I hate the assumption that bikes belong in bike lanes, where it is arguably much more dangerous. This guy got stung in NY, so he made a little movie. 5 days later it has nearly 3 million views.
We’ve heard the USA say that not only will I not tell you my policies and measures … I’d like to reopen all of the issues we’ve have settled now for ten years plus.
Negotiator for St. Lucia paraphrases the USA’s statement at the UN climate talks in Bonn.
There is a Greek proverb I wish every elected federal and state official would recite before starting any talks about our energy policies and challenges: “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
Fantastic article by LZ Granderson on America’s short-sighted energy policy, and how Democrats are playing up to Republican spin rather than fighting it.
Trailer for ‘Carbon Nation’. The new American ‘environmentalism is patriotic’ movement interests me a little, and while I’m sceptical about whether they’ve got the right idea, it seems to be working so far. Clip includes the great quote: “green is the new red, white and blue”.
That’s what this bill would do. It would “repeal” (yes, the bill really says “repeal”) a scientific determination by the US EPA that carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gas” pollutants are a threat to human health and welfare. Interesting concept: EPA scientists, after studying the work of thousands of other scientists, conclude that global warming pollution threatens our health and welfare. And Congress responds, “no it doesn’t and we have the votes to prove it!
Dave Hawkins (on the NRDC staff blog) on the ludicrously titled ‘Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011’, going through Congress in America at moment, seeking to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from taking steps to limit industrial carbon emissions.