huffingtonpost.comPublished WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Congress are starting the new year locked in a politically charged dispute over a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. The pre-Christmas agreement between Obama and Congress temporarily...
huffingtonpost.comPublished For my first blog in this series, let’s take a look at Gulf restoration – what did the Commission recommend and what has Congress done in response Oil Spill Commission Recommendation: The Commission -- recognizing that dedicated, sustained funding...
huffingtonpost.comPublished While Congress is gridlocked over curbing carbon emissions, state and local governments--which bear the brunt of extreme weather events--are stepping up to prepare for the worst. As if to put an exclamation point on that sentiment, the day after...
planetsave.comPublished Congress is sitting at its lowest approval rating in history. Why is Congress so unpopular? Tea Party Congress people have been holding our country hostage. Republican) members of Congress were to tax the rich fairly, tax the oil and gas industry...
Members of Congress talk nonstop about creating jobs these days; Culver and Carcieri argue that an RES offers a great opportunity to do something about it. Standard obfuscating procedure: Even before then, though, green groups, hoping to salvage...
With the federal government set to regulate climate-altering gases from factories and power plants for the first time, the Obama administration and the new Congress are headed for a clash that carries substantial risks for both sides.
But Co-Chairman William Reilly emphasized in his remarks yesterday at the National Press Club that Congress must act. Congress should direct 80% of Clean Water Act fines to Gulf restoration. Only Congress can enact laws that safeguard Americans...
Both chambers of Congress will resumed after a five-week recess. These new standards are being attacked relentlessly by oil and coal interests, who are trying to pass a "Dirty Air Act" through Congress.
The result of Congress acquiescing to talk radio demagogues haranguing that freedom isn't free without 100-watt incandescent light bulbs is likely to be marketplace confusion. Congress, despite all its talk about helping business create jobs, has...
The Congress is ending the year much as it began -- playing politics with our nation's future and putting American families at risk to score partisan points. They know that this is a Congress that's more concerned with scoring political points than...