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Americans to Congress: Pass Alternative Energy Legislation First
If you’re a member of Congress who wants to do something to make almost everyone in your district happy – no matter their political affiliation – a new Gallup poll says your best bet would be to vote for legislation… Read more >
Will Energy And Science Chairs Become Kindling For Post-Election Blaze?
Late yesterday, the House GOP Steering Committee recommended Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) as the next chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. They could have chosen far, far worse (meanwhile, Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), a climate denier, was picked… Read more >
Dear New Incumbent: Help America Solve Big Problems Again, Starting With Climate Change
Letter to a new member of Congress Dear New Incumbent- There was a time when we led the league in muscular thinking. The flattop American in square glasses and a pocket protector was an icon of western exceptionalism: he and… Read more >
Republicans Can Lead On Climate…If They Open Their Eyes
When politicians take pains to miss the point, are they really being leaders? The parable of the blind men and the elephant is near and dear to many a cartoonist’s heart*—never more so than when the public sphere is clogged… Read more >
Cheap Shot: Polluters Cry ‘Power Grab,’ Attack Crucial U.S. Conservation Rules
The EPA is moving to regulate the carbon pollution that drives global warming. It’s about time, right? Read more >
Big Oil Bailout Vote Looks Likely By June 10
Wait a minute. In the depths of a Great Recession and the likely decimation of Gulf Coast fishing, tourism and recreation industries caused by BP’s oil spill, the Senate thinks it’s time for a vote on a “Big Oil Bailout?”… Read more >
NWF President: “It’s Past Time for a New Energy Plan for America”
“The American Power Act has the one ingredient that is absolutely essential for any energy bill to be worth doing. It holds oil companies and other corporations accountable for doing their fair share to reduce pollution,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger. Read more >
Washington Post Calls for “Smart” Senate Clean Energy & Climate Bill
Today’s Washington Post gets behind the efforts of Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham & Joe Lieberman to craft bipartisan clean energy & climate legislation. Read more >
Polluter Dirty Air Acts Come to Light – Help Stop Them
At first it seemed like simply one bad idea from one senator. But now we know the real story — a tangled web of public officials, polluter lobbyists, and efforts to gut the Clean Air Act. Read more >
