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The Republicans' hollow threat: EPA and the Congressional Review Act
As they wage war on the EPA, congressional Republicans are talking about using the Congressional Review Act. Can it work? Almost certainly not.
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Rebounds and Jevons: Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded
My last post on David Owen's piece in the New Yorker and on the Jevons effect stirred up some interesting questions and discussion that I want to follow up on here.
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Is it politically realistic to eliminate energy subsidies?
Previously I wrote about the policy question of "getting rid of all energy subsidies." But what about the politics? Could it actually happen?
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House GOP drops word 'organic' from committee charged with oversight
New GOP leaders of the House Agriculture Committee are dropping the word "organic" from the name of the subcommittee charged with oversight of the national program. Not a good sign.
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Who is standing against polluters and for clean air?
Several Democratic senators have taken a hard-line stand against proposals to limit the EPA's ability to protect public health.
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The Climate Post: In an energy-scarce world, is energy efficiency finally king?
If our energy usage has reached a saturation point, will gains in efficiency save us?
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Should we get rid of all energy subsidies?
Should the U.S. get rid of all energy subsidies? In a new piece for Washington Monthly, Jeffrey Leonard argues that we should. Is that a good idea?
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Abolish the EPA's ability to limit pollution?
We need to resist any efforts by Congress Republicans to block the EPA's ability to protect our health through the Clean Air Act.
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The 'War on Cars': A brief history of a rhetorical device
Back in October, I started noticing the accusation that Seattle is waging a "war on cars" was popping up an awful lot in the local press, and in suspicious ways. Where did this inflammatory language come from?
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Is Obama's EPA trying to implement 'backdoor cap-and-trade'? Um, no.
Conservatives say that by using EPA to regulate CO2, Obama is short-circuiting democracy and implementing "backdoor cap-and-trade." That's a myth.
