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Trumka gets a key fact wrong …

January 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Energy policy is a rather complicated domain. That complexity is worsened when factual errors (whether purposefully driven or accidental) enter into the discussion. In the weeks since the news broke about U.S. refined products now being a net export, rather than import, marketplace, it is hard to overstate the number of times where people have […]

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Tags: coal · electricity

President Obama: Listen to Trumka and labor

January 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment

As the American ‘traditional’ media seems fixated on asserting that “labor” supports the Keystone XL pipeline, it seems oblivious to the reality that America’s labor movement now has some of the most thoughtful voices about how to address climate change challenges to foster a stronger social stability (including higher employment) while reducing our carbon impacts. […]

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Tags: climate change

@JonCarson44 responded to my tweets

January 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on @JonCarson44 responded to my tweets

I received a couple notes from Twitter. The official White House blogger, Jon Carson, is now following me and responded to one of my messages. JonCarson44 @A_Siegel thanks for helping me hear from folks about SOTU, getting lots of people talking about clean energy jobs  Jan 09, 8:50 AM via web In reply to… A_Siegel […]

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Tags: 2012 Presidential Election · climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · media · Obama Administration · political symbols · politics · President Barack Obama · republican party · science

Climate Change Goes Away

January 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment

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Tags: catastrophic climate change · climate change · Global Warming · guest post · journalism · media · weather