Monday, March 09, 2009

Scotland | Economy outranks environment fear
Only 4% of those questioned thought the environment was the "single most important issue" facing Scotland.
Examiner Editorial: Warning: Breathing causes global warming
Lets be clear: All household and commercial activities that produce carbon dioxide will be subject to this newly created EPA regulatory monster. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to police 189 actual pollutants. A naturally occurring gas critical to the food chain should not become pollutant number 190 by bureaucratic fiat.
Van Jones: Beyond the Politics of Confrontation
Meet the man who’s convincing the country, and the new President, that the next economy needs to be green and just.
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Sarah: What does this election change in terms of the issues you care about?

Van: Having President Obama in office means that we have someone whose number one campaign pledge is five million clean jobs, who says that clean energy and energy independence are among his top policy priorities.
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...I was tear gassed during the WTO protests in Seattle, and I think what happened there was an important moment in American politics. I got run over by a police car in D.C. protesting the World Bank in 2000. I know about the need for us to stand up against injustice.

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