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Big Oil to Mount (Another) Assault on Clean Air Act
Feeling emboldened with scuttling clean energy and climate legislation for the summer, Big Oil is ready to go on the offensive and gut the Clean Air Act, one of the nation’s most important environmental laws that’s now key to reducing… Read more >
How Cap & Trade Would Help Wildlife (Or: Cap Pollution, Trade Otters!)
Over at The New Republic’s The Vine, Brad Plumer discusses how sea otters make the case for capping carbon pollution & allowing trading of pollution permits: Let’s say Congress enacted a cap-and-trade system and pollution permits were selling for about… Read more >
New Financing Tools Help Push for Clean Energy
For anyone interested in serious reductions in global warming pollution on campus, the new report “Financing Sustainability on Campus,”written by Ben Barlow and edited by Andrea Putman, is an indispensable resource. Published by the National Association of College and University… Read more >
Clean Energy Week
It’s Clean Energy Week in Washington! The National Wildlife Federation is one of more than 100 businesses & organizations partnering on the week. The organizers of Clean Energy Week assert that comprehensive clean energy policy will create good American jobs… Read more >
Sen. Graham Pushes Back Hard Against Half Measures
By Larry J. Schweiger Because he knows that America needs policies that promote energy independence and a cleaner, healthier environment, Sen. Graham pushed back hard today against half measures for energy and climate legislation that would forestall the enhancement of… Read more >
Preserve the Clean Air Act’s Protections
By Larry J. Schweiger I posted this response “Preserve the Clean Air Act’s Protections” on National Journal’s blog in response to the following question: Should Congress Stop EPA? Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, last week introduced a disapproval resolution — essentially… Read more >
Senator Murkowski’s Opportunity to Lead
By Larry J. Schweiger Senator Murkowski of Alaska has a unique opportunity to lead America’s response to slow climate change and respond to the damage already occurring in her state by working with Senators Graham, Lieberman and Kerry to advance… Read more >
Rep. Shimkus: Too LITTLE Global Warming Pollution?
Here’s another clip from Wednesday’s House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on climate change adaptation. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) had an odd exchange with British aristocrat and famed global warming denier Lord Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley: Their… Read more >
