President Obama’s not-state-of-the-union address with full text and video.
23 Governors Push Renewable Electricity Standard
February 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
In Washington, D.C. today, governors from the 23 states that make up the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition released a report outlining the benefits of wind energy for their states and the country.
MJG #52: Limbaugh, O’Reilly, Hannity, and Beck: Environmental Superheroes
February 24, 2009 By 5 Comments
The Trust-Us League. Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck–environmental superheroes out to change the world on ecological-footprint at a time!
What Does $10B in Stimulus Really Mean for High-Speed Rail?
February 23, 2009 By 5 Comments
When members of Congress sat down to hammer out the final details on the economic stimulus package, President Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel greatly upped the ante for high-speed rail, asking House-Senate negotiators for $10 billion — far more than either bill had allotted.
Obama to Slash Federal Deficit by Withdrawing Troops and Raising Taxes on Rich
February 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
Thanks to the Bush administration, the current US deficit is over $1 trillion (not including the economic stimulus package). Obama plans to cut this deficit in half by 2013. Obama will let Bush’s tax cuts for individuals who make $250,000 or more a year expire in 2010. As far as troop withdrawal from Iraq, Obama estimates this would save about $90 billion a year, although some of this savings may be deferred to increasing troops in Afghanistan.
Which Would You Prefer: Higher Beer Tax or New Meat Tax?
February 23, 2009 By 4 Comments
Oregon State Representative Ben Cannon has proposed a 1900% increase in state beer tax, leading PETA to issue a letter asking him to instead consider a small meat tax in the state.
Los Angeles Getting 140,000 New LED Streetlights
February 23, 2009 By 22 Comments
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, along with President Bill Clinton, will retrofit LA with 140,000 LED streetlights starting this June. The initiative will save the city $48 million, and reduce carbon emissions by 197,000 tons.
Stimulus Includes Solar Incentive, But Will it Be Enough for Struggling Solar Companies?
February 22, 2009 By 4 Comments
The economic stimulus plan provides incentive for homeowners to install solar panel systems, but solar companies are taking big hits in the stock market.
Bio-char: a Carbon Negative Way to Improve our Food Supply
February 22, 2009 By 8 Comments
Bio-char pioneers are revisiting their projections to ensure that the development of bio-char programmes won’t cause inadvertent harm to other environmental projects
City of San Jose Names Peregrine Falcon ‘Esteban Colbert’
February 21, 2009 By 5 Comments
