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Energy

As Earth Day ends…

by @Karoli on April 22, 2009 · 3 comments

in Energy, Environment

This is one of the photos I used to protest the threat of offshore drilling as an answer to rising gas prices last summer. This beach is 8 miles from my home, is a haven for migrating whales, pelicans, great blue herons and stubborn photographers. Just up the road there is a military firing range, [...]

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EPA: GHG are a Health Hazard

by @rblinne on April 17, 2009 · 1 comment

in Energy, Environment

Interesting announcement in the Friday data dump. The EPA declared greenhouse gases to be a health hazard.
Having received White House backing, the Environmental Protection Agency declared Friday that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a significant threat to human health and thus will be listed as pollutants under the Clean Air Act — a [...]

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Where I rant about Lehman nuking us and the economy

by @Karoli on April 14, 2009 · 18 comments

in Economy, Energy, Wall Street

This post is neither partisan nor non-partisan. It is simply human. I am not writing this as a Democrat or a Republican or trying to bridge any gap between the two. I am writing it as the mother of three kids who has spent the better part of 50 years trying to make this place [...]

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Obama keeping promises better than expected

by @dmooney9 on March 23, 2009 · 0 comments

in Energy, Environment, Government Affairs, Healthcare, Politics, Taxes

@dmooney9 Politifact tracked 513 promises Obama made during the primaries, and yesterday took a look at his top 10.
Here is a summary of their scorecard: Of the 10 promises, 1 has been fully kept, 1 has been kept via compromise, 5 are in the works and 3 have had no action taken on them. I [...]

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