Articles by Lisa Hymas
Lisa Hymas is director of the climate and energy program at Media Matters for America. She was previously a senior editor at Grist.
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Watchdog group files complaint with USDA
Wal-Mart has been mislabeling non-organic food items as organic, charges the Cornucopia Institute in a complaint filed with the USDA. Reports the AP:
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Snow says Bush has made climate a priority. Yeah, right.
"[T]he President has made dealing with climate change a priority for this administration," said White House Press Secretary Tony Snow at yesterday's briefing.
Meanwhile, a German group has ranked 56 nations according to their efforts to fight climate change. Yes, look way down the list [PDF]:
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Some expected and key wins for Dems and enviros
Four governors' races with notable environmental angles have gone to the greener-leaning Dems, as expected.
New York: Eliot Spitzer (D) pummeled John Faso (R)
Pennsylvania: Ed Rendell (D) trounced Lynn Swann (R)
Ohio: Ted Strickland (D) whipped Ken Blackwell (R)
Massachusetts: Deval Patrick (D) beat Kerry Healey (R)Background on enviro angles here and here. Race results here.
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Michigan’s Democratic governor wins reelection
Michigan's Democratic governor, Jennifer Granholm, has beaten back Republican Dick DeVos. It's an important win for enviros -- Granholm is about as green as one could manage in the home state of the U.S. auto industry. Background on the race here.
