Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
This just in: Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy, has accepted the challenge to debate environmental champion Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., senior counsel for NRDC, on energy issues. I was with Bobby last weekend in Nashville at NRDC's Music Saves Mountains campaign event, but at that time Blankenship...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Dirty energy special interests are desperate to defeat efforts in Congress to pass legislation that would put our country on the road to a clean energy economy. So desperate, in fact, that the oil and coal industries together spent a record $115 million last year on...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
It seems the recession is depressing to Big Oil. Apparently, global economic woes have resulted in a blip in the record-breaking pace of profits that the oil giants have enjoyed over the past few years. Less demand these days means less cash...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
So, we know the 'hidden costs' of dirty energy top $120 billion a year for Americans. But what about the benefits of clean energy? Try this on for size: new analysis shows that adopting comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation could create...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
No one should be surprised that Big Oil talks the talk on the need to address the climate crisis while not bothering to actually walk the walk. At an industry conference this week in London, members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries showed...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
Since many of our elected leaders seem to be worried about costs, they should consider this: fossil fuels cost the United States about $120 billion a year, according to a study by the National Academy of Sciences. This cost is measured primarily by thousands...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Congress is currently debating legislation that would finally begin to address climate change and spark a paradigm shift toward clean energy for our nation. There are lots of good reasons to pass this bill: reducing global warming pollution, exerting international...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Pssst. Hey, buddy. Over here. No, don't look directly at me! You know the drill. Just keep staring straight ahead and pay no attention to me while I pretend to be reading the newspaper. Are you sure nobody followed you...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Move over healthcare and make room for legislation to tackle the climate crisis. Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer just introduced a comprehensive clean energy and climate plan: the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act. I wholeheartedly agree with President...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
"Turn on more lights, burn more coal." -- Don Blankenship Don Blankenship is the CEO of Massey Energy, the largest coal producer in Appalachia and the most notorious perpetrator of mountaintop removal mining. Mr. Blankenship, known as "the scariest polluter in America", makes millions of dollars...continued→
