As the Wall Street Journal reports today (subscription req’d), President Bush is calling on major greenhouse gas producing nations to establish a global carbon emission goal by next year.
The sponsors of this blog probably won’t agree with everything I think, but here’s my take.
First, I’m not one to criticize a leader moving in the right [...]
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Over the last couple of weeks, we have talked about the remarkable coalition between big corporations and environmental groups that forms the backbone of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership. Both groups have taken a leading role in the discussion about the best way to cap carbon emissions.
Another group, however, has also been actively involved in [...]
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The Cap and Trade system outlined in the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act has Republican support from McCain, Snowe, Collins, as well as a new friend from the great sate of Minnesota.
Sen. Norm Coleman announced Monday night he was signing on as a co-sponsor of far-reaching legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Coleman’s decision [...]
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MarketWatch has been running an excellent series on the business and political implications of efforts to curb carbon emissions, and I urge our readers to take a look at this recent piece by William Watts .
In it, Watts quotes Phil Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust, who says: “A consensus has emerged that there [...]
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National Review has a terrific reminder about Ronald Reagan’s conservatism. I think it’s meme-worthy. NR’s “The Week” (subscription required) observed that his success as a leader was not simply because of the conservative principles in which he believed, but the fresh ways he applied them to the most urgent concerns of the time:
“Everyone [...]
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Recently it was announced that a Liquid Coal Facility will be constructed in Ohio.
The Department of Energy has stated that with pollution control technologies, the coal-derived diesel could emit up to 50% fewer greenhouse gases than standard diesel, gasoline, or the petroleum-ethanol blend E85. Projects that deliver cleaner energy receive significant financial benefits under [...]
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I’m not talking about Hollyweirdos who want to make a political statement. I’m talking about the retired three- and four-star admirals and generals who determined climate change is a threat to America’s national security.
There’s a new 7-minute video on You Tube containing interviews with these former military commanders in which they share their thoughts [...]
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I saw a news item recently about a country that is planning a major new investment in solar energy technology. At first, I didn’t find the article particularly noteworthy – after all, a number of countries have begun to embrace alternative energy technologies in the face of rising concerns about fossil fuel use – but [...]
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An editorial today by the Washington Post highlighted presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) proposal for reducing carbon emissions. If you guessed it probably involves some kind of tax, you’d be right.
I refuse to believe another tax is the best solution for reducing carbon emissions. Dodd’s plan would redirect the anticipated $50 billion [...]
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That’s the title of an opinion piece in today’s conservative Washington Times by Townhall.com chairman Doug Wilson.
He offers the following words of wisdom to conservatives:
“To avoid being trampled by history – and environmentally conscious swing voters – conservatives need to identify their own approach to containing climate change, one that aims for maximum flexibility and [...]
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Is it too late for conservatives to take the lead in designing a sensible climate change policy for America?
Until very recently, President Bush’s “watch and wait” mantra — a bow to both the energy lobbies and climate-change skeptics within the Republican Party — effectively left the field to others. But in the last [...]
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So did Admiral Prueher and General Wald, where these three retired senior military officers testified yesterday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the security threats posed to the United States by climate change. Their concerns are the subject of a new report they prepared with eight of their colleagues from all branches of the [...]
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Big news on the carbon cap front today, as Environmental Defense (a sponsor of this blog) announced that the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) doubled in size, welcoming a number of new corporations into the organization.
Among the new members are several heavy-hitters, like Alcan, AIG, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, and Dow Chemical. But the two [...]
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Representatives from 166 nations and interested parties opened talks in Bonn, Germany today to begin negotiating a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.
I’m a South Carolinian, where the state motto is, “while I breathe, I hope,” so I hope the delegates fully understand the faults with Kyoto and avoid similar mistakes.
What should they do differently? Don’t [...]
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