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Big Oil pushes expanded offshore drilling without new safeguards
Big Oil continues to lust after huge profits at the expense of the health and welfare of the American people. The leader of the American Petroleum Institute rashly advocated a speedy return to expanded offshore oil drilling last week even before the BP oil spill commission issued its recommendations for additional safeguards for future offshore oil production.
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Why a clean energy standard is smart policy and smart politics in 2011
Last year, the Senate stiff-armed every important clean energy idea that crossed its path. Cap and trade. Oil drilling reform. Even a clean energy bank. This was more than a one-year or one Congress set back. It has created a growing perception that energy reform is legislative poison. With fewer clean energy advocates in the […]
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The danger of a two-year delay in EPA climate rules
A proposal to delay EPA climate rules for two years is being pushed by Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito. Obama must veto such a bill if it reaches his desk.
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Renewable energy standards: less effective, more costly, but politically preferred to cap-and-trade?
It is ironic that while cap-and-trade is dead in the Senate, support has emerged for an approach that would be both less effective and more costly.
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Flashback: Bachmann called for 'armed and dangerous' citzenry on climate bill
In the wake of the Arizona shootings, there has been a lot of talk about the influence of political rhetoric. Here are some climate-oriented examples.
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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.
