April 22, 2009
The EPA has submitted a finding to the White House that the U.S. Clean Air Act should be used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. As I was talking about last week, this shows a clear break from the perspectives and policies of the Bush Administration. James Holdren, advisor to President Barack Obama, along with the EPA are pushing for green regulations. The Clean Air Act, The first U.S. Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, .....
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April 13, 2009
Michael Conniff wrote a great article on the Huffington Post yesterday about how American conservatives are downplaying the effects and even denying global warming itself. According to scientists, the Antarctic Peninsula has warmed 3ºC since the 1950’s. Britain’s own David Vaughan, an Antarctic Survey glaciologist, said, “We’ve been watching it all summer, waiting for it to go, and bang—now it’s gone.” He is referring, of course, to the Wilkins Ice Shelf, which is no longer .....
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