Rep. Ed Markey’s Posts

• This little light of mine

  Student solar homes shining light toward the future 0

  Posted 2 weeks, 2 days agoI wanted to congratulate all the students who competed in the Solar Decathlon on the National Mall this month. The Solar Decathlon, a competition sponsored by the Department of Energy, brought together 20 teams of students from around the world who designed, engineered, and built solar-powered homes showcased in Washington, D.C.

• A modern-day Cassandra

  Thoughts on the 20th anniversary of James Hansen's historic Congressional testimony 2

  Posted 1 year, 4 months ago

  In Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy -- of seeing the future. But she was also cursed to have no one believe her. For far too many years, Dr. James Hansen has been a modern-day Cassandra. Gifted with a scientific training that allowed him to see the forces at work that are warming the planet, for too many years he was also not believed by many who chose to ignore or deny the scientific reality of global warming.

  Today, it is my pleasure to welcome Dr. James Hansen back… Read More

• Fact checking the union: Clean energy and global warming

  A closer look at the SOTU's energy claims 1

  Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

  Last night, as President Bush stepped to the well of the House floor to deliver his final State of the Union address, at least one thing was clear -- this president is a big fan of recycling. Unfortunately, I am not talking about the plastics and glass in my bottle bill, but the retooling of old rhetoric on global warming and our energy future.

  Here is my attempt to inject a little reality into the old Bush rhetoric rolled out in the State of the Union:

  Bush claim:… Read More

• What role coal?

  The chair of the Select Committee on Global Warming weighs in 40

  Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

  Congress is about to confront the challenge of coal, and much of what we hope to do to reduce the threat of global warming hinges on these decisions.

  

  There's a useful test to use whenever the challenges of fossil fuel dependence and global warming come up: We must reduce the threat of global warming without worsening our dependence on foreign oil; and we must reduce the threat of oil dependence without worsening global warming.

  When it comes to coal, it's that second part of the equation that brings up some sticky issues.

  … Read More

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