In a recent post, my colleague Jennifer Lance asked whether Hillary Clinton can take on big oil. Among other things, Jennifer concluded that despite the good intentions of Senator Clinton,”A gas tax holiday will not solve the problem of peak oil.” And that is exactly the same message the Obama campaign wants to deliver in [...]
Can Hillary Clinton Take on Big Oil?
April 30, 2008 By 3 Comments
Americans are feeling the pain of high gas prices; I just paid $4.20 a gallon at the pump in northern California. Needless to say, the presidential candidates are scrambling to be the savior of the gas guzzling voter. Both McCain and Clinton support suspending federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel over the summer, [...]
White House Signals Farm Bill Veto – Will Congress Bend?
April 29, 2008 By 4 Comments
Word has it that the farm bill congressional conferees hammered out at the end of last week would most likely be vetoed by President Bush. The ink has not dried on the agreement, and that is why Congress had to pass an extension of the existing farm bill last week. The extension gives lawmakers until [...]
Friedman Video Blocked on YouTube – ‘Greenwash Guerillas’ Respond
April 28, 2008 By 1 Comment
As we previously reported, New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman was officially “pied” last week, while giving an Earth Day Lecture at Brown University. Friedman was ambushed just as he began his talk, entitled “Green is the new Red, White & Blue.” The group that claimed responsibility call themselves “The Greenwash Guerillas.” In [...]
Why Is the EPA Reaching Out?
April 28, 2008 By 2 Comments
The Environmental Protection Agency has begun a “National Dialogue” about what information the public needs from the agency and how the agency can better provide that information. Interested parties can now let the agency know what they think on EPA’s new interactive Web page (I’d love to a fly on that digital wall). Additionally, agency [...]
Mean Joe Green #7: The Polar Bears are Finding out the Hard Way.
April 25, 2008 By 2 Comments
Melting ice makes life difficult for those who live on it. Just ask the Polar Bear. There are endless signs of the reality of climate change (global warming). Few more definitive than the plight of the polar bear. There’s great info in this Treehugger article by our very own Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, and the NRDC has [...]
You’re Either with Us, or You’re with the CFLs
April 24, 2008 By 22 Comments
So, what’s the bigger danger to the American public: Al-Qaeda, or compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)? If you follow the conservative punditry, online or off, it’s a tough call. Today’s (April 24) “Mallard Fillmore” comic strip is just the latest example of conservatives taking aim at these energy-saving bulbs, focusing primarily on the fact that [...]
Opposition for Opposition’s Sake? Thomas Friedman Gets a Pie in the Face (w/video)
April 24, 2008 By 15 Comments
As if on cue, the kind of oppositional tactics used by radical environmentalists at a few Earth Day 1970 events that I just wrote about, emerged on Earth Day 2008 when Thomas Friedman took a pie in the face at Brown University [jump to video]. Friedman, of the New York Times and author of the [...]
Americans are Stupid When it Comes to Global Warming
April 23, 2008 By 8 Comments
In honor, or dishonor, of Earth Day, a Gallup poll is conducted each year about Americans’ opinions on environmental issues. For 19 years, Americans have been asked to rate their personal environmental concerns and what level of action is required to solve these problems. Despite Al Gore and all of his efforts, public opinion has [...]
Does Earth Day Matter?
April 22, 2008 By 3 Comments
