Once too right wing for most right wingers, billionaire polluters now wield clout on Energy and Commerce Committee-
Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power. “The billionaire brothers’ influence is most visible in the makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where members have vowed to undo restrictions on greenhouse gases.” […]
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E.P.A. Moves Toward Regulating Greenhouse Gases. By Felicity Barranger. New York Times.
Continue Reading →Tailpipes, cows expand Idaho’s carbon footprint. Greenhouse gas emissions grew 30% from 1990 to 2005, thanks mainly to dairy expansion. Idaho Statesman. By Rocky Barker.
Part of this “increase” is an accounting change — to include methane gas as well as carbon dioxide. Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas and cattle operations, especially […]
Continue Reading →SUVs were the equivalent of the long, low, automobiles with tail fins and “port holes” in their sides of the 1960s — a waste of resources that, in the end, greatly damaged the American economy, the environment, and will hardly be missed.
GM Finally Admits SUVs Are a Dead-End. Wired.
Continue Reading →It’s the meat not the miles. By Rachel Ehrenberg. Science News.
There is much discussion today about the carbon impact of one’s diet. Eat food grown locally, is a common suggestion. An even better one may be to avoid red meat and dairy.
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