Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricty (ACCCE) has led efforts to perpetuate the myth that coal can be clean. Now it turns out they are responsible for forging opposition to a strong climate bill. According to E&E News, the American...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Remember that you heard it here first: We warned you in mid July about the right-wing nut groups trying to phony up a backlash against climate legislation pending in Congress. Now, Bonner & Associates - an Astroturf group that manufacturers...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The evidence that opponents of clean energy are using sleazy tactics, fueled by dirty money, is becoming more and more clear each day. Today's big news is reported by the Charlottesville Daily Progress, which reports that opponents of the ACES climate bill hired a...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
National Journal recently reported that Dick Armey's Freedomworks, Gary Bauer's Campaign for Working Families and the civil-rights-opposing John Birch Society staged e-mail campaigns to defeat the climate change bill, and are now using the issue to build thier email lists....continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
E&E News is reporting on lobbying and the climate bill, noting that Oil and Gas companies spent $37.7 in lobbying in the 2nd quarter Exxon Mobil spent $13.6 million alone. Environmental groups spent $5.3 million total. Now $37.7 to $5.3...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
So how much did opponents of the federal climate bill really spend in the run-up to the House vote last month? It is usually hard to tell, since the predominant reporting system is meant to capture only expenses incurred to directly...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
As I've previously blogged, the wing-nuts of the right have been throwing eggs at the climate bill. Then Soon-to-be-Former-Governor Sarah Palin remixed a number of tired talking points about the climate bill. The combination of which prompted an amusing little...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
It was a surprise when Sarah Palin announced that she would step down as Governor of Alaska. But it isn't so surprising that America's biggest quitter doesn't think Americans are up to the challenge of creating a clean energy economy...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
If you feel the ground shaking under your feet that is because the United States is about to be swallowed up into the bowels of Hell as the U.S. Senate takes up climate legislation. Or so Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh,...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
By passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), or H.R. 2454, the U.S. House of Representatives set the U.S. on a course to create millions of new clean energy jobs and save consumers money on their electric and...continued→
