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Greenpeace pulls off a doozy of a stunt
Some fiendishly clever visual protest from Greenpeace: Joe Romm must be flattered.
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All four Republican prez candidates express support for California’s EPA waiver
Last night’s Republican debate spawned at least one memorable surprise: all four GOP candidates appeared to express support for California in its battle with the U.S. EPA to get a waiver it needs to implement its greenhouse-gas emissions standards for vehicles. The Bush administration denied the waiver in December, arguing that recent changes to federal […]
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All four Republican candidates support California’s right to a waiver from the Bush EPA
In tonight’s debate, much to my surprise, the Republican candidates got a direct question about the California waiver. Also rather to my surprise, all four said they support California’s right to a waiver. It’s amazing how isolated Johnson (*cough*Cheney*cough*) is on this. Not one of his party’s standard-bearers will back him up. That is some […]
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Notable quotable
"… there are a number of pieces of legislation where [McCain’s] views are out of the mainstream, at least in my view, of conservative Republican thought. So, for instance, he’s opposed to drilling in ANWR, I believe. … … And then now McCain-Lieberman, which is a unilateral — meaning U.S.-only imposed — cap-and-trade program, which […]
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New CIA campus goes green
The CIA has apparently been green for years — yet somehow, nobody managed to find out. But the secret-keepers’ Chantilly, Va., campus was just outed as neerg gniog (that’s code for “going green”). The new campus is LEED certified and features a green roof, preferred parking for carpoolers, energy-efficient equipment, waterless urinals, and more. We’d […]
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Notable quotable
“Maybe we’re wrong.” — the Nader 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, getting halfway there
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No such thing as a feebate lunch
Remember that cool experiment in feebates that was about to pass through California’s Assembly? Guess not.
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On the Schwarzenegger endorsement
There is speculation all over the place about a Schwarzenegger endorsement. "Sources" tell CNN that he’ll endorse McCain tomorrow. McCain’s a gimmee for Arnie — another maverick Republican who supports action on global warming. And since it looks increasingly likely that McCain’s got it sewn up, that’s probably that. Matters would have been much more […]
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Judicial ethics and global warming
Community Rights Counsel has spent much of the last decade researching and documenting undue, anti-environmental corporate influence on the federal judiciary, exposing the proliferation of privately-funded junkets billed as "judicial education seminars." Through reports such as 2004's Tainted Justice, we've highlighted the agenda of particular hosting groups, one steeped in libertarian economics and a regulatory agenda that is deeply opposed to government efforts to combat global warming. Recent ethics rules for the federal judiciary have addressed judges' participation in these junkets, but contained loopholes that have continued to benefit their supporters.
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Barbara Boxer is on the hunt …
… for 60 votes (sub rqd) to overcome the inevitable filibuster of Lieberman-Warner. Meanwhile, Friends of the Earth — the only green group to come out against L-W early and consistently — has launched a “fix it or ditch” campaign on the bill. It’s running print ads in The Hill and Roll Call. Frankly, I […]
