Strong Environmental Legislation Makes a Strong America
Posted July 6, 2009 in The Media and the Environment
On July 4th The Tennessean ran an op-ed penned by Frances Beinecke emphasizing the patriotism inherent in creating and supporting a strong climate bill...In a New York Times article, which ran on the front page of the business section, Noah Horowitz discussed the role the 2007 federal energy bill has played in the rapid development of energy efficient incandescent light bulbs... Ralph Cavanagh spoke with Wall Street Journal online about the effectiveness of the American Clean Energy and Security Act in promoting both the investment in energy-efficiency and the use of renewable energy...
In BusinessWeek Dan Lashof talks about the numerous myths circulating around the cost of the climate bill, saying there has been "outrageous demagoguery"...Jake Schmidt discussed the key role the U.S. will play in global climate discussions starting next week in a Bloomberg article...And in the Associated Press, Louisa Willcox explains the importance of mapping the destruction of whitebark pine trees caused by the spread of tree-eating-beetles...
