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Jan 14 2008
04:20 pm
GOP wants to muzzle environmental whistleblowers
By: R. Neal

State Rep. Jason Mumpower (R-Bristol) seeks to weaken the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's enforcement capability.

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WhitesCreek's picture

I don't think they want to

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Mon, 2008/01/14 - 5:52pm.

I don't think they want to muzzle whistleblowers...I think they want to be able to retaliate.

Bbeanster's picture

I don't think they want to

Submitted by Bbeanster on Mon, 2008/01/14 - 9:26pm.

I don't think they want to muzzle whistleblowers...I think they want to be able to retaliate.

Exactly. People as fearless as James McMillan are few and far between. Most folks want the comfort of confidentiality.

If I'm going to war, James is the first person I'm calling. He'd fight a bear with a switch.

WhitesCreek's picture

Oh, Baby!

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Mon, 2008/01/14 - 9:25pm.

He'd fight a bear with a switch.

I love it when you talk like that!

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