Clean Energy
Alexander: While Obama Took My ‘Advice’ And Didn’t Advocate For Carbon Caps, It’s Still Not Enough
Before President Obama’s Oval Office address last night, Sen.
Rep. Broun says clean energy legislation will cause southerners to die from hyperthermia.
Late last week, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) went to the floor of the House to slam clean energy legislation. As part of his bizarre rant against a progressive energy bill, the congressman said that, as a result of the bill, people throughout the “southeast and southwest” who “depend on air condition just to live” will no longer be able to afford it.
Inhofe: Fiorina ‘Is Supporting’ My Push To Gut The Clean Air Act, Agrees Climate Change Is A ‘Hoax’
Today on Capitol Hill, Americans for Prosperity, the corporate front group founded and funded by David Koch of the oil conglomerate Koch Industries, hosted an event to urge the passage of Sen.
Saudi-Funded Fox News Rejects Ad Arguing Against Middle East Oil Dependence
Last week, progressive veterans organization VoteVets.org released an ad arguing that “a clean energy climate plan would cut our dependence on foreign oil in half and cut oil profits for hostile nations.” The ad asserts that “every day, Iran gets $100 million richer selling oil around the world and peddling hate.”
Duke’s Jim Rogers leaves Chamber of Commerce board after climate fight.
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, a critic of the US Chamber of Commerce’s reactionary stance on climate policy, has left the lobbying giant’s board.
RNC Chairman Steele Withdraws Support For Rep. Kirk Over His Cap-And-Trade Vote
This past June, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) — who is now running for Senate — was one of the eight Republicans to cast a vote in favor of Waxman-Markey clean energy legislation.
