Mother Jones gives some startling facts and figures about Bush's assault on our environment. Here are a few snippets:
Tons of additional air pollutants permitted to be released by 2020 under Bush's "Clear Skies" plan:
42 million
Estimated number of premature deaths that will result:
100,000
Estimated amount that Clear Skies-related health problems will cost taxpayers, per year:
$115 billion
Number of members of the 63-person energy advisory team Bush convened early in his administration who did not have ties to corporate energy interests:
1
Amount that energy team members gave to Republican candidates in the 2000 election:
$8 million
Percentage of Superfund cleanup costs paid for by corporate polluters in 1996:
82
Percentage that will be paid for by taxpayers under Bush's 2004 budget:
79
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