Get Energy Smart! NOW!

Blogging for a sustainable energy future.

Get Energy Smart!  NOW! header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'politics'

Plurality of Americans rejecting disinformation campaign against clean energy prosperity

January 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

In the face of massively funded disinformation campaigns, with astroturf organizations like the “Americans Coalition for a Clean-Coal Economy (ACCCE), with Republican politician after politician aggressively misrepresenting information on the benefits of climate action, according to a recent AP/Stanford University poll, a plurality of Americans understands that action to mitigate catastrophic climate change will bring […]

[Read more →]

Tags: climate change · Energy · Global Warming · politics

Americans’ Christmas Eve wishes for a Clean Energy Future

December 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Hidden among the hustle and bustle of Americans’ preparations for Christmas, with snowstorms disrupting travel (and giving climate confusers another opportunity to proclaim “its cold and snowing today, therefore global warming isn’t real), the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) released poll results showing strong public support for clean energy and action on climate change. Strikingly, 82 […]

[Read more →]

Tags: climate change · Energy · Global Warming · politics · research

Rep Linder’s Calls for US to Be Blindfolded Lemmings

December 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on Rep Linder’s Calls for US to Be Blindfolded Lemmings

In a recent Politico OPED, Representative John Linder calls on the US to not jump off the cliff for climate. Looking at his truthiness-laden and error-filled opinion piece drives to the conclusion that Linder doesn’t want Americans to jump off the cliff, but more simply to wear blindfolds and walk over the cliff into catastrophic […]

[Read more →]

Tags: climate change · climate delayers · Congress · Energy · politics

The Bells Toll For Us

December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

“Ask not for whom the bell tolls”, since, today, it is for us, our children, and our childrens’ children for whom the bells toll across Denmark. As Danish police assaulted peaceful climate activists, as non-governmental organizations accredited to the COP15 face lockouts, and youth activists sit in protest inside the building calling for a FAB […]

[Read more →]

Tags: climate change · Energy · energy efficiency · Global Warming · government energy policy · politics

The reality of climate chaos: it is THE Progressive Crisis

December 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on The reality of climate chaos: it is THE Progressive Crisis

Every Progressive should recognize and incorporate, deep in their soul, the plain fact: Global Warming is the single most serious threat to Progressive ideals, concepts, policies, and aspirations through the 21st century … AND today. This is not just a let’s wait until tomorrow issue, that should be put in the back of the line […]

[Read more →]

Tags: catastrophic climate change · climate change · environmental · Global Warming · politics

The Power of No Regrets … a reprise …

December 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Occasionally, it seems worthwhile to resurrect earlier discussions, to try to bring attention to elements that should be part of our national dialogue but which, sadly, seem not ingrained in people’s thinking. No Regrets strategic thinking looks to satisficing — how would this pan out across multiple scenarios. Considering what a No Regrets Strategy would […]

[Read more →]

Tags: clean emissions · climate change · Energy · energy smart · environmental · financial policy · Global Warming · politics · pollution

If flat earthers had unlimited funds, would we fly around the globe?

December 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

If the people that believed the moon landing was staged on a movie lot had access to unlimited money from large carbon polluters or some other special interest who wanted to confuse people into thinking that the moon landing didn’t take place, I’m sure we’d have a robust debate about it right now. This is […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Al Gore · climate change · climate delayers · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · politics

Enemies of Green: Faux & Balanced in the Washington Post

December 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Washington Post has a sad record of Faux and Balanced when it comes to Global Warming. Sunday’s opinion pieces provided yet another textbook example. Today’s paper has two authors, both enemies of ‘green’ … from utterly different angles.

[Read more →]

Tags: climate change · climate delayers · Energy · energy efficiency · George Will · global cooling · politics · Washington Post

Representative Linder: Truthiness is a lazy man’s game

December 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Representative John Linder (R-GA-7) has issued an “editorial” entitled “Climate Challenges” (reprinted in full after the fold) which provides a textbook example of what should be an adage of modern American political culture: truthiness is easier than truth. In short, those who are willing to distort and deceive  (and enthusiastic about distorting and deceiving), unconcerned […]

[Read more →]

Tags: climate delayers · Congress · Energy · politics

Does John Broder know that Media Matters exists?

December 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

The head of the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit, Professor Phil Jones, has stepped aside from his directorship for a temporary period to enable a faster and more comprehensive investigation of the Center’s electronic security and of how he (and others) managed the CRU (and their email correspondence) in the face of determined […]

[Read more →]

Tags: anti-science syndrome · climate change · climate delayers · Congress · Energy · energy efficiency · James Inhofe · jim hansen · journalism · political symbols · politics

Download kms-activator kmspico or kms activador kms-pico. lelhires.co.uk