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Summit on America’s Energy Future

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

The next two days, the National Academies will be holding a Summit on America’s Energy Future. This looks to be a serious two days of presentations by some real heavy-hitters.  And, since the registration is full, you’ll have to be satisfied (like me) with striving to keep up with this agenda via webcast.
The meeting has [...]

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Tags: Energy

Greenwashing reckless legislation — unintentionally or otherwise

March 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Barbara Boxer has been a real leader on Global Warming issues in the US Senate. A leader who suffered for far too long under the ‘tutelage’ of Senator James Inhofe (R-Exxon).  Sadly, for whichever set of reasons, Senator Boxer has being working hard to corral votesin support of the fatally flawed Lieberman-Warner Coal Subsidy Act [...]

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Tags: Global Warming · Hillary Clinton · barack obama · environmental · greenwashing · john mccain · politics

FOOLIES

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Yes, you too can have a voice in bringing “recognition of the world’s biggest contributors to our global addition to fossil fuels”.  Energy Action Coalition, Co-Op America and Rainforest Action Network have joined to present “the FOOLIES: the Fossil Fools Awards, 2008“.

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Tags: Global Warming · climate change

Greenwashing reckless legislation?

March 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Barbara Boxer has been a real leader on Global Warming issues in the US Senate. A leader who suffered for far too long under the ‘tutelage’ of Senator James Inhofe (R-Exxon).  Sadly, for whichever set of reasons, Senator Boxer has being working hard to corral votes in support of the fatally flawed Lieberman-Warner Coal Subsidy Act [...]

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Tags: Congress · Global Warming · climate change · environmental · government energy policy · politics