Briefly, Obama succeeded in getting China and India to agree that they need not simply to improve efficiency as they grow, but to make verifiable cuts in emissions. This is a major accomplishment, as it addresses the chief reason why Clinton and Bush refused to submit the Kyoto Protocol to the Senate...
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TokyoTom
on Wed, Dec 23 2009
Filed under: climate change, China, obama, Copenhagen, Kyoto Protocal
I`d like to see how conservatives can figure out how to bitch about Obama`s new executive order . From WaPo on Monday (Juliet Eilerin) The federal government will require each agency to measure its greenhouse-gas emissions for the first time and set targets to reduce them by 2020, under an executive...
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TokyoTom
on Wed, Oct 7 2009
Filed under: government, climate change, obama, defense establishment, carbon footprint
I noted in a previous post that Rob Bradley , CEO of the Institute for Energy Research and lead blogger at MasterResource , has cheered on big coal and bashed what he calls "Malthusian anti-energy crusaders", but ignoring while he does so the questions of (1) whether there are any legitimate...
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on Sat, Feb 7 2009
Filed under: energy, carbon pricing, Enviro Derangement Syndrome, climate change, Coal, obama, Rob Bradley