inconvenient for the public. Citing a secure military transport for the #2 in the line of secession as an failure to act on this issue is just about as silly as the ongoing “scandal” itself.
Report thisBy George, February 9, 2007 at 12:17 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)
It’s about time the EU caught up with Canada. Our laws have allowed courts to send polluters to jail for years now. See this news article for details: http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_07.15.93/NEWS/env07 15.php
It doesn’t happen very often, but senior executives can potentially see the inside of a jail cell if they cannot prove due diligence in preventing illegal pollution.
Report thisBy joneden, February 9, 2007 at 12:15 am #
(Unregistered commenter)
And what do we have in this country?
The definitive study on global warming just in and Speaker Pelosi requesting a large private jet to fly cross country. Very unfortunate gesture.
How different it would have been if she had quite publicly chosen to fly coach and used it to educate the public as to the necessity to keep down CO2 emissions and reduce the federal deficit.
While Fox news would have whined endlessly about such an act, they would have been (unknowingly) educating their thick headed viewers about the need to change our habits and about the virtue of Democrats.
Such stupidity--a tragedy really.
Jon
Report thisConnecting the dots: From human behaviors to Ecosystem Decline
http://StudentsForTheEarth.org