Get Energy Smart! NOW!

To be or not to be? That is a question already surrounding the issue of climate legilslation for action in 2009, even before the Obama Administration takes office. When question, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated the votes are there in the House, but that she wouldn’t commit to 2009 action. Ed Markey (Chair […]

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Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles. They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids. And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they […]

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Eight months ago, I opened an effort to Vote Energy Smart, not Energy Dumb! The opportunity is before us to bring focus to [energy and global warming] across campaigns, across the United States, and make Energy/Global Warming a winning issue come November and a higher priority for serious Congressional and Administration action come January 2009. […]

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It must be that time of year again. [DIGG this story.] Just like last year, the Minority on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Commitee (read James Inhofe (R-Exxon)) has just released another “report” somehow proving that the globe isn’t warming or, if that fails, that humanity has nothing to do with the warming […]

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In 2004, T. Boone Pickens invested his money in trashing John Kerry and helping doom us to four more years via Swift Boat Veterans for Truthiness. In 2008, T. Boone Pickens is investing his money in trashing our opportunity for a sensible energy future. In 2008, T. Boone Pickens is attempting to buy a yes […]

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If you haven’t seen the Obama “infomercial“, forget this post and go watch it. Eloquently, powerfully, Obama laid down his core concepts for his Presidency. A case for why … and what. And, as for what, Senator Obama has moved into a zone that is fostering optimist in this pessimistic optimist (or optimistic pessmist, can’t […]

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This is a guest post by Devilstower, a front-pager at Daily Kos and a leading light of Energize America.  Suppose there was a candidate who was as bright and as capable as Sarah Palin is confused and incompetent. Someone who had a record of working with environmental groups, and who had a real understanding of […]

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This year could be a breakthrough year to truly change the nature of dialogue and action in Washington, DC, and nationwide. One of the great realities of the 2008 campaign: there will be a tremendous increase in the Oval Office and Congressional IQs when it comes to energy issues. In energy illiterate America, we have […]

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This morning, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (D) and former governor/former senator George Allen (R) acted as surrogates for the Obama and McCain campaigns in an energy forum. From a live-blogging account, it seems clear that the two did a reasonable job as surrogates.: Obama’s policies came out as sensible (even if not aggressive enough) and […]

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When elected into Dennis Hastert’s old seat, Bill Foster raised real hopes that Illinois-14 would have a substantive and positive voice in the nation’s energy discussion. Foster once self-described himself as a “Scientist, Businessman, Democrat” but no longer, he is a “Scientist, Businessman, Independent Solutions”. The self-description isn’t the real problem, it is the policy […]

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