Yale 360 reports that India, like China before them, has announced that they will not agree to emissions’ restrictions. Obama has said that he opposes trade sanctions against countries who do not agree to carbon caps. From the Times’ article:
The House bill contains a provision, inserted in the middle of the night before the vote [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
Climate Change Legislation & the Developing Word
Posted in Economics, Environment, Politics, tagged China, climate change, Economics, emissions, Environment, global warming, India, Obama, Politics, Waxman-Markey on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Free Greenwash w/ Every Tank
Posted in Culture, Environment, tagged BP, economy, Environment, ExxonMobil, gas, green, oil, Shell, Stephen Colbert on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know if you have seen any of the commercials by BP, Exxon, or Shell in which these oil companies, the same companies reaping windfall profits from record oil prices, burnish their green credentials. The commercials are all fairly similar; we learn that the companies are looking ‘beyond petroleum’ to renewable sources of energy: [...]
Recycling Schmycling
Posted in Economics, Environment, tagged bottled water, climate change, Environment, Gary Hirshberg, global warming, recylcing, Stonyfield Farm on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Recycling is the failure to reduce and reuse.”
– Gary Hirshberg, CEO Stonyfield Farm
Many people are so tired of hearing about green this and green that. To them, espousing environmental concerns or suggestions grates the ears, or perhaps consciences, more than George Bush professing to understand the economy. People are simply tired of hearing about it, [...]
No Wonder Detroit is Dead
Posted in Economics, Science, tagged automotive, Bob Lutz, carbon, Chevy, climate change, Detroit, Economics, Environment, executives, global warming, Made in America, Stephen Colbert, the economy, Volt on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished watching yesterday’s Colbert. His interview with Bob Lutz was Colbert at his absolute best. Lutz was flummoxed for a solid half-minute when asked about global warming. Apparently, even though Chevy is about to release the Volt, their new electric car, which if popular could further reduce both our reliance on fossil fuels and [...]
