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New McCain ad repeats discredited claim that Obama will raise taxes on electricity
After releasing an ad earlier this week that contained debunked lies about offshore drilling and gas prices, John McCain unveiled a new ad today, "Dome," that hits on classic conservative fears of "massive government," and both "painful" and "skyrocketing" taxes. The ad’s voiceover specifically stokes fears of "skyrocketing taxes on life savings, electricity, and home […]
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McCain says fish love oil rigs
“And by the way, on that oil rig — and I’m sure you’ve probably heard this story — you look down, and there’s fish everywhere! There’s fish everywhere! Yeah, the fish love to be around those rigs. So not only can it be helpful for energy, it can be helpful for some pretty good meals […]
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Texas Rep. Joe Barton kills effort to clean up power plants
In 2003, a Dallas Morning News editorial dubbed Republican Congressman Joe Barton “Smokey Joe” for his efforts to protect Texas polluters from pollution control requirements. Now Smokey Joe is at it again. He has blocked an attempt in Congress to make at least some progress towards cleaning up coal-fired power plants. The issue involves a […]
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Snippets from the news
• House passes No Child Left Inside environmental-education bill. • Sharing the catch is good for fish and fisherfolk. • Evangelicals less concerned about climate change. • Will T. Boone Pickens convince Wal-Mart to switch from diesel to natural gas? • What are Al Gore’s plans with Plenty magazine? • France will not impose picnic […]
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Natural Hydration Council: drink more bottled water … please?
Bottled water sales growth may be "drying up," but the bottled-water industry is veritably gushing on the PR front. Here it is investing in a high-dollar sponsorship of the upcoming presidential campaigns, joining Anheuser-Busch, EDS (which specializes in "information technology outsourcing), BBH, a big U.K. advertising firm, and others. And over here, you’ve got water […]
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I’ll be on Meet the Bloggers tomorrow
I’m going to be on Meet the Bloggers tomorrow at 1 p.m. EDT talking about energy, the environment, and the elections. Also appearing will be Kevin Grandia of DeSmogBlog and Brad Johnson, a Gristmill contributor and blogger at the Wonk Room. The featured guest this week is Simran Sethi, the environmental correspondent for CNBC. […]
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Asked about oil’s fungibility, Palin says … um, something
“Oil and coal? Of course, it’s a fungible commodity and they don’t flag, you know, the molecules, where it’s going and where it’s not. But in the sense of the Congress today, they know that there are very, very hungry domestic markets that need that oil first. So, I believe that what Congress is going […]
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When the basil plants get out of control, reach for the mortar and pestle
Mortarin’ pesto. September in Iowa always brings the same delicious dilemma — what to do with all that basil. Few herbs are as surrounded by mythology and folklore as basil. Its origins are debated, but most seem to think it came from India. There, the plant offered innumerable culinary uses: A devout Hindu has a […]
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Jon Bon Jovi will play Live Earth concert in Mumbai
After seven concerts on seven continents on 7/7/07, Live Earth has downsized (you may have noticed that 8/8/08 passed by with nary a warble). On Thursday, organizers Al Gore and Kevin Wall announced plans for a Dec. 7 Live Earth concert in Mumbai, India. The show will feature “some of the biggest artists from India […]
