Monthly Archives: August 2010

Addicted to coal

As Jon Stewart reminded us in a bitterly funny shtick a couple of months ago, every U.S. President since Nixon has bemoaned our addiction to oil and promised to wean the nation ASAP.  But what about our addiction to coal? … Continue reading →

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Arizona gets tough on energy efficiency

Arizona  has made headlines recently over its attempt to crack down on undocumented immigrants.  But the Grand Canyon State is also cracking down on something far more worthy of its wrath–wasted electricity. Under a ruling last month by the Arizona Corporation Commission, … Continue reading →

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Danny Kennedy: Adam Smith Would Roll in His Grave

The Texas Oil Companies behind the Dirty Energy Prop seem to be up to some new tricks, including using Adam Smith’s name in vain! The latest news on this front is that their fundraising campaign is raising the federal government’s … Continue reading →

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Truth is not the Test for Prop 23 Proponents

This made me laugh. As I have said I want to keep you up-to-date on the battle to stop the dirty energy prop, so here’s this week’s best bit yet: Yesterday the Texas oil companies behind Prop 23 won a … Continue reading →

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Big Guns in the Wild West

With Copenhagen already a fading memory and federal climate legislation officially dead, I had to dig pretty deep to find grounds for optimism.  Here it is:  The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) is forging ahead with its plan to create a carbon … Continue reading →

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