a rate he got from an environmental protection agency website. but hilex poly says the epa stopped using that rate after 2005. on its website, hilex poly uses a higher rate of 12% of plastic bags recycled. but that rate combines bags with other plastics like shrink wrap. so you think they were inflating the number with wrap. >> well, they were. >> according to the environmental protection agency, 12% of bags, sacks and wraps are recycled. >> reporter: but there's no bags, sacks and wraps mentioned in this. it just says plastic bags are recycled. >> that would be an error on us because we want to be very clear with the american public that it's bags, sacks and wraps. >> reporter: 1% or 12%? either is a failing grade for us consumers. we do a very poor job of recycling our plastic bags. even if you intend to recycle your plastic bags, often they end up in the trash. because while hilex poly's recycling plan is state of the art, many plants look like this up with in san leandro, california. when you put your recyclables in the curb side bin, this is

find on 168 separate occasions this year they tried to take away the authority of the environmental protection agency to protect our air and the water that we drink? is that really the path to economic prosperity in america? the filthy skies that we see in some cities around the united states, the smog that is attended to it, and of course if you go overseas to china, you can cut the air with a knife 24/7. that is the reality of an unregulated business environment. it is a reality that we can change. we can change it with thoughtful regulation. we can change by dedicating ourselves to public health and safety. and we can change by supporting those rules which are consistent with improving public health. i want to salute senator ayotte for her statement on the floor, senator alex ander from tennessee joined her. we believe there will be a handful of stalwart republicans who will step up with us today to defeat the paul amendment. they believe, as we do, this is not a partisan issue. it does our country no good to declare war on the environmental protection agency and to leave ourselves vulnerability t

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. >> reporter: in the mid-90s the environmental protection agency discovered hundreds of drums of -- hazardous materials. jeff hager. >>> about 1,000 gallons of corn syrup leaked from a tank sending gallons of it into the inner harbor. fire forbes said -- officials said it came from the domino factory but this had come from another place. >>> many agree the comet commit will fail, setting into motion more than a trillion dollars in budget cuts. one area that may get hit the hardest is defense. that could mean good news for one maryland county. >> reporter: aberdeen proofing ground is a military hub but they believe that role could expand even more as the military may look to contract. think rough it as addition by con -- subtraction. the military complex will look to streamline and become more e efficiency. harford county believes this may look to aberdeen. they have a blue printed for military technology, research and engineering and it could grow as other bases are forced to shrink. >> by being more efficient, that means less people in the military, which affects those military ins

a rate he got from an environmental protection agency website.ut hilex poly says the epa stopped using that rate after 2005. on its website, hilex poly uses a higher rate of 12% of plastic bags recycled. but that rate combines bags with other plastics like shrink wrap. so you think they were inflating the number with wrap. >> well, they were. >> according to the environmental protection agency, 12% of bags, sacks and wraps are recycled. >> reporter: but there's no bags, sacks and wraps mentioned in this. it just says plastic bags are recycled. >> that would be an error on us because we want to be very clear with the american public that it's bags, sacks and wraps. >> reporter: 1% or 12%? either is a failing grade for us consumers. we do a very poor job of recycling our plastic bags. even if you intend to recycle your plastic bags, often they end up in the trash. because while hilex poly's recycling plan is state of the art, many plants look like this one in san leandro, california. when you put your recyclables in the curb side bin, this is where

>> i did want asked -- the representative from the environmental protection agency to respond to the grid analysis, i am looking at page 13 from his report and it does seem that the test samples in the landfill area, as mr. bloom has mentioned, there is need for analysis that seems to make some sense. i know the samples were done -- also because you know where the hot spot area is, and the additional excavation areas, but how do you know that there are not other hot spots with in this area, if you did not do any sampling of this. and this would respond to the analysis that was mentioned by mr. bloom. >> do we want to put that figure up for people? >> the first thing to think about when you collected that is what you will gain from this, and if this will be full and will add value. and i feel that we have a good understanding of the dimensions of the landfill, where this is that. can we turn on the power point? in the remedial investigations -- they did cross sections of vertical line looking to the soil type and what is going on, and just to address that part -- i feel very confident

forgot to mention that the first health assessment of dioxin completed by the american environmental protection agency estimated that more people will get more cancer from dioxins than any other chemical on earth. it all signs up there are the dow property again this all doubt property. dioxin is a molecule it's a byproduct of chemical processing it is a known carcinogen although i will dispute that dow has been able to manufacture so much uncertainty about this chemical that if you look around the west rest of the world nobody else is debating the toxicity of dioxin except here in michigan. in fact one of the college just. said that this is perhaps one of the most toxic materials he's ever seen. why do you think be disputed now. because there's the financial implication you know there's the pending class action lawsuit against. the river. and i think the implications for. denying the toxicity of the chemical now has bigger broader implications worldwide i mean there are a lot of dioxin contaminations around the country that you know not just responsible for that could be saddled or you know could hav

but i'm ashamed right now of the environmental protection agency the bureau of indian affairs with the part of the interior because they've spent all this time talking to us telling us you know what they think we want to hear but if you drive through pitcher and you drive down douse the road it looks the same as it did with it turned off the pope's the walk away no one cares about the people that live there this is not a safe place to live it's a good place there's good people here and it's not fit they've been whispers about buying this place out since it was named the superfund the ninety three i mean horrible water all of this mine waste direct danger to children if they can get the help they need it should have been easier to put a bio together whether it's a dioxin scare they want to build a lake or highway somewhere buyouts happen all the time and human health dangers here seem to qualify plus starkey graydon said an ace in the hole oklahoma senior senator jim inhofe chair of the environmental and public works committee in the senate this committee over seas and directs the e.p.a

regulations that are coming down, whether it's on financial services or consumers or environmental protection agency or the obama care as its called, they are uncertainly as to what all these regulations will do them and they're hesitant to make investments so they're not sure how to plan ahead. above all, he has to work hard and do everything he can, and i think he's pursuing this very aggressively now to create jobs for the people who don't have jobs. >> on the tick box of his score sheet, some stunning successes in terms of foreign policy many would argue getting bin laden. for you personally, you were at the start of that mission. where were you when you heard that bin laden had been killed? >> i was in my home, and i heard the news. i was absolutely delighted. this terrible person, and it was a marvelous military operation with the possibility of something going really bad. >> very awe addition yus. >> very bold. that's the kind of young men and women we have. these folks are really, really good. >> did you admire the president for the shear awe das city of the decision-making of that? >> you h

mortgage underwater action as well as eta whistle-blowers here and going across to the environmental protection agency how weakening of the air standards is killing people in this country, and then this weekend on sunday, we'll have workshops on time banking and local currencies, another way to democracy the city. check the website often and join us on the plaza whenever you can. thank you. [applause]???óó >> they're going to present to the national committee which is charged with of finding money in deficit savings by november 23. congress must pass a proposal in order to avoid automatic cuts. today on c-span, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform on the deficit reduction debate. that is at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. tomorrow, the british house of commons on the investigation into phone hacking by reporters. testifying, executive chairman james murdoch. here is a portion of that hearing. >> you are familiar with the word mafia? have you ever heard of the term omerta? >> i am not an aficionado. >> a group together by secrecy with no regard for the law. >> i am not famili

kids but i have one that has kids but there's problems in two thousand and seven the environmental protection agency launched a five year plan to clean up the navajo nation which included five hundred abandoned mines extending to utah and new mexico twice a month fresh water is delivered to some fifty four thousand citizens living in contaminated areas many say federal officials fall short of helping to rebuild a decent quality of life but people feel that through all these years even to this point two thousand and eleven nothing has happened they have seen no action see no roads being improved no housing being built. very very little has happened so they're questioning how long to live like this all be here i have no plans to do i don't have a choice but most of america battles a crippling economy the country's oldest inhabitants are literally battling to stay alive and as washington struggles to pay its bills and create jobs many worry that this life and death issue for the navajo nation long ignored may soon become a long forgotten arena party we are. allowed as a front up more in the stories we

this year the environmental protection agency took a major step toward protecting children from out-of-stateemissions when it adopted the cross-state air pollution rule. this commonsense safeguard requires polluters to reduce the levels of dangerous soot and smoke that they release into the air. the rule sends a clear message to power plants in upwind states, you can no longer duck your dirty air -- dump your dirty air on states that lie downwind. unfortunately, one of our republican colleagues has proposed an amendment to block the e.p.a.'s efforts. this misguided message would put polluters' profits before the health of our families and children and the consequences would be devastating. air pollution can cause asthma, heart attacks, strokes and cancer. long-term exposure can also damage the immune, neurological and reproductive systems. nationally, almost one in ten children now suffers from asthma. that's according to the centers for disease control and prevention. in some parts of new jersey, one out of every four residents has -- has asthma. we should be working to make our skies clean

," and conservatives are giving him another look per >> my proposal is we replace the environmental protection agencymitt romney, the obama campaign thinks he is the likely nominee. this new advertisement is running and five battleground states. >> this comes the story of two men trapped in one body. mitt vs. mitt. >> a "the washington post" poll found that newt gingrich les the republican field among very conservative votes, and conservatives played a key role in the gop nomination. >>> well, expect new developments today in aruba. for 4 months, a montgomery county man has been held in connection with the disappearance of robin gardner. now gary giordano is preparing for his release. >> gary giordano is expected to begin his trip home today. courts determine the prosecutors did not have the evidence they needed to hold them longer. they do not have a body or a murder weapon and they are losing their only suspect. investigators say they may still find evidence into gary giordano's computers or hyssopis ipad. he said he took robin gardner to aruba to party and she drowned while snorkeling. the fbi is

the environmental protection agency cannot regulate hydraulic fracturing it's called by many the how important loophole of course remember dick cheney the former head of halliburton also the former v.p. of this country. so according to your reporting the fracking industry has spent seven hundred forty seven million dollars to lobby congress to keep fracking unregulated how does the fracking industry deal with this i mean if it's so safe why shouldn't it be regulated. over and over again that isn't exactly same we've seen a lot of pennsylvania earthquakes in arkansas to blow up in pennsylvania the past two years but you know they're running pretty intense public relations campaign to convince you of that and also to convince lawmakers not to regulate it you know we've been regulated limited regulation we've had you know fracking is going on a state by state basis new york took on more. than ohio pennsylvania the basis to open their doors but you know the e.p.a. is study right now is due out next year that could pave the way for federal regulation and that's why we've seen so many comp

and occupy wall streeters >> the environmental protection agency will investigate where whether a drilling technique is spoil diminishing drinking water supplies. it uses injection of water and chemical to extract natural gas trap in rock. british drug maker will pay three billion to settle civil and criminal investigations in its sales practices here in this country. avandia was linked to heart risk. big companies like that one and financial firms on wall street have been the subject of the occupy wall street protest that spread from new york west ward. claudia shows how that impacted oakland, california. >> tattered and torn businesses in downtown oakland are reeling from the violence from those who are occupying everything. they smashed windows and set bone fires and causing police and riot gear to move in. within minutes a peaceful action turned inanarchy. metal pipes and bricks were thrown at cops and they responded with tear gas and nonlethal bullets and making dozens of arrest. >> making sure it is peaceful and they can exercise the first amendment rights and they are not disrupted

and what we're saying is, let's give the environmental protection agency enough time to fix the rule -- 15 months would be the time we've suggested. let's give the e.p.a. additional authority to be able to write a rule about the methodology of fuels that makes some sense, that doesn't act like it's delivered from mar mars or viner some other planet. and then let's give the industries enough time to comply with the rules, instead of thrie years, which is what the -- instead of three years, which is what the rules suggest, five years. let me try to give some sense of the impact of this unworkable rule. a loss of 340,000 jobs nationwide is the estimate. we just passed in a bipartisan way here three trade agreements which the president said would create 250,000 jobs. it took us three years to do that. it was something that republicans and democrats agreed on. we thought that was a big step forward. yet here we're allowing this agency to go forward with an absolutely unworkable rule that will cost 340,000 jobs. in my state of tennessee, the cost to businesses are $530 million alone. i've