As discussed yesterday, the pro-coal astroturf American Coalition for Clean-Coal Electricity (ACCCE) stated that it was “outraged” that its contractor, Donner & Associates had forged (oops, that an intern or temp or contract employee, no longer with the group had forged) letters from two minority organizations to Representative Tom Perriello trying to create a (false) […]
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Now I’m outraged … ACCCE knew prior to vote …
August 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: astroturfing · cap and trade · carbon dioxide · climate delayers · climate legislation · coal · Congress
Perpetuating Naked Fraud in Black Face
July 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments
For far too long and far too extensively, various industries have used astroturfing methods to distort public debate. They create false groups. They fund “institutions” with impressive sounding names to spout deceptive propaganda. All of this is fraud, outright fraud on the very concept of intelligent discourse in a civil society. Now, this “fraud” typical […]
Tags: cap and trade · climate change · climate delayers · climate legislation · Congress
Reality leaving Waxman-Markey in the dust …
July 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Waxman-Markety American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) targets for renewable energy and climate emissions reductions are, to put it simply, far from what they should be. And, let’s put aside “should be”, they are far weaker than they could be. Let’s stick with 2020 targets for a moment. The bill, as passed by the […]
Tags: cap and trade · climate change · climate legislation · coal · electricity · emissions · Energy · energy efficiency · energy information administration
Carl Pope on Progressives and ACES final days in the House
June 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Friday, Sam Stein and Ryan Grim wrote on Huffington Post about the politics of the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act. They quoted Sierra Club head Carl Pope stating that progressives had helped drive the bill to the right by forcing more compromises with members like likely Global Warming-denier Collin Peterson. “If Waxman-Markey […]
Tags: cap and trade · Congress
“Sources say”: … Are there “greens” seeking to stop strengthening climate bill?
June 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
At times one needs to make decisions about how to rate confidences and how to maintain relationships. While not a “journalist”, this blogger can develop relationships that are built up in a variety of reasons and a variety of pathways. Many conversations are ‘off the record’, are part of discussions that don’t necessarily lend themselves […]
Tags: cap and trade · waxman-markey
Making some green by Going Green: NRDC Electricity Analysis re ACES
June 24th, 2009 · Comments Off on Making some green by Going Green: NRDC Electricity Analysis re ACES
The CBO pessimistically reported that it could cost American households as much as a postage stamp, per day, to begin the process of tackling climate change via the (overly weakened, not nearly as cost-effective and effective as possible) Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act. This, of course, was trumpted as good news, even […]
Tags: analysis · cap and trade · climate change · Energy
ACEEE analysis of ACES EE or Energy Efficiency Makes CENTS (LOTS OF CENTS!!!!)
June 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments
The energy efficiency sections of HR 2454, the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act, are, almost certainly, its strongest elements. The United States, for a wide-ranging set of reasons, has evolved into a far more energy inefficient society than sensible (rather than stove-piped and distorted) economics would suggest should be the case. The […]
Tags: cap and trade · Energy · energy efficiency
Keeping Score: Questions about CBO’s ACES Scoring
June 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Keeping Score: Questions about CBO’s ACES Scoring
Last Friday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) release their financial “scoring” of the draft Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act (note: pdf). CBO’s analysis projects, through its first decade, that the Federal Government will bring in $845.6 billion in revenue with $821.2 billion in additional expenditures, meaning that the US Treasury would see […]
Tags: analysis · cap and trade · Congress · emissions · environmental · Global Warming
Where are Progressives on Climate Change?
June 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on Where are Progressives on Climate Change?
In the health care debate, progressives are calling for single payer and made it quite clear, in a united fashion, that a (good) public option is an absolute minimum requirement. They’ve put a public bottom line front and center. And they appear to be making progress on it. Where is that similar call when it […]
Tags: cap and trade · climate change · climate legislation · ed markey · Energy · environmental · Global Warming
Climate Legislation … What is the right approach?
May 28th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Al Gore says supports it. Paul Krugman says support it. Two Nobel Prize Winners. Who am I to question them? That is a question received, in more than one space, when it comes to the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act. Well, with all due respect to the infallibility of a Nobel Prize […]
Tags: analysis · cap and trade · carbon offsets · carbon tax · catastrophic climate change