Posted by Michael Oko in Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
Up until a few weeks ago, the only time I thought of Astroturf was in relation to high school soccer and leg burns. But, with each passing day, I'm learning more and more about front "Astroturf" groups that have been fueling angry...
Posted by Michael Oko in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
This week, energy and the environment took central stage from the fields of Iowa to the halls of Congress. Between Earth Day celebrations and Capitol Hill marathon briefings, it was all a bit dizzying. And, while not all of the...
Posted by Michael Oko in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , The Media and the Environment
The new Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, just announced that the U.S. government will cancel 77 land leases that were issued in the last days of the Bush administration. This action will put an immediate stop to the exploitation of...
Posted by Michael Oko in The Media and the Environment
This morning, I met up with NRDC's executive director, Peter Lehner, and headed to WAMU, Washington D.C.'s NPR affiliate. We had the thrill of joining the Diane Rehm Show, DC's legendary radio news program, for a discussion on the Bush...
Posted by Michael Oko in The Media and the Environment
As a follow-up to my last entry on the Bush administration's environmental legacy and NRDC's new timeline, President Bush himself defended his environmental record yesterday, citing the protection of marine parks as the capstone of his adminsitration. While the marine protection will have some...
Posted by Michael Oko in The Media and the Environment
As we flip the calendar from 2008 to 2009, one administration is heading for the door and another prepares to come in. Before Bush leaves office, my colleagues decided to take a look back at his environmental record - and...
