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Drive, Baby, Drive Less … Drill, Baby, Drill Less …
May 5th, 2010 · Comments Off on Drive, Baby, Drive Less … Drill, Baby, Drill Less …
The dangers of listening to Bobby Jindal
May 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Louisiana’s governor Bobby Jindal (R) seems to be a dangerous man to listen to …
Back to basics … principles matter
April 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments
In the will they, won’t they, those fighting for climate change mitigation wait to see whether Kerry-Graham-Lieberman will drop a climate bill and, if they do so, what will it contain. There are many ways to judge what comes out but the simplest and, for me, most important is to consider basic principles. At their […]
Tags: climate change · climate legislation · Energy · Global Warming · political symbols · politics · pollution
VP Biden’s excellent Earth Day announcement is perhaps 1% of what we need …
April 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment
The day before the 40th Earth Day, VP Joe Biden kicked off a series of White House actions and announcements with an excellent initiative: selection of 25 communities for up to $452 million in Recovery Act funding to “ramp-up” energy efficiency building retrofits. Under the Department of Energy’s Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative, communities, governments, private sector […]
Tags: building green · Congress · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · financial policy · global warming deniers · government energy policy · Obama Administration · politics · President Barack Obama
Energy Bookshelf: The Lomborg Deception … leads to a question: “Does the Washington Post have any honor left?”
April 21st, 2010 · 8 Comments
At a recent conference, a scientist made a comment during his presentation about how we need to understand trade-offs in investments, advocating action on climate change but noting that we need to understand opportunity costs. In doing this, he referenced Bjorn Lomborg (with a somewhat condescending tone). In my bag, as he spoke, Howard Friel’s […]
Tags: bjorn lomborg · climate change · climate delayers · Energy · energy bookshelf · energy efficiency · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · journalism · politics · Washington Post
The political and practical necessity for bold action … not tactical retreat
February 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments
The Obama Administration seems to be pulling back, on front after front, in the face of economic challenges, sobering poll numbers, and steadfast Republican obstinacy. Whether on health care, jobs promoting legislation, EPA regulation of pollutants, and/or energy/climate policy, the political powers that be within the Obama White House have determined that ‘tactical retreats’ toward […]
Tags: architecture2030 · clean energy jobs · climate change · democrats · Energize America · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · political symbols · politics · President Barack Obama
Washington Post editorial board … confusion is bad (even if we’re at fault)
February 22nd, 2010 · 7 Comments
The Washington Post editorial board came out with a strong statement about climate change that, even with its few errors, would be an important statement if it weren’t such a monumental travesty in the face of actual Washington Post editorial policy and practices. Entitled Climate Insurance, the editorial begins. THE EARTH is warming. A chief […]
Tags: climate change · climate delayers · Energy · energy efficiency · George Will · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · politics · sarah palin · truthiness · Washington Post
Learning Lessons From Massachusetts …
January 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments
No matter who wins the election in today’s Senate race, there are clear lessons for both Democratic Party and Republican Party operatives. The question is whether these operatives will read the tea leaves correctly or incorrectly and, therefore, what measures they will take walking away from the situation. Briefly, for the Republican Party, the message […]
Dear Senator Webb: It isn’t the “Murky Air Act”
January 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Dear Senator Webb, I have been extremely disappointed in your stances on energy and environmental issues, especially when it comes to climate change. Let me provide background for a moment. I have long respected you, your thoughtfulness, and your career achievements. I was involved with the Draft Webb movement. During the general election race, I […]
Tags: carbon dioxide · catastrophic climate change · clean energy jobs · climate change · Congress · Energy · government energy policy · politics
Scientists find MTR war systematically dangerous
January 7th, 2010 · Comments Off on Scientists find MTR war systematically dangerous
After a volunteer team effort, a group of scientists has published heavily scrutinized article in Science (“this is the most heavily peer-reviewed paper I’ve ever published“) calling for an immediate moratorium on the mountaintop removal war (MTR) on Appalachia. Acoording to the press release of the article (to appear in the 8 January issue), “The […]
Tags: coal · Energy · politics