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June 7, 2010

Clean air Lisa vs. dirty air Lisa - EPA's Jackson says Sen. Murkowski's Amendment would "allow big oil companies, big refineries and others to continue to pollute without any oversight or consequence" and "increase our dependence on oil ... by billions of

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It looks like the Senate is going to vote this week on the pro-pollution amendment of the 'dirty air' Lisa — see Polluters work with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on amendment to thwart EPA GHG regulations that might help save her state.

The dirty air Lisa most certainly knows that unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions could devastate Alaska (see "Lisa Murkowski proposes to fiddle while Nome burns").  As she said in a 2006 speech:

Warmer, drier air, has allowed the voracious spruce bark beetle to...

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Clean air Lisa vs. dirty air Lisa - EPA's Jackson says Sen. Murkowski's Amendment would "allow big oil companies, big refineries and others to continue to pollute without any oversight or consequence" and "increase our dependence on oil ... by billions of

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/13/forest-fire_1076.jpg

It looks like the Senate is going to vote this week on the pro-pollution amendment of the 'dirty air' Lisa — see Polluters work with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on amendment to thwart EPA GHG regulations that might help save her state.

The dirty air Lisa most certainly knows that unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions could devastate Alaska (see "Lisa Murkowski proposes to fiddle while Nome burns").  As she said in a 2006 speech:

Warmer, drier air, has allowed the voracious spruce bark beetle to...

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Published on June 07, 2010 09:51

Clean air Lisa vs. dirty air Lisa - EPA's Jackson says Sen. Murkowski's Amendment would "allow big oil companies, big refineries and others to continue to pollute without any oversight or consequence" and "increase our dependence on oil ... by billions of

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/13/forest-fire_1076.jpg

It looks like the Senate is going to vote this week on the pro-pollution amendment of the 'dirty air' Lisa — see Polluters work with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on amendment to thwart EPA GHG regulations that might help save her state.

The dirty air Lisa most certainly knows that unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions could devastate Alaska (see "Lisa Murkowski proposes to fiddle while Nome burns").  As she said in a 2006 speech:

Warmer, drier air, has allowed the voracious spruce bark beetle to...

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Published on June 07, 2010 09:51

Clean air Lisa vs. dirty air Lisa - EPA's Jackson says Sen. Murkowski's Amendment would "allow big oil companies, big refineries and others to continue to pollute without any oversight or consequence" and "increase our dependence on oil ... by billions of

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/13/forest-fire_1076.jpg

It looks like the Senate is going to vote this week on the pro-pollution amendment of the 'dirty air' Lisa — see Polluters work with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on amendment to thwart EPA GHG regulations that might help save her state.

The dirty air Lisa most certainly knows that unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions could devastate Alaska (see "Lisa Murkowski proposes to fiddle while Nome burns").  As she said in a 2006 speech:

Warmer, drier air, has allowed the voracious spruce bark beetle to...

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Published on June 07, 2010 09:51

Clean air Lisa vs. dirty air Lisa - EPA's Jackson says Sen. Murkowski's Amendment would "allow big oil companies, big refineries and others to continue to pollute without any oversight or consequence" and "increase our dependence on oil ... by billions of

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/13/forest-fire_1076.jpg

It looks like the Senate is going to vote this week on the pro-pollution amendment of the 'dirty air' Lisa — see Polluters work with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on amendment to thwart EPA GHG regulations that might help save her state.

The dirty air Lisa most certainly knows that unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions could devastate Alaska (see "Lisa Murkowski proposes to fiddle while Nome burns").  As she said in a 2006 speech:

Warmer, drier air, has allowed the voracious spruce bark beetle to...

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Published on June 07, 2010 09:51

Clean air Lisa vs. dirty air Lisa - EPA's Jackson says Sen. Murkowski's Amendment would "allow big oil companies, big refineries and others to continue to pollute without any oversight or consequence" and "increase our dependence on oil ... by billions of

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/13/forest-fire_1076.jpg

It looks like the Senate is going to vote this week on the pro-pollution amendment of the 'dirty air' Lisa — see Polluters work with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on amendment to thwart EPA GHG regulations that might help save her state.

The dirty air Lisa most certainly knows that unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions could devastate Alaska (see "Lisa Murkowski proposes to fiddle while Nome burns").  As she said in a 2006 speech:

Warmer, drier air, has allowed the voracious spruce bark beetle to...

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Published on June 07, 2010 09:51

Clean air Lisa vs. dirty air Lisa - EPA's Jackson says Sen. Murkowski's Amendment would "allow big oil companies, big refineries and others to continue to pollute without any oversight or consequence" and "increase our dependence on oil ... by billions of

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/13/forest-fire_1076.jpg

It looks like the Senate is going to vote this week on the pro-pollution amendment of the 'dirty air' Lisa — see Polluters work with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on amendment to thwart EPA GHG regulations that might help save her state.

The dirty air Lisa most certainly knows that unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions could devastate Alaska (see "Lisa Murkowski proposes to fiddle while Nome burns").  As she said in a 2006 speech:

Warmer, drier air, has allowed the voracious spruce bark beetle to...

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Published on June 07, 2010 09:51

Energy and Global Warming News for June 7, 2010: China goes green and brown; Debate over LEED green building standards

The China Energy Paradox: China could become a strong competitor for green jobs even as it compounds the climate change threat.

DUNHUANG, China — About 4 miles west of here, in the still blankness of the Gobi desert, a large array of solar panels shimmers like a mirage in the heat.

In its first stage, this project is installing only about 20 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity — enough to power about 3,000 American homes. But Zhao Tingqian, the director of the city's energy office, says...

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Published on June 07, 2010 09:03

Toles BP cartoon makes spill-to-bill pivot

The latest Toles BP cartoon, "All directions point to pollution," takes us from the eco-disaster hitting the Gulf to the one hitting the entire planet:


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Obama begins spill-to-bill pivot: BP oil disaster means we must end our dependence on fossil fuels
Best BP Oil Disaster cartoon so far?
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Published on June 07, 2010 07:28

Barbour downplays BP oil disaster again: "The coast is clear, come on down!" — blames media for "misperception of what is going on down here." - Former dirty energy lobbyist joins Jindal in calls for more deepwater drilling before cause of disaster is fo

On Fox News Sunday, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) continued to aggressively downplay the massive BP oil gusher, explaining that tar balls washing up on his state's beaches are "no big deal" because you can "pick them up and throw them in the bag."  And instead of attacking BP for causing the spill, he blamed the media for creating a "misperception" of crisis by daring to call attention to one of the worst environmental disasters in American history.  TP has the story:

BARBOUR...

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Published on June 07, 2010 06:56

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