Drilling for Oil to Export, Draining the Delta, and Renewable Energy Measures That Aren't Actually Renewable.
Posted July 7, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
Water supplies from the California Delta are maxed out and it’s time to start working on solutions according to Barry Nelson on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer… Jim Presswood points out to Reuters readers that "It doesn't look good to say: 'We need more oil.' But then export the refined products that you're getting,” which is exactly what the US government is doing according to statistics in the piece… In the San Francisco Chronicle, Ralph Cavanagh explains why NRDC is opposed to Prop 7, the poorly planned California renewable energy measure… In the Chicago Tribune Nathanael Greene aptly points out that before people start looking at algae biofuels as the fuel crisis panacea they should consider this: it’s hard to pump thick green goo through pipes… The merits of the NRDC supported Tejon Ranch deal are debated in the LA Times… FOLIO Magazine reviews the design of NRDC’s OnEarth Magazine…And Luke Tonachel explains that plug-in hybrids are the fastest and cheapest way to reduce US oil consumption in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
