by Roger Hickey | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog, Climate
Americans who understand the challenge of climate change had to be encouraged by the Paris summit, where the nations of the globe, including the United States, pledged to work together to dramatically reduce the burning of fossil fuels – before it is too late to avoid...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 13, 2016 | Climate
Judy Treichel was just trying to do the right thing for herself and for the planet – and for that she's being penalized as a result of efforts by the Koch brothers and other right-wingers working to protect the state's fossil-fuel monopoly. A couple of years ago, she...
by Emily Schwartz Greco | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, Climate
As lawmakers scurried to keep the government open and head home for the holidays, they wrapped spending and tax deals into a costly measure that highlighted our nation’s mismatched energy policies. Specifically, this monster bill extended and restored tax incentives...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Climate, Conservatism, Economy, Financial Reform, This Is The GOP
The "omnibus" budget for the next year is out. Here are some of the winners and losers. With a Republican Congress, every budget battle is about ratcheting down the things our government does to make our lives better. Every budget battle is a defensive action, with...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 14, 2015 | Climate
Imagine if the 10 Commandments were written under the same political constraints as the just-completed climate change accord in Paris. “We cannot do this,” Secretary of State John Kerry would tell Moses as he saw the word "shall" chiseled into the stone tablets. And...
by Bill Scher | Dec 11, 2015 | Blog, Climate
Above: Economist and author Robert Pollin discusses his latest book, "Greening the Global Economy," with Isaiah J. Poole while at a congressional briefing in Washington December 8. The expected Paris climate agreement will be a landmark achievement, not just for the...
