Although the Bush administration has less than two months left in power, when it comes to climate change, President Bush and his minions are still working hard to disgrace our country and damn our planet. Back in July, the Environmental Protection Agency published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the issue of greenhouse gas emissions. EPA issued the notice — which is merely a suggested framework for future action — after being pressured to back off a more aggressive policy that would have begun to reduce emissions. Most people concerned with greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change criticized the ANPRM as a meaningless step. The Bush administration was clearly trying to run out the clock. The White House even watered down the ANPRM in an attempt to understate the impacts of climate change. As the Wall Street Journal reported in June, "The White House's Office of Management and Budget has asked the EPA to delete section of the document that say such emissions endanger public welfare, say how those gases could be regulated, and show an analysis of the cost of regulating greenhouse gases in the U.S. and other countries." Then, when the EPA released the ANPRM, senior administration officials from the White House, USDA, departments of Transportation, Energy, and Commerce, and other agencies, disclosed letters criticizing EPA's work. Susan Dudley, head of the White House's regulatory clearinghouse, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, said the policy "cannot be considered Administration policy or representative of the views of the Administration." At the time, Reg•Watch blogged, "The ANPRM and the accompanying letters mark the end of a successful campaign, waged primarily by White House officials, to whittle into virtual nothingness any meaningful federal action on greenhouse gas emissions." It turns out Reg•Watch was wrong. The campaign isn't over. The White House officials are now spending their time packing the record with comments opposing greenhouse gas regulation. The comment period on the ANRPM ends Nov. 28. But instead of being content to have completely neutered U.S. policy on climate change, the Bush White House is rallying the troops for one last anti-regulatory push. The Washington Post reports: Last week, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs sent an e-mail to mayors reminding them that time was running out if they wanted to comment on the proposal the administration issued in July … The e-mail notes in bold, underlined text that the comment period for the rulemaking "closes on November 28" and provides a link to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce blog post that warns that a federal cap on greenhouse gases "will operate as a de facto moratorium on major construction and infrastructure projects." Keep in mind the ANPRM is a baby step in the rulemaking process, and EPA is not actually proposing any real action. More importantly, capping GHG emission swill not paralyze industry; but failing to act will leave us on the brink of environmental catastrophe and failing to develop a national strategy will weaken our standing in an increasingly green global economy. The White House's email campaign is an unconscionable use of taxpayer resources, an immoral exercise in political maneuvering, and a perfectly disgusting manifestation of President Bush's shortsighted approach to energy policy.