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Inhofe Seeks to Throw Mercury Protections Overboard

2/21/2012 // Joe Mendelson

Late last week, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) introduced S.J. Res. 37 – a congressional resolution seeking to disapprove and throw out the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new air pollution standards that limit mercury and air toxics from power plant smokestacks…. Read more >

Inhofe Insults Pro-Energy Reform Veterans

11/30/2009 // Miles Grant

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) has a name for those veterans: Attention hogs.
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Sen. Inhofe: Big Oil’s MVP

11/3/2009 // Miles Grant

To commemorate Sen. Inhofe’s status as Big Oil’s MVP, the National Wildlife Federation has issued a limited-edition trading card with some of Sen. Inhofe’s career milestones. Read more >

Can All Senators Hear Growing Clamor for Clean Energy?

10/27/2009 // Miles Grant

I spent the day watching the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee’s hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act. But while I listened to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) deny even basic climate science, what was most remarkable… Read more >

Flat Earth Society Meeting (Free Box Lunch!)

10/8/2009 // Miles Grant

Has there ever been such a gathering of global warming denying astroturf groups in one place? Friday's meeting of the Flat Earth Society on Capitol Hill may be breaking a dubious record. It's titled, "President Obama to be challenged on… Read more >

The Real Enemies: Liberal Media, Pop Culture, Hollywood Elites

3/4/2008 // Miles Grant

I went to a session at the Heartland Institute’s conference in New York City yesterday called “Climate Change Politics.” Guess what didn’t come up until the Q&A? Politics. So what did the panelists talk about? Those reliable conservative bogeymen, the… Read more >

Senate Energy Bill: Done

6/22/2007 // Alisha Fowler

Yesterday afternoon the Senate voted to end debate on the energy bill, and then after a couple more hours of debate (huh?), but no important votes, the Senate passed the energy bill shortly after midnight. In the end, we support… Read more >

Senate Energy Bill: “The First Step”

6/14/2007 // Josh Nelson

Yesterday began with the environmental community’s less than favorite Senator, Jim “Hoax” Inhofe, proposing an amendment to require oil companies to build more refineries. (Nothing quite like requiring more oil infrastructure to keep us, entrenched in an oil economy). The… Read more >