global warming
Boxer Blasts EPA Claim That CO2 Is Not a Pollutant
Sen. Barbara Boxer, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has never been much a fan of Stephen Johnson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator with a long record of putting Bush administration orthodoxy above the environment he’s charged to protect. But the California Democrat was particularly rankled after Johnson ruled last week that [...]
Boehner to Waxman: No on California Emission Changes
Well, it didn’t take long for House Republicans to recognize that having Henry Waxman atop the House Energy and Commerce Committee is a greater threat to the GOP’s agenda than having John Dingell perched there.
More From Newsweek: Debate Format and Climate Change
Many are fascinated by the behind-the-scenes campaign news/gossip reported in Newsweek’s election special. One of the more interesting tidbits to me was that both candidates were somewhat uncomfortable with the format of the presidential debates.
Newsweek reports this quote from Barack Obama while he was preparing for a debate — a quote which, as an environment [...]
More Names on Obama’s Short List for EPA Chief
Art’s post today highlights the concern in the scientific community that President-elect Barack Obama could appoint an EPA head who would politicize science as much as Stephen Johnson has. Science bloggers, Art says, are raising red flags about environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is on Obama’s short list for the position.
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Obama Rebuts Ad
Speaking on the Friday before the election, Sen. Barack Obama criticized a last-ditch attack from the McCain campaign, casting it as a revealing touchstone for how differently the two nominees view their political obligations.
The new McCain ad knocks Obama for his past praise of the GOP nominee. But Obama told an Iowa rally that while [...]
McCain Ad Makes Obama a Spokesman for McCain
The McCain campaign has launched a very clever ad on global warming. The entire commercial consists of a clip of Sen. Barack Obama saying supportive things about a climate bill that Sen. John McCain co-sponsored with Sen. Joe Lieberman. Take a look:
State Legislatures: Climate Change Threatens State Economies
My previous post reports on a UC Berkeley study showing how California’s environmental policies have boosted that state’s economy.
The National Conference of State Legislatures, in conjunction with the University of Maryland and the Center for Integrative Environmental Research, is releasing reports that also show that economic and environmental interests are aligning in other states.
McCain’s Balancing Act on Energy
Sen. John McCain is left of the GOP base when it comes to the environment. But though he may draw in independents and moderate Democrats, can he hold on to his party base?
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
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.
