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The real reason Obama is not making much progress

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Independent - By Johann Hari - Nov. 20 (Opinion) - So far, Obama has tried to co-opt the corporations into his agenda by ensuring they will profit from any changes, but this inevitably waters down the proposals, often to the point of uselessness. The Cap and Trade legislation before Congress, for example, will barely limit carbon emissions at all because it has been gutted to please the polluters.

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The New Arms Race

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Nov. 20 (Opinion) - America will not win the arms race of the 21st century with rockets, but with robust investment in and support of U.S.-based green technology. While Congress dawdles, China is clobbering us.

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Senate to Put Off Climate Bill Until Spring

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Ian Talley - Nov. 18 (News Report) - Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty.

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House Cleaning At API

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

National Journal - By Peter H. Stone - Nov. 17 (News Report) - Four senior hands will be leaving the American Petroleum Institute by year's end, including Jim Ford, who until early this month was the group's top lobbyist.

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Lexington: Farmers v greens

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Economist - Nov. 15 (Special Report) - In the Senate, however, every state gets exactly two votes. Sparsely-populated states are thus hugely over-represented: senators representing a mere 11% of America’s population can block any bill, since 60 votes out of 100 are needed to guarantee passage. And many of these states depend on coal, the dirtiest commonly-used fuel.

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US pressure distorted oil figures, says whistleblower

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Terry Macalister - Nov. 10 (News) - The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in encouraging the watchdog to underplay the rate of decline from existing oil fields while overplaying the chances of finding new reserves. The allegations raise serious questions about the accuracy of the organisation?s latest World Energy Outlook on oil demand and supply to be published tomorrow – which is used by the British and many other governments to ...

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How to boost fuel efficiency? Raise taxes, executives say

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Scott Malone - Nov. 06 (Opinion) - While politically unpalatable, gasoline that costs at least $4 a gallon would have a far greater effect on American fuel usage than Washington's $25 billion loan program meant to spark investment in new technologies

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Hopes fading for Copenhagen climate change treaty

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Allegra Stratton - Nov. 05 (News Report) - Political agreement rather than full treaty is now goal of the meeting, says global warming minister Hopes that a full, legally binding treaty on tackling climate change would be signed at next month?s Copenhagen summit are fading, Ed Miliband acknowledged today. The climate change secretary indicated that a political agreement, with a timetable setting out the path to a full international treaty, was now set to be the major goal for the meeting. He told MPs the government would have preferred a full treaty but any deal that does emerge from the talks must contain detailed commitments. African nations walked out of the latest round of UN climate change talks in Barcelona this week in a protest calling for deeper cuts in greenhouse gas ...

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American Petroleum Institute names new lobbyist

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Mike Allen - Nov. 05 (News Report) - "Marty brings to API a wealth of legislative experience and a deep understanding of the issues that affect America’s energy, economic and environmental security,” Gerard said. “I know he will proudly represent the interests of the thousands of companies and the millions of employees in the oil and natural gas industry, and stand up for policies that promote jobs and affordable energy.”

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Newsweek And Oil Lobby Team Up To Host Climate Change Event With Lawmakers

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Talking Points Memo - By Zachary Roth - Nov. 04 (Opinion) - Newsweek magazine is teaming up with an oil-industry lobbying group to host an event on climate-change and energy issues involving lawmakers, just as the Senate gets set to take up legislation on the subject.

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Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Ray McGovern - Nov. 01 (Editorial) - The White Man's Burden, a phrase immortalized by English poet Rudyard Kipling as an excuse for European-American imperialism, was front and center Thursday morning (October 29) at a RAND-sponsored discussion of Afghanistan in the Russell Senate Office Building.???? The agenda was top-heavy with RAND speakers, and the thinking was decidedly "inside the box" - so much so, that I found myself repeating a verse from Kipling, who recognized the dangers of imperialism, to remind me of the real world: It is not wise for the Christian white To hustle the Asian brown; For the Christian riles And the Asian smiles And weareth the Christian down. At the end of the fight Lies a tombstone white With the name of the late deceased; And the epitaph drear, A fool lies here, Who tried to hustle the East. With a few notable exceptions, the RAND event offered conventional wisdom to a fare-thee-well.

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Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New Scientist - By Tom Simonite - Oct. 30 (Special Report) - Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting

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No Deal: Chamber Chief Battles Obama Agenda

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Stephen Power - Oct. 30 (News Report) - Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is working to defeat Obama on many of his top issues, sparking a furious reaction from the White House.

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China steps up, slowly but surely, to address emissions issue

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Steven Mufson - Oct. 24 (Special Report) - In a large greenhouse, hundreds of tubes hold strains of algae being tested for how much carbon dioxide they can suck from the air. Outside, half a dozen brands of solar panels are being matched for performance against the company's own. Next door,

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Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By John Broder, Jad Mouawad - Oct. 19 (News Report) - The nation’s energy producers are splintering into competing camps battling over policy decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming decades.

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Top Official: 'The EPA Is Back On The Job'

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - Oct. 18 (News Report) - Lisa Jackson says the Environmental Protection Agency under President Bush concluded greenhouse gases were dangerous, but the White House refused to regulate them. Now that President Obama is in office, she says, the agency is going to take action.

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Real-world problems turn climate-change debate pragmatic

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Seattle Times - Oct. 16 (Opinion) - As the health-care debate was transformed by the urgency of insurance reform, climate-change legislation is shaped by the business and financial consequences of global warming.

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Tea-Party Activists Complicate GOP Comeback

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Naftali Bendavid - Oct. 16 (News Report) - The rise of conservative "tea party" activists around the country has created a dilemma for Republicans.

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Biggest Obstacle to Global Climate Deal May Be How to Pay for It

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Elisabeth Rosenthal - Oct. 15 (Special Report) - The price of a climate agreement will be $100 billion a year by 2020, many economists estimate; some put the cost at closer to $1 trillion.

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Dollar versus Global Currency: World Leaders Deny US Dollar's Demise

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

ABC News - By Matthew Jaffe - Oct. 07 (News Report) - Is the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency in jeopardy? How are U.S. officials responding? And should the average American be worried?

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Acting Like a Bunch of Christies

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

American Spectator - By Peter Ferrara - Oct. 07 - Acting Like a Bunch of Christies

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Green Inc.: Apple Resigns From Chamber Over Climate

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Kate Galbraith - Oct. 06 (Opinion) - Apple became the latest company to resign from the United States Chamber of Commerce, citing climate issues.

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Obama uses L.A. program as a model for going green -

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Jim Tankersley - Oct. 06 (News) - Urging the government to "lead by example," President Obama ordered federal agencies on Monday to set ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut energy use, save water and recycle more...The measures echo a Los Angeles sustainability program launched under the direction of then-Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley, who now heads the White House Council on Environmental Quality...Sutley said the initiative builds on the experience of Green LA, a 2007 program to reduce Los Angeles' greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030. That program includes measures such as strict efficiency standards in building codes and drawing power from renewable-energy sources.

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EPA Moves To Regulate Smokestack Greenhouse Gases

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Morning Edition - By Elizabeth Shogren - Oct. 01 (News Report) - The Obama administration recently proposed new rules for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from cars. Now it's proposing to reduce heat-trapping pollution from power plants and other large facilities.

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Freedom From Foreign Oil

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

American Spectator - By R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. - Oct. 01 - Freedom From Foreign Oil

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