As the 2008 election grows nigh, more and more politicians are addressing energy policy and climate change. Hear what Senator Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat and the great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, has to say. Interview with Senator Rockefeller (MP3)
A major investigation of the Department of Interior has uncovered “a culture of ethical failure.” Over a dozen current and former employees are alleged to have violated policies including drug use, sexual relations between federal employees and oil company employees, rigging oil contracts, working part-time as oil consultants, and accepting gifts like golf and ski trips.
Representative Wayne T. Gilchrest, ousted last February by State Senator Andy Harris, confirmed he is jumping party lines in support of Democratic nominee Frank Kratovil. Considered to be somewhat of a liberal Republican, Gilchrest held the deep-red Maryland seat for an amazing nine terms. His district supported Bush’s relection by 60-percent. In 2007, the League […]
Biden comes with mad experience. As a sixth term Senator – that’s 34 in people years – he can assuage a lot of those concerns. Also as Chair of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, that’s just one more thorn he pulls from the Obama camp’s side.
When it comes to the production of crude oil, America does takes the bronze. But it’s a slighted accomplishment, considering that the top oil producers – both Russia and Saudi Arabia – out produce the U.S. by a factor of 2 to 1. In reality, the U.S. only contributes to about 10-percent of the world’s oil supply.
On Monday, the Bush administration proposed a policy that threatens to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the point of extinction. This comes as no surprise. Like the war in Iraq, removing the fetters of environmental protection has been an administrational goal since 2001. Unlike the war in Iraq, this time Bush and his cronies could very well succeed.
I find myself both amused and completely horror-struck by the evangelical cult that resides within the GOP. They’re consistently bested by their faith, and to the point of absurdity. This is especially true with regards to the climate crisis. And quite frankly, I blame Jesus.
The EPA dealt Texas a hard blow on Thursday. It turned down the state’s request for a reduction to our Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). A decision that some environmentalists are sticking in the plus column for biofuels. I can’t say I agree.
It’s not that I’m not on the biofuel bandwagon. I am. Just don’t run the bandwagon on ethanol.