And so it begins….
We knew as soon as there was a draft climate bill that it would be falsely attacked and derided disingenuously as “an energy tax.” But we had no idea to what extent the truth-stretchers would go to make their rhetorical points.
Did I say stretch the truth? I meant break, beat, spit upon and then toss it into a cesspool to be feasted upon by worms and vermin, for as little as truth means to these lying liars.
Wednesday, Keith Olbermann named John Boehner his “Worst Person in the World” for his exaggeration lie about the costs of tackling carbon. Watch this video for yourself:
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This is just the tip of the iceberg. At least some people are willing to check their facts and talk about climate in a rational manner. Look, a Press Release! (emphasis added is mine, not in original)
‘Energy Tax’ Rhetoric Ill Serves Debate on Climate Legislation
Republican members of Congress have taken to calling cap-and-trade legislation an “energy tax” or a “light switch tax” on American families and businesses.
Most recently, congressional Republicans misrepresented a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study analyzing cap-and-trade proposals. They distorted the study’s conclusions to exaggerate the costs of cap-and-trade legislation on individual households, by making faulty calculations based on erroneous assumptions and by ignoring a basic principle of economics – the time value of money.
Conservatives, of all people, should not ignore basic principles of economics. (more…)
This past Monday there was a public meeting to give the local community a chance to voice their opinion about the proposed White Stallion Power Plant near Bay City, Texas. The plant would be approximately a mile south of Bay City off of FM 2668, and construction is scheduled to begin next year.
announced an 
We’re already getting push-back from coal industry on account of the ReEnergize Texas Rally at the capitol Monday morning. When the coal industry’s “clean coal” PR machine is running scared and feels the need to release official press releases… you’re doin’ it right.
When: Monday, March 30th
Over the past three years, our country has experienced a paradigm shift. All across the nation, diverse voices are beginning to rise to the climate challenge, and they are all calling for action. At this moment our generation has the opportunity to offer a bold new vision of our energy future.
Over the past several months, researchers at the Good Company have been compiling a report to measure our own University of Texas’ emissions. Last week 
For me, one of the most interesting aspects of the report was a measure of the green house gasses emitted by a typical UT student to determine the per student carbon footprint. The report offered two general categories of students. 
