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Independent panel finds FDA conclusions on BPA flawed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s finding earlier this year that the chemical bisphenol A is safe for use in food containers and other products is “not supported by the available data and science,” according to an independent review panel tasked with examining the FDA’s conclusions. The review panel found that “The margins of safety […]
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McCain adviser challenges idea of regulating CO2 under the Clean Air Act
McCain senior policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin was on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday talking about the need for the next president to enact “comprehensive policies” to create jobs as well as a “real energy policy.” He also took on the recent assertion from Obama’s advisers that their candidate would regulate carbon dioxide as a […]
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The financial crisis is distracting us from … everything!
Prince Charles busted out with a strong message on Tuesday: This economic stuff is scary, but climate change is the real crisis. Word. But it turns out Chuck ain’t the only one using this device. Depending whom you ask, the real crisis being overshadowed by financial turmoil is: green building (“can’t wait”), clean energy (“can’t […]
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Newspapers call out climate and energy in prez endorsements
As of Tuesday, 222 daily newspapers had endorsed Barack Obama for president, and 93 had picked John McCain. Many papers mentioned climate and energy, those dark-horse Big Issues in this campaign, as a reason for backing or choosing not to back a candidate. The nation’s largest newspapers in terms of circulation are leaning heavily toward […]
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Update on 350.org’s campaign to recruit McCain and Obama
The next international gathering to discuss climate change is scheduled to take place in Poland in December. The folks at 350.org want America’s next president to pledge to attend those talks — a signal that the United States is back at the table when it comes to combating global warming. Here’s a video update on […]
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Wonders
Media discovers that “McCain and Obama have distinct priorities on energy.”
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Good policy and enduring political alliances are built around goals, not paths
In a thoroughly excellent interview with Streetsblog, Rockafeller Foundation managing director Nicholas Turner urges a pragmatic approach to transportation: … if you’re thinking about transportation … as being a tool that helps you get to a set of broader societal benefits, you want to be somewhat mode-neutral. My guess is that any attempt to move […]
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Democrat gets black mark from environmental lobby for backing of corn-based ethanol
This Guardian story was written by reporter Ed Pilkington. Grist is a member of the Guardian’s Environment Network. —– BROWNSVILLE, Neb. — Barack Obama has enjoyed near-universal backing from American environmentalists, with the Sierra Club, the country’s largest grass-roots environmental group, and Friends of the Earth both endorsing the Democratic nominee for president. But there […]
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Oregon guv outlines climate-change-fightin’ plans
Oregon’s governor on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan to attack climate change. Under Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s (D) vision, which will be taken up by the state legislature, homes and buildings will produce net-zero emissions by 2030; a $5,000 tax credit for all-electric cars will replace an existing $1,500 credit for hybrids; and energy efficiency will […]
