Secondary to John’s earlier post, Rick Ungar at the Washington Monthly had already dipped a toe into the murky waters: According to the Automobile Club of America, gasoline prices have risen, on average, 13.1 cents in the past month—despite the fact that gas prices traditionally fall in the month of February as people drive fewer …
Energy Policy
Round and Round and Round We Go
Here we go again: Rising gasoline prices, trumpeted in foot-tall numbers on street corners across the country, are causing concern among advisers to President Obama that a budding sense of economic optimism could be undermined just as he heads into the general election. White House officials are preparing for Republicans to use consumer angst about …
Newt Gingrich Secures All Important “Barrens Chat” Vote with Key Chuck Norris Endorsement
Was he this much of a clown in the 70’s (Chuck, not Newt): For my wife, Gena, and I, we sincerely believe former Speaker Newt Gingrich is the answer to most of those questions and deserves our endorsement and vote. We agree with our friend and governor of the great state of Texas, Rick Perry, …
Pipeline Execution
When President Obama makes his February decision on the Keystone XL pipeline deal, which Republicans forced as part of the last hostage crisis, he might want to note that a similar pipeline is getting some bad press up in America’s Hat: Environmentalists accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government of taking the side of big oil …
Elected conservatives outsource all their work to corporations, leaving me wondering what they do all day
Excellent all-in-one-place piece on ALEC in ProPublica: This week, both the Los Angeles Times and The Nation put the spotlight on a little-known but influential conservative nonprofit that creates “model” state legislation that often make its way into law. The organization has helped craft some of the most controversial—and industry-friendly—legislation of recent years. The American …
Kicking our fossil fuel addiction
I had no idea this was happening. Good news for us treehuggers: Plunging prices and booming investments are beginning to reshape the energy market, according to a couple of reports that were released this week. A report produced on behalf of Bloomberg says that investments in renewable energy have gone up by roughly a third …
Because, Because…Soshalism, That’s Why!
Not much blogging to come (will anyone be able to tell the difference?–ed.) this week, as I’m writing this from Doha, Qatar, where the biennial World Conference of Science Journalists is about to begin. But as my body adjusts to the eight hour time difference, I chanced across this piece in The New York Times, …
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