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Polar Bears, Warming, Cannibalism and Palin
Arctic sea ice is disappearing rapidly, reaching its second lowest level on record. This is frightening news for polar bears, who rely on sea ice for their habitat. The endangered bears are starving, drowning and now resorting to cannibalism, says the Center for Biological Diversity
Can Obama’s Energy Plan Satisfy Progressive Voters?
This is the first part of a two-part series on energy. Part 2 will focus on the GOP.
With a housing market in shambles, unemployment on the rise and increased talk about recession, the economy is a top More…
Obama and McCain Take Part in Science Debate 2008
This is interesting. A group of thousands of scientists, engineers and science buffs called Science Debate 2008 got Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain to answer 14 science policy questions. More …
Windy City To Tackle Warming
By developing its own plan to tackle climate change, California set a precedent for states looking to slash greenhouse gases. Now Chicago’s doing the same. Mayor Richard Daley has laid out the first specific plan for a city to cut greenhouse gases to fight global warming.
Palin And Alaska Native Women
Blogging off my beat for a minute, I wanted to add a few points to the Gov. Sarah Palin discussion. We’re hearing a lot about Palin as the “glass-ceiling-shattering” nominee, meant to soak up votes of women who supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton — and just as More…
Report: Why This Offshore Drilling Myth?
I was almost relieved to see this report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. I have been puzzling over why the public seems so sure that offshore drilling will lower gas prices.
At TWI, we keep citing government data — the straight numbers crunched by energy More…
But What About Endangered Species?
The public comment period on the Bush administration’s proposed rules to overhaul the Endangered Species Act is still open — but only until Sept. 15.
With the conventions, the first African-American to receive a major party’s nomination, Sen. John McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Hurricane More…
Gustav Threatens Oil in Gulf
Reuters has a “Factbox” today outlining the threat of Hurricane Gustav to U.S. oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Gustav presents the first major threat since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which caused oil spills in 2005.
Here are some highlights from Reuters’ highlights of the energy situation: All More…
Gustav and the RNC
President George W. Bush is saying that the emergency response to Hurricane Gustav is far better than the response to Katrina in 2005. The president canceled his plans to attend the Republican National Convention today in order to fly to Texas and oversee emergency response efforts to Gustav. More…
