Climate Politics
Posted October 20, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
In the New York Times, David Doniger explains that bottom-up pressure could force Congress to pursue a climate bill if the next president granted California the right to regulate automobile emissions or if they ordered EPA to regulate carbon dioxide… New York Times also reports on the bi-partisan opposition to Prop 7 in California, a bill that according to Ralph Cavanagh, would reduce the amount of renewable energy produced in the state…NRDC’s continued push for water conservation and recycling to protect the San Joaquin Delta is mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle... In the Des Moines Register Nathanael Greene warns that the ethanol industry may harm its image and investors will lose faith if the industry pushes for weaker environmental biofuels standards… Sharon Buccino talks about the role of natural gas in electricity production as well as the importance of having a long-term energy policy that relies on energy conservation and renewable energy in McClatchy Newspapers…Discover Magazine points to NRDC’s Cost of Climate Change report at the top of a list of 5 concerning (and motivating) global warming statistics that urge readers to act now…
