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‘Environmental purists’ unhappy with House Dem energy bill
This is mostly water under the bridge now, but look, Dems got outmaneuvered this summer, as Republicans managed to successfully reframe the energy debate around drilling. They drummed up lots of public support and put Dems on the defensive. This is the fault not only of Dem lawmakers but also of everyone on the progressive […]
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Senate Dems falter on energy compromise bill
Both The Hill and Politico have reported that the Gang of 20 will not introduce a bipartisan compromise energy bill before the election. This is a huge triumph for McCain and major political blunder by Congressional Democrats. As I wrote Monday, the original compromise bill by the Gang “is the best chance — indeed, the […]
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Gallup polls indicate that Republicans are less likely to recognize global warming
Turns out you can fool some of the people all of the time — if those people are conservatives. I have previously argued as much here. Now Environment magazine has published an analysis that suggests the deniers are winning only with the GOP. This analysis should be especially alarming to scientists. Is global warming occurring? […]
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A new We ad gets feisty
Al Gore’s We Can Solve It campaign has a new ad out. Watch it: They’re getting tougher and tougher! Me likey. They’re going to run this one on cable and, if they can raise enough money, “60 Minutes” and “20/20”.
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Polar bears against Palin
A website to lighten your day. Don’t miss the hilarious point/counterpoint debate between Palin and a surprisingly articulate and snarky polar bear. This post was created for ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
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Senate settles on a grab bag of political favors in place of an energy policy
Next week, the Senate plans to consider the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, a hodgepodge of subsidies and tax credits that reflects the vacuum of long-term strategic thinking in U.S. energy policy. The bill is a classic Senate Christmas Tree, bedecked with tax breaks and loopholes for just about every energy-related industry under […]
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House holds hearing on MMS scandal; Kempthorne recommends ethics training
On Thursday the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the MMS scandal currently providing humorists with so many drilling puns. Pelosi’s blog has an account of the hearing. (See also E&E News, $ub req’d.) The most amusing part was the righteous performance from Rep. George Miller, particularly this exchange with Interior Secretary Dirk […]
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Time’s Michael Scherer strains unsuccessfully to find equivalence in campaign ads
Time’s Michael Scherer wrote a dopey post trying to tag Obama for misleading ads. The Social Security part was dismantled by Media Matters, with additional notes from Josh Marshall and Atrios. In an update, Scherer is unrepentant, claiming he was attacked because he dared question Obama. Of course, counterintuitively going after Obama for misleading ads […]
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CARB shoots down the ‘economy vs. environment’ myth … again
The other day, contemplating an Economist story on geoengineering, Andrew Sullivan said, “I much prefer the idea of developing new non-carbon technologies or experimenting with technology to deflect or arrest warming to throwing the global economy into a permanent slowdown.” Sullivan has no particular knowledge of or expertise on climate legislation (not a dig — […]
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Meet the Bloggers on enviro issues and the election, live, here, now
Just a reminder, I’m going to be on Meet the Bloggers today at 1 p.m. EDT (now!) talking about energy, the environment, and the elections. Also appearing will be Kevin Grandia of DeSmogBlog and Brad Johnson, a Gristmill contributor and blogger at the Wonk Room. The featured guest this week is Simran Sethi, the environmental […]
