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08.21.08

Cheney Cut Testimony on Health Consequences of Climate Change to Avoid Regulation, Claims EPA Official

A former adviser says the Vice President ignored important testimony from the CDC that linked carbon dioxide to health problems
By Stuart Fox Posted 07.08.2008 at 2:45 pm 5 Comments

In addition to drowning polar bears and winning Al Gore a Nobel Prize, climate change may have serious public health consequences. But thanks to Vice President Cheney, you may not find out what those health implications are until you feel them. Today a former Environmental Protection Agency official said Cheney pushed for the deletion of key components of congressional testimony.

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