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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Obama Administration: Moderate or Reality Based (thus “progressive” or ‘radical’) re climate change
December 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Obama Administration: Moderate or Reality Based (thus “progressive” or ‘radical’) re climate change
Tags: analysis · Bill Richardson · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · Hillary Clinton · Obama Administration
Energy Bill deals: Yea and, well, Sigh …
December 1st, 2007 · Comments Off on Energy Bill deals: Yea and, well, Sigh …
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 […]
Tags: Bill Richardson · biofuels · Congress · democrats · electricity · Energy · environmental · government energy policy · politics
The Sun is rising in the West … when it comes to Global Warming policy
September 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on The Sun is rising in the West … when it comes to Global Warming policy
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.
Tags: Bill Richardson · emissions · environmental · Global Warming · New Mexico · wci
“Energy Revolution”: Man the barricades, the fight is on
May 17th, 2007 · 8 Comments
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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Is the West leading the US toward a better energy future?
March 8th, 2007 · Comments Off on Is the West leading the US toward a better energy future?
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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