Declaration of Twitter War

It appears that Senate Democrats have launched a “war room” on Twitter, not-so-subtly named DemWarRoom. The first tweet:

Citizen Groups Object to Obama’s Mining Pick

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to approve the nomination of Joseph Pizarchik to head the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on Tuesday, but coal-field activist groups from his home state of Pennsylvania are rallying against him in hopes of preventing his confirmation.

Pizarchik More…

Boxer Eyes Cost in Prepping for Climate Bill Fight

In May 2008, Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) delivered the final text of the Climate Security Act, the failed bill to conquer climate change. She included with her summary a long list of how the $6.7 trillion in pollution permits would be More…

Chamber of Commerce Files Suit to Block Emissions Standards

The National Automobile Dealers Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have filed a lawsuit challenging California’s right to set higher automobile emissions standards than the federal limits.

It’s a move that surprises no one, and it will probably have little influence in the near-term. But it does set More…

Bonner Says They Only Authored 13 Fake Letters to Congress

Bonner & Associates says that while they may be responsible for the 13 other forged letters to Congress, they’re not to blame for fake letter No. 14 that was revealed yesterday. The letter claims to be from a Virginia American Legion post, to Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), but was More…

EPA Puts Brakes on Surface Mining in Appalachia

The EPA just issued a statement announcing that they have extended the review period for 79 surface mining permit applications in Appalachia. This means that the permits will not be streamlined for approval, and is in accordance with the Obama administration’s memorandum issued in June to subject coal-mining permits More…

Senate Will Have to Deal With the Max (Baucus) Factor on Climate, Too

Looks like Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is looking to make a serious grab on climate policy. That is, if he ever gets around to it.

The powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee reportedly wants to author the allocations portion of a cap-and-trade policy, but so far he’s been More…

House Finds 14th Forged Letter on Climate Bill

Yet another letter to Congress opposing the Waxman-Markey climate bill has been revealed to be a fake. The letter, the 14th confirmed forgery, claims to be from an American Legion post in Rocky Mount, Va.

The letter was sent to Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), who has thus far confirmed More…

New Report Details Climate Security Threats

As part of its The Day Before event on climate and national security, the nonpartisan national security think tank the American Security Project released a new report on Thursday indexing climate security threats around the world.

The Climate Security Index presents the impacts of climate change, and More…

Kerry Marks Eve of 9/11 Anniversary With Push for Climate Legislation

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) kicked off the new campaign on Thursday to create a national security push to pass climate change legislation. Climate change, Kerry argued, will likely trigger some of the most critical threats to national security in the future, and should be addressed with aggressive action this year. More…