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Wronging the Rights
White House tries to interfere with right whale protections |
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01 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:27 AM on 01 May 2008 Photo: noaa.gov The White House has attempted to stymie a rule that would help protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, documents show. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists recommended that large ships off the Atlantic coast be required to slow their speed to 10 knots (11.5 miles per hour) during certain times of the year to avoid deadly col ... |
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| Topics: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, news, scientific research, White House, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Climate stall
Bush administration finally responds to Supreme Court case on global warming |
Frank O'Donnell |
27 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: politics, White House, regulation, Congress, US EPA, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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They Can Thank Al Gore for the Internet
White House will save paper by putting federal budget online |
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10 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:10 PM on 10 Jan 2008 Instead of printing 3,000 copies of its 2,200-page budget, the White House has elected to put the gigantic tome online. "This step will save nearly 20 tons of paper, or roughly 480 trees," says White House Budget Director Jim Nussle, who estimates that bringing the budget presentation into the new millennium will save nearly a million dollars over the n ... |
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| Topics: news, White House (all these topics) |
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Letting Goad
White House pressured EPA to ease toxics reporting requirements, GAO says |
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13 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 7:15 AM on 13 Dec 2007 Congress' investigative arm, the Government Accountability Office, has concluded that the Bush White House pressured the U.S. EPA to ease toxics reporting requirements for businesses. The Toxics Release Inventory was born in 1986 and serves as a community right-to-know tool, requiring that companies report annually on their toxic pollution. However, the EPA, apparently under p ... |
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| Topics: Government Accountability Office, news, politics, toxics, US EPA, White House (all these topics) |
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What You Talkin' 'Bout, Dana?
White House spokesfolks play up health benefits of climate change |
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26 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:34 PM on 26 Oct 2007 Recent Senate testimony on the public-health impacts of climate change by the director of the Centers for Disease Control was watered down because the White House wanted "to focus that testimony on public health benefits," White House spokesperson Dana Perino said this week. She went on to state that U.S. experts are attempting to determine "what are go ... |
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| Topics: Centers on Disease Control and Prevention, climate, climate change impacts, dumbassery , health, news, White House (all these topics) |
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Dilutions of Grandeur
White House accused of watering down CDC testimony on climate change |
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24 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:35 AM on 24 Oct 2007 The White House is being accused anew this week of improperly interfering with the dissemination of information on climate change. Critics allege that officials at the White House Office of Management and Budget significantly edited the prepared testimony that CDC head Julie Gerberding gave to a congressional panel concerning the impacts of climate change on disease and pu ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics, United States, White House (all these topics) |
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A Capitol Idea
Group will do organic lawn care outside Capitol |
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09 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:46 PM on 09 Oct 2007 Nonprofit SafeLawns.org has received permission to use organic gardening techniques on a portion of the National Mall for a two-year trial period. Can environmentally friendly soil treatments be embraced at the site of battling over a Live Earth concert? You could cut the tension with a spade. sources: National Park Service [PDF] From the Archives Stock and Barreling Ahead. ... |
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| Topics: gardening, green living, news, politics, White House (all these topics) |
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We Could've Sworn Someone Was Already Working On That
Bush confirms plans for U.S.-hosted climate summit |
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06 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| We Could've Sworn Someone Was Already Working On That Bush confirms plans for U.S.-hosted climate summit Late last week, President Bush solidified plans for an international climate summit in September. The meeting, to be hosted by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, will convene 12 to 15 industrial and developing countries, including India and China, to discuss long-term climate goals. ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, United Nations, White House (all these topics) |
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Use the Task Force, Dick
Members of mysterious energy task force finally revealed |
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19 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Use the Task Force, Dick Members of mysterious energy task force finally revealed You might want to sit down for this: the Bush administration's national energy policy was heavily influenced by Big Industry. Shocking, we know. In 2001, a task force headed by Vice President Dick Cheney met with various entities to discuss energy policy; since then, the administration has battled to keep from sayi ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, energy, news, politics, shenanigans, White House (all these topics) |
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Wave of Futilation
U.S. House, at odds with White House, passes $1.7 billion wastewater bill |
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08 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Wave of Futilation U.S. House, at odds with White House, passes $1.7 billion wastewater bill The U.S. House made waves yesterday by passing the first of three water-quality bills it will consider this week. Faced with White House disapproval, feisty U.S. reps voted 367-58 to spend $1.7 billion over five years to modernize wastewater systems and stem sewage overflows across the country. ... |
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| Topics: Congress, news, politics, regulation, water pollution, White House (all these topics) |
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