On Tuesday, one big handy graphicĀ appeared online detailing what every state governor really believes about climate change. The Center for American ProgressĀ released an interactive map of the 50 states. It details the sad fact that half of Americaās 29 Republican governorsĀ agree with the anti-science caucus of Congress. Tiffany Germain And Ryan Koronowski, who wrote the
Some top global warming and environmental news from the last day or so: Global Warming & Environmental Politics Time to Put People Ahead of Polluters Over on ecopolitology, Sierra Clubās Michael Brune had a good piece on why itās time to put people ahead of polluters. Senate 2012 Race & Tea Partiers The conservative right
While our countryās leaders ātry to tackleā the worldās biggest problems, they contribute to a number of them, too. For example, Corporate Accountability International reports that the House of Representatives spent $860,000 in one year alone on bottled water (almost $2,000 per House member), despite the availability of cheaper, greener options. That money could have
Hereās some of the biggest global warming and environmental politics news and commentary from the last week or so, along with some fun cartoons. Rocket Fuel in Our Water? The inspiration for the cartoon above, among other things: information that there is rocket fuel (or a component of it) in water supplies across the U.S.
Top climate, environmental, and animal activism stories from around, in my opinion: Industry Group Portrays West Virginia Pro-Coal Rally As a āCall to Armsā There was plenty of early industry backlash to EPAās historic decision last week to veto the permit for Arch Coalās planned mega-mine in Appalachia,Ā as I wrote about last week. More recently,
Advocates for better, green transportation achieved great success this year with a transportation bill in the House of Representatives that could change the United States forever. Not only advocates have brought this to where it is, though. The general public, the US Chamber of Commerce, AAA, the AFL-CIO, Associated General Contractors of America, and others
The climate bill that was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this month is getting wide support and attention. However, activist groups who have taken a closer look at the bill are wondering if itās a climate bill addressing global climate change or a climate bill addressing the concerns of the coal and oil
[social_buttons] With some of the worldās most spectacular landscapes, Utah is a haven for the seeker of peace and a respite from the industrialization of the modern world. But those lands have long been in the cross hairs of developmentās long sight. With the possibility of an oil well beneath the Fisher Towers, a mine
