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President Highlights Refrigerators to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

February 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Today, in a gesture that legitimately frustrated many, the President walked across Lafeyette Park to give an address to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  There the President was, smiling and thanking for an introduction a man, Tom Donahue, who has worked hard to destroy President Obama and to undermine President Obama’s agenda.  The President’s speech […]

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Tags: economics · Energy · energy efficiency · President Barack Obama · refrigeration · Secretary of Energy Steven Chu

The curious case of Fred Upton

February 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on The curious case of Fred Upton

This guest post comes from Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth. Erich layouts the painful case of a Republican politician sacrificing knowledge for ideological pandering. Sadly, pandering to Koch Brother backed anti-science attitudes isn’t limited to Upton. We all know a Fred Upton. He’s the coworker who was your friend until he got […]

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Tags: Congress · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · politics · republican party