Secretary of State John Kerry’s first major international meeting came with Canadian foreign minister John Baird. At the press conference, Secretary Kerry faced (and essentially shunted aside) questions about Keystone XL. A Climate Hawk as U.S. Senator, Secretary Kerry faced a difficult situation: Canada is pushing hard to enrich itself with the world’s worst environmental […]
Entries from February 2013
Why not Keystone XL. Clear reasons why Keystone XL is not in the U.S. national interest
February 10th, 2013 · 13 Comments
Tags: Energy
Bob McDonnell’s New Math Doesn’t Add Up …
February 1st, 2013 · 1 Comment
Virginian Republican legislative initiatives have earned the Commonwealth unpleasant nation (and global) wide attention in recent years. Whether the abuse of public resources to undermine Virginia’s academic reputation with anti-science legal shenanigans (2010 to present); the social, moral, and medical outrage of trying to require unnecessary ultrasounds on women seeking to execute their Constitutional right […]
Tags: Energy
President Obama giving “Godfather” a medal
February 1st, 2013 · Comments Off on President Obama giving “Godfather” a medal
Later today (scheduled for 1415 eastern), President Obama will award the National Medal of Technology to a true hero: Art Rosenfeld. Simply put, Art’s is a name that every American should know. He has had a profound impact on essentially all of our lives. And, if there is any real regret to be had, it […]
Tags: Energy · energy efficiency · Obama Administration