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Fiorina Flagrant Flip-Flopping Flippantly Favors Falsehoods

June 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments

Carly Fiorina has entered the California general election cycle with an ad that attacks Barbara Boxer for taking climate change issues seriously. Barbara Boxer seems to think that climate change is the real threat to our national security. Yes, how dare Senator Barbara Boxer pay attention to left-wing, radical, anti-military institutions like the Central Intelligence […]

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Tags: climate change · Global Warming

Is it time to ask? 300+ Groups Make Boxer Appeal

August 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Virtually with each passing day, the scientific understanding of the depths of our climate change challenge deepens. Just this week, the head of the IPCC, stated (in a private capacity) that the IPCC almost certainly understated the case and has joined an increasing number of scientists calling for a target of 350 ppm of CO2 […]

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Tags: Energy

Progressive, Knowledgeable Environmentalists Need Not Apply?

May 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Progressive, Knowledgeable Environmentalists Need Not Apply?

Recently, several incongruous stories have crossed the desk (via those Internet tubes). Barbara Boxer hired, into a key counsel position for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, a Republican whose resume includes fighting against stronger acid-rain provisions when Republican counsel to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and employment with that stellar environmental institution, […]

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Tags: Al Gore · climate change · Congress · energy efficiency · Global Warming · government energy policy · politics

“You just don’t seem to think the times have changed …

March 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This clip from last week’s Senate Committee for Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing for an Update on the Latest Global Warming Science is, well, breathtaking. While the world is seeing real impacts (from ice retreats to changing weather patterns) from heating, which science links to CO2 (and other) emisssions. With CO2 levels soon to […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · Global Warming

Boxer’s Radio Jab on Global Warming

June 1st, 2008 · Comments Off on Boxer’s Radio Jab on Global Warming

Saturday, Senator Barbara Boxer gave the Democratic Radio Address. She spoke about the urgent need for our nation to act on global warming before it’s too late. This talk has material that merits cheering and other parts that merit groans. Join me after the fold for an examination of why Senator Boxer merits some Cheers […]

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Tags: analysis · cap and trade · carbon dioxide · Congress · emissions · Energy · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · Uncategorized

BLW: Disastrous Legislation or simply Disastrous Politics?

May 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on BLW: Disastrous Legislation or simply Disastrous Politics?

With each read, with each detailed understood, the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Climate InSecurity Act (BLW CiSA) seems ever more questionable on climate policy terms and, in addition, on basic politics.  Last fall, Friends of the Earth (FOE) launched their Fix It or Ditch It campaign, seeking to develop momentum for the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act to be transformed […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · politics · pollution

Briefly on Boxer’s Brief

May 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Mea culpa … as I have not had time to fully digest this material, but Senator Barbara Boxer has released a summary of the Manager’s Amendment to the Lieberman-Warner Coal-Subsidy Act. In the cover letter, Senator Boxer promises many things, including that this will be “deficit neutral” (sadly, not ‘reduce the deficit’ or putting funds […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · politics

Husband or Wife on framing environmental issues

April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Husband or Wife on framing environmental issues

How should environmental organizations and prominent “environmental” politicians speak to supporters when it comes to environmental issues and when it comes to the Lieberman-Warner Climate (In)Security Act? This is a serious issue that can get some blood boiling. Privately, some have sent complaints that Plumbing Lieberman-Warner’s Shortfalls Doesn’t Meet Scientific Requirements wasn’t fair since it […]

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Tags: cap and trade · climate change · Congress · emissions · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · greenwashing · lieberman-warner · politics · pollution

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

Fix or Ditch Lieberman-Warner: Reason 327: It’s smart politics!

February 16th, 2008 · 5 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: Global Warming · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · politics