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American Progress’ ‘Green Recovery’ plan
We are going to have a huge economic stimulus package soon after Obama becomes President. And a big piece of it is going to be aimed at energy efficiency and renewable energy, as the NYT reported today in “Proposal Ties Economic Stimulus to Energy Plan.” I have asked a bunch of my wonk EE friends […]
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We can haz everee-thing!
Coal lobby billboard: "Clean coal means our next President won’t have to choose between a clean environment and our economy." EPA head Stephen Johnson: "Americans should not have to choose between clean coal or effective environmental protection; we can achieve both."
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PEBO nature picks
The Washington Post‘s Al Kamen rounds up the rumors on Obama’s picks for Energy, Interior, and EPA.
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Obama pledges to use stimulus to make schools and public buildings more energy efficient
In his Democratic radio address today, President-elect Barack Obama laid out the first three steps of his economic recovery plan – the first of which, he said, will be making public buildings more efficient. “First, we will launch a massive effort to make public buildings more energy efficient. Our government now pays the highest energy […]
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Bush administration moves to allow guns in national parks and wildlife refuges
The Department of the Interior on Friday announced a final rule that will allow visitors to carry loaded and concealed firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. The previous rules, put in place in the early ’80s under President Reagan, allowed firearms in parks as long as they were unloaded and stored somewhere that wasn’t […]
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Friday music blogging: Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq (nee Charlie Ray Wiggins) used to sing for an R&B group called Tony! Toni! Toné! — readers of a certain age will remember their hits from the late ’80s and early ’90s. After that whole New Jack Swing business died out, Saadiq put out a few more albums in various guises but mostly […]
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Politico claims N.J. DEP commissioner Lisa Jackson in line to head EPA
For what it’s worth, Politico is reporting that Lisa Jackson is probably going to be Obama’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency. “It seems like it’s pretty close to a done deal. She’ll be a very strong candidate,” says an anonymous Democratic Senate aide. Jackson is currently serving on Obama’s transition team for the […]
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CARB does not recognize the meaning of ‘maximum emission reductions’
The California Air Resources Board is finalizing its Scoping Plan for implementation of the state’s global warming law, AB 32, which could establish a precedent for federal legislation by the 111th Congress. Barbara Boxer recently announced plans for a cap-and-trade initiative to be introduced in January, and she earlier indicated that the next go-round on […]
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Green stimulus, green jobs
Music to my ears: The details and cost of the so-called green-jobs program are still unclear, but a senior Obama aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a work in progress, said it would probably include the weatherizing of hundreds of thousands of homes, the installation of “smart meters” to monitor and reduce […]
