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An interview with Jason Burnett, who worked on EPA greenhouse gas regulations 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago

The following is an interview with Jason Burnett, who worked in the EPA under President GW Bush, wherein we discuss efforts by the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. Burnett quit the EPA in protest in June 2008, alleging interference from the Office of the Vice President.

The interview is meant as a supplement to the story, "Everything you always wanted to know about EPA greenhouse gas regulations, but were afraid to ask."
Evergreen jobs

Washington guv highlights green-jobs potential of climate action 2
Posted 4 months ago
Washington state has already surpassed its ambitious goal for creating green jobs, and the rest of the country could see similar results if Congress passes strong energy and climate legislation, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) told the Senate.
State budget crisis could be key to climate change 0
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
If the Governors of a few key states pick up their phones in a hurry they could shrink their gaping budget shortfalls and help climate change legislation pass the Senate with one call.
Waiver hello

EPA affirms California’s right to set tougher automobile emissions standards 1
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The EPA announced on Tuesday that it will grant a waiver for California and 13 other states to set automobile emission standards that are higher than national ones. The move is important symbolically, even though it isn't likely to lead to emission reductions in the next few years.
Zen and the art of anxiety maintenance

Why I’m not freaked out about the Waxman-Markey climate bill 36
Posted 5 months ago
Will the Waxman-Markey bill spark a full-scale energy revolution? No. Not in the next 10-15 years. But I've been trying to focus on the bigger picture: will there be an energy revolution? The two questions are not the same; thinking they are is the road to freakout.
Signed, Snidely P. McFossilson

House GOP circulating anti–climate bill document created by coal lobby 12
Posted 5 months ago
House Republicans are passing around a map that purports to show how the Waxman-Markey climate bill would be hugely expensive for most of the country -- but it turns out the document was put together by the National Mining Association, and it doesn't even reflect what's actually in the Waxman-Markey bill.
Man of steel

Ads call for green jobs to revitalize steel towns 2
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Powerful new TV ads focus on the disappearance of steel-industry jobs from Braddock, Pa., and the mayor's hope that new green jobs will replace them. Watch for yourself.
Take a Michigander

Granholm tries to convert Michigan “from rust to green” 1
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is trying to rescue her state's tanking economy by taking it "from rust to green."
Georgetown Law opens new climate center with support from governors 0
Posted 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Michigan governor to outline comprehensive energy plan 2
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago