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The Climate Post: Here come a bunch of bills to block the EPA
The chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) unveiled draft legislation to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. The bill caps a rough week for the EPA in Congress, reports Kate Sheppard of Mother Jones. It is joined by a […]
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Obama gets a little climate hawkish: ‘Carbon pollution’ is contributing to ‘climate change’
Cross-posted from the Wonk Room. In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama emphasized his commitment to transforming America’s energy policy, with initiatives to move our nation away from killer fossil fuels. Although he called for doubling “clean” electricity in the United States, he argued only that this was important to keep […]
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‘Objective’ political media helps Inhofe lie about EPA
Photo: Nicco MelesSens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John Barrasso (R- Wyo.) have each introduced bills that would eliminate EPA authority over climate pollution. That represents a legitimate policy position, albeit one I disagree with profoundly. In the process of pushing their bills, however, both Inhofe and Barrasso have claimed that greenhouse gas regulations represent an […]
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Crazy storms highlight the crazy climate mess we’re in
A hard snow’s a-gonna fall.Photo: 350.orgIf you were in the space shuttle looking down yesterday, you would have seen a pair of truly awesome, even fearful, sights. Much of North America was obscured by a 2,000-mile storm dumping vast quantities of snow from Texas to Maine — between the wind and snow, forecasters described it […]
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Can You Hear Me Now? Hanging Out with the EPA
This post was co-written by Craig Segall, Attorney for the Sierra Club Environmental Law Program. Two public hearings from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., this week, will help decide whether our efforts to stop runaway climate change will rest on a strong foundation. First up, EPA will be hearing from the public […]
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Why new dietary guidelines can’t solve the obesity crisis
Ahh, breakfast.Photo: Elana’s PantryThe USDA released a new set of dietary guidelines this week and the updated guidelines were enough to put nutritionist Marion Nestle in “shock”: I never would have believed they could pull this off. The new guidelines recognize that obesity is the number one public health nutrition problem in America and actually […]
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Senators support polluters over asthmatic children
National health organizations are not scoffing at the link between pollution and asthma.Cross-posted from the Natural Resources Defense Council. As my colleague David Doniger explained, there’s a new pollution promoter on the scene, and his name is Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). Barrasso has introduced a bill (S. 228) that would allow unlimited carbon dioxide pollution […]
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The Clean Energy Standard nightmare scenario
Nooooooooooo! Not again!It probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone that I’m not particularly sanguine about the politics of the next two years. Here, just for kicks and giggles, is one unpleasant scenario I’ve been contemplating a lot recently. Say the White House seriously tries to push this Clean Energy Standard that Obama proposed […]
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Is Jon Huntsman the greenest GOP presidential hopeful? [UPDATED]
Jon Huntsman: Will he keep telling it straight on climate change?Photo: World Economic Forum [See updates at the bottom.] Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is looking like the most climate-cognizant contender for the Republican presidential nomination. In fact, he downright looks like a climate hawk. Huntsman — who is resigning his position as ambassador to […]
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Obama & GOP should cut red tape blocking tribe's green energy
President Obama and the GOP should join forces to remove the bureaucratic barriers to rapid renewable energy deployment on Native American lands.
