The Midmorning Refill: Revenge of the climate scientists
Today’s Flickr photo San Francisco at sunset. Flickr photo BG³Photo. If you read one thing today . . . Well it looks like the glasses and pocket protectors are coming off. The nation’s climate...
View ArticleThe Midmorning Refill: Fear not, Rep. Shimkus says God has promised world...
Today’s Flickr photo Protecting rainforests saves species like this red-eyed tree frog. Flickr photo by USAID_Images If you read one thing today . . . Please sit down before you read this one. One of...
View ArticleThe dirtiest oil in the world
The BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico this summer tragically demonstrated the costs of our nation’s reliance on fossil fuels. But despite this ongoing catastrophe, some major corporations—including...
View ArticleTop Ten USA – A new tool for the environmentally-conscious consumer
Becoming more energy efficient, which has long been one of the keys to a sustainable future, may have just gotten a little easier. TopTen USA, a new non-profit group, just launched a new website that...
View ArticleThe Midmorning Refill: EPA’s CO2 regulations will not make up for lack of...
Today’s Flickr photo Flickr photo by alkhodarev. If you read one thing today . . . Now that climate legislation in Congress is all but dead for at least the next two years, all eyes will be focused on...
View ArticleLatest moratorium in Gulf is welcome news
With today’s announcement that a large swath of the Gulf of Mexico will be closed to drilling for the foreseeable future, the White House reverses a bad decision it made six months ago to open a huge,...
View ArticleWhat’s your number?
A meager $293? That’s the average weekly unemployment check collected by the 15 million Americans looking for work right now. Or $293 million? That’s what outside groups funded primarily by...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice’s BP Lawsuit Is Good Step, But More Is Needed
The Department of Justice’s filing of a civil lawsuit today against BP for the deaths of 11 workers and the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history is a needed step in holding the corporation...
View ArticleThe Midmorning Refill: Nancy Pelosi says health care law will be her crowning...
Today’s Flickr Photo On Fort Lauderdale beach in Florida. Flickr photo by ticktockdoc. If you read one thing today . . . Politico’s David Rogers sat down with outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and...
View ArticleThe Midmorning Refill: Despite oil spill, runaway cars, Jersey Shore, 2010...
Today’s Flickr photo: Flickr photo from BP America If you read one thing today… Dave Barry’s annual year in review is out. How did 2010 measure up? It wasn’t pretty. From the oil gusher in the Gulf of...
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