Do you know Newt? I bet you do. He’s trying to hijack this Saturday’s Green Jobs Now event with his Drill Here Drill Now Campaign. Join us, not them here: http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/campaigns/campaign_detail.cfm?id=91
Where are the fangs and claws? On Wall Street or Greenland?
Wall Street’s recent pains have sparked a response in the White House that has been unprecedented. The threat raised by bad investments and lending practices have compelled the White house Continue reading
Diary of a Bird-Dogger: Steny Hoyer (Part 1)
Late on Sunday morning, Keith and I headed to Anne Arundel County to try to catch a glimpse of the busily elusive Congressman Hoyer, who was
Independent study shows that Virginia can provide for its energy needs to 2025 without building new coal plants
Press Statement
September 19, 2008Sarah Rispin Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, 434-977-4090
Kayti Wingfield Sierra Club, Virginia Chapter, 540-470-0643
Tom Cormons Appalachian Voices, 301-910-8973Richmond, Va. – The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) submitted a report today to Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, following months of analysis, showing that energy efficiency is a cheap, accessible and low-impact way to provide for the lion’s share of the growth in Virginia’s projected energy use through 2025. The report says that, even taking policy constraints into account, and rolling out less than half of the energy-efficiency measures that are cost-effective given current electricity rates, Virginia can achieve almost 28 million kilowatt hours (kWh) in energy savings by 2025. At the same time, such a program would save ratepayers $15 billion in energy bills, pump $11 billion in investments into the Virginia economy, and create over 9,800 jobs in the state. This is more than double the rate of savings that Virginia’s 2007 electric utility restructuring legislation recommends.
Wise Energy for Virginia lauds the report, which shows clearly that energy efficiency
GM Exec Denies Global Warming, Disses Own Car
Cross posted on theGreenMiles.
General Motors Vice Chairman of Global Product Development Bob Lutz was just on The Colbert Report blaming global warming on sunspots and dissing his own Chevrolet Volt as a weak, unattractive car. I’ll post the video here as soon as it’s online.
UPDATE: Here’s the video. Note to Bob for future reference – if you’re going to greenwash, it’s best not to come right out and deny the scientific consensus on global warming with a made-up number of people who believe in a kooky denial scheme. Kind of undercuts your alleged green credentials.
Joe Biden on Renewables and Coal in Maumee, OH
Joe Biden says, “No coal plants here in America.” Watch:
Join the bird-dogging packs!
Candidates will be touring Virginia constantly from now till the election. CCAN is looking for people like this woman who will ask candidates questions about global warming. Think you’re up to the task? Sign up at vaoncall.org.
Homeless Polar Bears take to DC streets!
Apparently Greenpeace was behind the polar bear who was spotted at the Columbia Heights Metro yesterday.
From Greenpeace press release:
As Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2008 Low, Street Art Highlights Shared Fate of Polar Bears, Humanity
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Will Webb Waver on Clean Energy?
UPDATE: Here’s a good piece from Grist on the bill>> This is a completely ridiculous quote: “‘The Democrats are so focused on saving the planet that they’re not focused on saving America,’ said Rep. Phil Gingry (R-Ga.).”
Last night, the House voted 236-189 to widen offshore oil and gas exploration, expand renewable energy incentives, and end $18 billion in subsidies to oil companies.
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Independent study shows that Virginia can provide for its energy needs to 2025 without building new coal plants
The report says that, even taking policy constraints into account, and rolling out less than half of the energy-efficiency measures that are cost-effective given current electricity rates, Virginia can achieve almost 28 million kilowatt hours (kWh) in energy savings by 2025. Continue reading
Truth Squad: Offshore Wind, Not Drilling
There was good news and very bad news from Capitol Hill yesterday. On the one hand House lawmakers finally voted to renew tax credits that are vital to the growth of our renewable energy industry. On the other hand they handed big oil a big victory by voting to overturn a 30 year ban on offshore drilling. As you all know such drilling would have no effect on gas prices, threaten our nation’s shorelines, prolong our addiction to oil, and worsen the climate crisis.
But, thankfully, the fight against offshore drilling isn’t over. The Senate has yet to vote on the issue, which leaves us with time to shed some light on this murky federal energy debate with some illuminating LTEs. Over the next few days while the topic is still hot, let’s shoot of some letters to the editor reminding our senators that oil and renewable just don’t mix, and that we shouldn’t hold the clean energy economy hostage to the dirty agenda of big oil.
Read more about this legislation on grist: “Where there’s a drill, there’s a way.”
Talking Points:
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