The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues its deceptive campaign tour to fight any meaningful efforts to deal with Global Warming. Last week, the USCOC joined up with Senator George Voinovich in Columbus, Ohio, for the session deceptively entitled “Comprehensive Approach to Energy and Climate Change“. From the speech by USCOC President Thomas J. Donohue, he […]
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Chambering a round against future commerce
May 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · analysis · astroturfing · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate delayers · commerce · Congress · emissions · Energy · environmental · financial policy · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · politics · pollution
Another invite to Join a Conversation about Energy
May 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Another invite to Join a Conversation about Energy
For several years now, various agencies of the US government have been sponsoring a monthly evening lecture series on energy issues: The Energy Conversation. Held in Crystal City, Virginia, these lectures (conversations?) bring together an eclectic mix of people who generally share a passion about one issue: concerns about the US approach to energy and […]
Tags: Energy · environmental · politics
Drilling the hole deeper!
May 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
If there reason for frustration with Democratic Party Senate leadership over messaging when it comes to energy issues, we should be beyond frustration about disastrous Republican substance when it comes to energy. When it comes to oil, the only solution: more supply, drill, drill, drill!!! Putting aside the question as to the sensibility of a […]
Tags: Energy · environmental · government energy policy · politics
Messaging Energy Wrong
May 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Messaging Energy Wrong
Putting aside any questions about the value of the substance of the Consumer-First Energy Act, let us take a few moments to examine the language and framing of its release. The opening paragraph of the press release: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senators Jeff Bingaman, Max Baucus, Charles Schumer, Byron Dorgan, Maria Cantwell and […]
Tags: climate change · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · politics
Representatives rejecting Clinton Challenge
May 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Representatives rejecting Clinton Challenge
Joining Mark Udall, some 28 members of the House of Representatives responded to Hillary Clinton’s challenge on a gas tax holiday … and rejected her Energy Dumb concept for a gas tax holiday. While it is important that these 28 have spoken up, some of their words and the implications of their statement are concerning.
Tags: climate change · Congress · democrats · Energy · gasoline · Hillary Clinton · politics · pollution
Gas Tax Scam (Dot COM)
May 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Clinton’s and McSame McCain’s energy dumb and dumber song-and-dance act about a ‘gas tax holiday’ is not getting any support from independent people who actually understand energy issues and/or economics. As per GasTaxScam DOT com, the merit of this idea is about the merit of setting out on a long voyage with an empty tank. A secret […]
Tags: climate change · conservation · Energy · government energy policy · Hillary Clinton · john mccain · politics
Clinton’s FOE
May 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Clinton’s FOE
Until quite recently, those who focused primarily on energy and global warming issues could see reasons to be supporting Hillary Clinton and/or Barack Obama. In this arena, both have plans and records with strengths … and weaknesses. Both could learn from each other and strengthen their own programs. Thus, with real legitimacy, an “environmentalist”, those […]
Tags: barack obama · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · Hillary Clinton · politics
Udall Responds to Energy Dumb …
May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton directly challenged Congressional members to go on the record either for her idiocy of a gas tax moratorium or against it (supposedly, therefore, for oil companies). Coloradan Senate candidate Mark Udall responded forcefully. Senator Clinton claimed yesterday that I either stand with her on this proposal or stand with the oil […]
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Mark “Energy Smart” Begich
May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
This year could be a breakthrough year to truly change the nature of dialogue and action in Washington, DC, and nationwide. On the tip of the toungue: will there be a super majority in the Senate (59 Democratic Party, OneOne Socialist (Sanders), and the only Connecticut for Lieberman Senator)? One of those seemingly long-shot, now […]
Tags: climate change · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · politics · renewable energy
Truthi-Samuelson Strikes Again
April 30th, 2008 · 10 Comments
Robert Samuelson has a real talent, a real expertise in turning fact into truthiness when it comes to the economics of energy and global warming issues. Whether arguing the futility of doing anything about Climate Change (see also J’Accuse, Robert Samuelson, J’Accuse!) or laying out a path for dealing with gas prices, Robert J Samuelson’s […]
Tags: climate change · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · Global Warming · politics