'Public' Libraries

Awhile back i might have got a bit upset at this attack on science. But there are so many caveats to this one that i have to sort this one through. The EPA is the nanny of all nanny-state agencies and should be totally closed because there is no environmental clause in the constitution - regulation is reserved in the bill of rights to the states. The 'science' collated by the EPA is funded to support pro-state hypotheses and agendas and thus must be taken with a grain of salt - a great pyramid sized grain of salt. (A pinch of sea salt will have to do - put it on your dinner plate to enliven your tastebuds and get an adequate supply of healthful micro-nutrients.)

All the significant documentation contained in the EPA libraries is available to scientist types that have access to the materials on-line or through other less convenient public libraries in each community or the university system. Now if the EPA were found to be shredding one of a kind documents and burning books - my thoughts might not be quite the same, but this isn't Fahrenheit 451 here. The information housed in these costly relics is still available, the convenience factor is just lowered. I kinda like cutting back government to scale - and how many of us non-gubment types actually have access to such EPA libraries anyway. Next time you visit your friendly, local federal agency, check howdt how many locks you have to pass just to get in to talk to somebody about using their facility library for a research jaunt.