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Some Green leaders raises question on big green issue …

September 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Some Green leaders raises question on big green issue …

News of the week, of course, is Secretary Paulson’s and the Bush Administration’s blackmail efforts for a rushed $700 billion bailout subsidy to Wall Street. If done poorly, this could sabotage any efforts to tackle energy and global warming issues. So far, at least two leaders of “Green” organizations have spoken out strongly on this […]

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Tags: environmental · environmental justice

Lifelong Republican Energy Guru: “McCain doesn’t have a clue.”

September 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Matt Simmons must be rated as highly energy literate. Founder/Head of Simmons & Company, he supported George W Bush for President. He is a Texas oilman and author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. Here is what Matt has to say about John McCain and energy: “John […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · Energy · john mccain

Evidence that deception, truthiness, and lies work: polling on energy

September 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Evidence that deception, truthiness, and lies work: polling on energy

One poll doesn’t say everything. One question in one poll doesn’t provide “truth” (“ground truth”). But, at times, one question, one poll can provide a shock value. According to Diageo / The Hotline, McCain is judged better than Obama for “managing America’s energy policies”. In a poll which places “the economy” as the top issue, […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · Energy