Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these articles or tell us about other current items of interest in the comment thread below.
Ex-EPA official says White House pulled rank
Washington Post, Juliet Eilperin, 7.23.08
A former Environmental Protection Agency official yesterday contradicted EPA administrator Stephen L. Johnson’s congressional testimony on one of the administration’s key global warming decisions, saying the White House ordered Johnson to block California’s bid to regulate vehicles’ tailpipe emissions.
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New Jersey looks to cut greenhouse gas
Wall Street Journal, Sari Krieger, 7.23.08
New Jersey state officials held their last public hearing Thursday for the forthcoming New Jersey Energy Master Plan that outlines state renewable-energy goals, and they have seen a wealth of support for the plan.
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Group gives O’Malley A- for environmental record
Associated Press, 7.22.08
A Maryland conservation watchdog group is giving Gov. Martin O’Malley a grade of A- for his environmental record.
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Don’t buy into drilling
Daily Press, Benjamin E. Cuker, 7.23.08
The current drive by President Bush and the oil companies to increase offshore drilling should ring familiar, for it mirrors the administration’s manipulation of public opinion in preparation for the U.S. invasion of Iraq. After the shock of the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush skillfully conflated Iraq with Osama bin Laden and used the public’s fear and desire for retribution to create support for the invasion. The administration also sweetened the deal by dangling the prospect of cheap Iraqi oil. Alas, Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11 , the invasion helped drive up the price of oil by diminishing Iraqi production, and cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars.
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Climate film draws a rebuke
New York Times, Andrew C. Revkin, 7.22.08
A controversial British documentary called “The Great Global Warming Swindle” unfairly portrays several scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Britain’s television watchdog agency ruled on Monday.
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French firm cashes in under U.N. warming program
Wall Street Journal, Charles Forelle, 7.23.08
A French chemical maker is reaping a potential billion-dollar windfall under a United Nations program intended to spur climate-friendly investment in the developing world, highlighting the challenges of using market forces to tackle global warming.
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