Dick Cheney
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Drilling f-ed the Gulf; now will New York get fracked by drilling too?
Drill, baby, drill. First the Gulf gets oiled-up and spit out by BP -- but now, will drilling for natural gas leave New York literally nauseous?
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Who’s to blame for the Gulf oil gusher? We break it down
We all know there’s a lot of blame to go around for the ongoing disaster in the gulf. In the weeks since the Horizon rig first came unglued, all the principals in this mess have taken turns pointing fingers at one another. Now, it’s our turn. We applied Grist’s scientific, who’s-fault-is-it-really, assessment method. The results […]
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Everything you always wanted to know about EPA greenhouse gas regulations, but were afraid to ask
Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the authority and the obligation to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. At a stroke, the politics of climate change were changed. The choice was no longer between legislation or no legislation — it was between legislation or regulation. One way […]
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White House refuses to disclose information on meetings with coal executives
Is the White House taking a page from Dick Cheney’s playbook by refusing to disclose who’s visiting the West Wing to lobby on energy and climate issues? Much like the preceding administration, Team Obama is fighting to keep White House visitor logs secret. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonpartisan watchdog group, […]
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Has anyone in U.S. history made more Americans less safe than Dick Cheney?
Back in March, Darth Vader former Vice President Dick Cheney said Americans are “less safe” now thanks to President Barack Obama and his policies. He repeated and expanded on the charge yesterday on Face the Nation. Let’s set aside the fact that if a President’s actions and policies in his first 100 days make him […]
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NYT slams Cheney on pollution policies
The New York Times weighs in on the the Bush administration’s possible last-minute move to change the new-source review rules under the Clean Air Act, putting the blame on Dick Cheney: Years ago, riding high and wide as the administration’s energy czar, Mr. Cheney promised — privately in meetings with corporate contributors, and publicly in […]
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Regulation-loathing Cheney aide nominated for key Energy Dept. post
With the nation’s attention turned to the financial crisis, the White House today announced that the president intends to nominate F. Chase Hutto III, a senior aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, as assistant secretary for policy and international affairs within the Energy Department. Hutto, who has been a leading opponent of environmental regulations within […]
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Palin’s record of secrecy and cronyism affects environment among other issues
A passion for oil drilling isn’t the only thing Sarah Palin has in common with Dick Cheney. “Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy,” The New York Times reports in a front page article on Sunday. “While Ms. Palin took office promising a more open government, […]