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Oh, the irony

Savor the ironies: TXU Corp., the largest Texas electricity producer, said its plan to build $10 billion of coal-fueled power generation in the state appears "consistent with" a business group’s proposal to curb global warming by capping carbon-dioxide emissions. Does this mean that TXU is psychotic or that the corporate U.S. Climate Action Partnership is […]

Bush no longer matters on climate

Sebastian Mallaby notes the recent heating up of the climate change issue and correctly teases out the main political implication: Bush has become irrelevant.

Lots of talk, little action

The media is abuzz that Bush will unveil new energy proposals in the State of the Union address. But it really is a "dog bites man" story.

Has any president ever talked so much about a problem while doing nothing to address it? The President's sweeping rhetoric on energy independence, unfortunately, has never been accompanied by serious policies -- he has actually cut funding for the key energy-saving technologies -- which is one reason our dependence on imported oil has kept rising throughout Bush's presidency. So we should take any new words in the 2007 address with many, many grains of salt.

Here are the relevant excerpts about energy from Bush's previous State of the Union addresses:

Coolio

Here’s an interesting bit from a Q&A with Reid and Pelosi: I have a couple questions about global warming. First, to Mr. Reid, does the Senate plan to follow Ms. Pelosi’s plan to create a new select committee? Will you actually create a new select committee? And then for both of you, I’m curious, you’ve […]

This Just (W)in

Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth nominated for best-documentary Oscar Sure, Dreamgirls may be getting all the pre-Oscar press, but a little flick we like to call Dreamy Al has picked up two nominations of its own. There’s the Best Documentary Feature nod for An Inconvenient Truth, not all that surprising, and then there’s … Best […]

Only 2,012 Days to Go

London Olympics striving to be all green, all the time We were about to write yet another blurb on the current climate-change climate when we remembered: today marks 2,012 days until the London 2012 Olympics! So here’s a quick rundown of plans for the “greenest games to date.” Organizers say they’ll cut Olympic Park carbon […]

What’s Done is Done, Except When It’s Not

Six months after oil spill, cleanup continues in Lebanon Two weeks ago, the U.S. triumphantly proclaimed that a major oil-spill cleanup along Lebanon’s coast was complete. Funny story, though: while the spill affected 93 miles of shoreline, the U.S.-led project gussied up a mere 68 of ’em. Described by Greenpeace as an “underwater nightmare,” the […]

The Neverending Tory

Canada’s leaders bring back green program, announce rainforest fund When Canada’s Conservative Party took power a year ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper put a variety of environmental programs on hold — only to find out that, oops, his constituents actually want a livable earth. Under pressure from citizens Canuck, Harper’s cabinet is hyping green initiatives […]

Season Shot: Ammo with flavor

Here's something for Mr. Khosla to throw some money at: Season Shot, ammunition that dissolves upon baking, leaving behind only the delicious flavor of your choice -- Cajun, Lemon Pepper, Garlic, Teriyaki, or Honey Mustard.

Think this doesn't belong on an environmental blog? Think again. According to Season Shot's creators:

Sound and fury, baby

I suppose it’s pointless speculating about what’s going to be in Bush’s State of the Union tonight. Pointless … but fun! Before we get to the green stuff, it’s important to understand the remarkable context of the speech. Bush is reviled. His popularity is yet again at an all-time low in the polls. The American […]