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Much is being made of Obama’s ‘moderate’ cabinet which is, somehow the middle-of-the-roaders’ dream. President-elect Barack Obama spent the campaign fighting the notion that he’s an unabashed liberal. Now he can point to Exhibit A: a Cabinet that’s a middle-of-the-roader’s dream In fact, as that Politico article discusses, the mix is more complex, with some […]

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There is great news (sort of) coming out of Congress re a deal on an Energy Bill.  As per the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, there will be an Energy Bill put to the floor next week, a bill including many important measures: “CAFE will serve as the cornerstone of the energy legislation that […]

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When it comes to sensible policy and real progress on energy issues and Global Warming in the United States, the Sun is often rising in the West. A few weeks ago (22 Aug 07), the Western Climate Initiative (WCI)  announced their regional goal:  a 15 percent aggregate reduction below 2005 levels by 2020.

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On energy policy, we need to change fast, or sink slowly Governor Richardson, at a speech earlier today at a New America Foundation Energy Efficiency conference, laid out an energy concept worth paying attention to. With an aggressive set of objectives based on five core principles, Richardson has stake[d his] claim to being the next […]

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The Western Governor’s Association (WGA) merits credit on the energy front.  Schwarzenneger (well, maybe credit for appearances rather than reality) … Schweitzer  … those Schxxer guys are pushing forward on the energy front.  But, the letter before them might merit a bit more credit … Richardson … Today — 5 March 2007 — saw another […]

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