One of my readers, Bryce Beattie of Real Self-Reliance, has written a thoughtful response to my criticism of legislators opposing the Waxman-Markey bill. This bill is known as the carbon cap and trade bill; it narrowly passed the House last week by getting some bipartisan support, and will be facing much opposition in the Senate.
Bryce [...]
Entries Tagged as 'bipartisan politics'
Self-Reliance Versus Government Control
July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability
Tags: bipartisan politics·Bryce Beattie·carbon footprint·climate change·global warming·government control·Jared Diamond·self-reliance·Waxman-Markey bill
The Climate Doesn’t Play Politics
June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman writes today in the New York Times that the opposition of much of Congress to the Waxman-Markey bill is treason and betrayal.
If it passes, this bill will be our nation’s first legislative response to global warming. The House narrowly passed Waxman-Markey last Friday, and it now goes to the Senate, where [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·climate change·ExxonMobil·global warming·paradigm shift·Paul Krugman·Waxman-Markey bill
House Votes on Carbon Cap & Trade Bill This Friday
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · politics, sustainability
Thor Hinckley, manager of the nation’s leading renewable power program, supplied this guest post. Thor is my husband.
To quote from Nobel laureate Al Gore: “For those who care about the global warming catastrophe — this is the moment”. The Waxman-Markey legislation known as the Carbon Cap and Trade bill is coming up for a House [...]
Tags: Al Gore·bipartisan politics·cap and trade bill·carbon footprint·climate change·global warming·Repower America·Waxman-Markey bill
The Emotional Bandwagon Condemning Sam Adams
January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · politics, sustainability
I just read another denunciation of Portland mayor Sam Adams, this one by Timothy Egan in the New York Times. Mr. Egan is outraged that Adams lied about his affair with an 18 year old in 2005. Lots of people are riding that bandwagon with him. I’m on a hill with a different perspective.
What is [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·facts·George Lakoff·Oregon·Portland·rationality·Sam Adams·Timothy Egan
Inaugural Elation: There’s A ‘We’ Here
January 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · sustainability
My coworkers and I crammed into our boss David’s office yesterday morning on his invitation (he’s the one with a television) to watch Obama’s inauguration. Rick Warren’s prayer, Aretha Franklin’s rendition of “America”, the taking of oaths and our new President’s speech all held us rapt and riveted. Early on, David, who has three grown [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·economics·global warming·inauguration·interdependence·manuebo·Obama·renewable energy
