Gar Lipow of Grist clearly outlines the flaws of Waxman-Markey "cap-and-trade" bill with its many concessions to the coal, nuclear, and electric sectors. Specifically, he points to three fatal flaws, downstream permitting, offsets, and giveaways.
Many thanks to the Seattle PI for an excellent editorial and for its lone voice coverage of the State Senate's undermining of the people's initiative and voice by diluting I-937.
In his Sanderstolen speech on U.S. energy and climate policy, John Podesta maps the challenges facing the nation and the world. Two distractions included the reference to 'world order' and inclusion of Steven Chu among lauded Obama administration appointments.
Salazar is proving to be a sound choice for Interior Secretary. This is one among many energy and environment Bush administration policies that I hope the Obama administration will overturn.
Energy and Climate Change has not initiated any private discussions.