by Bill Scher | May 15, 2007 | Blog
As noted here before, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who chairs a key environmental committee, is close to the auto industry and may be an obstacle to strong global warming legislation. But yesterday at the Detroit Economic Club, Dingell said his committee is "working to...
by Bill Scher | May 15, 2007 | Blog
The Hotline's Marc Ambinder wins the coveted "Wanker of the Day" honor from Atrios today, after Ezra Klein called him out for "pat[ting Sen. Barack] Obama on the back for becoming 'the first top-tier Democratic presidential candidate to acknowledge that Social...
by Bill Scher | May 15, 2007 | Blog
To "greenwash" is to spin something as good for the environment, when it really amounts to direct harm or damaging inaction. Like Monday, when President Bush addressed the nation in the Rose Garden, and called for Congress to pass his "20 in 10" plan, cutting our gas...
by Bill Scher | May 14, 2007 | Blog
When the Supreme Court last month told the Bush administration to follow the law and treat greenhouse gases as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, environmental groups noted that the ruling should end the administration's efforts to prevent states from adopting their...
by Bill Scher | May 14, 2007 | Blog
To "greenwash" is to spin something as good for the environment, when it's really amounts to direct harm or damaging inaction. Like today, when President Bush addressed the nation in the Rose Garden, and called for Congress to pass his "20 in 10" plan, cutting our gas...
