David Doniger calls Bush’s environmental legacy a “wasteland” in the Houston Chronicle…In the Washington Post John Walke criticizes a lackadaisical new EPA rule that will make it easier for industrial plants, refineries and paper mills to expand operations without applying for new pollution permits under the Clean Air Act…Henry Henderson talks about NRDC’s coming legal demands for tougher ship discharge rules from EPA in the Associated Press… In New York Times’ Green Inc blog David Goldstein criticizes the United States Department of Energy for policy failures that have led to a complete lack of standards for evaluating the energy efficiency of common machines like the clothes dryers… E/The Environmental Magazine guides readers to NRDC’s Simple Steps and NRDC.org for our cold weather guide to home energy efficiency, quoting some top tips and hints for the average homeowner… David Pettit holds to the importance of continuing work on environmental projects at California ports in Pacific Shipper.