tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post3913609833858400546..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: WI business could be gifted sweetheart environmental permitsJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-12380764117097305582016-02-27T09:37:57.912-06:002016-02-27T09:37:57.912-06:00Doesn't the instance of flooding increase dram...Doesn't the instance of flooding increase dramatically with filling in wetlands. That's why we have wetlands to begin with isn't it. It's nature's way of taking care of excessive water. Once the wetlands are filled in, where will all that water go and how much damage will there be from all of the flooding. Who will pay for that? Not the rich or corporations who pay less and less in taxes every year under Walker. Republicans are not good stewards of the land. They have to go. Vote Democrat this year and get rid of the right-wing destroyers. All of my now deceased relatives were hunters, fishers, woodsmen, farmers. They all lived off of or worked the land. If they were all here today, they would be appalled at what is going on in Wisconsin.my5centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942220162477583126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-40455226317729607312016-02-27T08:42:43.113-06:002016-02-27T08:42:43.113-06:00Just the headline: "GOP floats plan for less ...Just the headline: "GOP floats plan for less scrutiny of polluters" tells the entire story of what Walker has done to Wisconsin. It is the opposite of common sense. Why would anyone want to pollute the air, water and land of the state over which one lives or over one in which they govern? There is no sensible answer to that question but knowing Walker it is the way to reward his donors with either increased profits or political favors and to further the AlEC/Grover Norquist game plan to shrink government by privatizing as many government agencies and programs as possible. In 5 years he has driven Wisconsin over a cliff economically, educationally and environmentally and because he and his Republican legislators have sworn to the no tax increase pledge the continued loss in revenues due to a stagnant and actually a no growth state economy they are locked into cutting and privatizing as the only avenue open to them without admitting that they have taken the state down the wrong road. The only way to save Wisconsin is to dump the Republican legislators this fall and put the people back in charge of Wisconsin's government and make Walker a lame duck governor! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-62688555202178778912016-02-26T19:53:17.845-06:002016-02-26T19:53:17.845-06:00"He pushed hard for a sweetheart iron-mining ..."He pushed hard for a sweetheart iron-mining law that puts land and water at risk"<br />Let's not forget that the mining legislation was written by the mining company.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-18998879756022181672016-02-26T18:02:39.309-06:002016-02-26T18:02:39.309-06:00You are 100 per cent right. The people on the insi...You are 100 per cent right. The people on the inside of the DNR see this clearly. A lot more staff will be leaving, but even if they don't it doesn't matter, it is pretty much impossible to enforce significant environmental requirements. In addition, the few cases that made it to the DOJ are mostly on hold.<br /><br /><br />Selling licenses will be it, except maybe some token staff so Walker-Stepp can say how much they appreciate us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com