All spin aside, you have to say this was a bad last few days for the planet. The week started off well in Oslo, but then we get the terrifying news that the Arctic might be sea ice free by 2013.
Next, the US Congress backs down from taking away oil industry subsidies and requiring utilities […]

In a move that is said to have surprised even some environmentalists, the US House of Representatives has put forward a $21 billion energy package, including repealing tax breaks given to oil companies in 2005.
The bill will cause problems in the Senate, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead with the entire package, taxes and […]

Interesting article in today’s New York Times about the differing Democratic and Republican long-term approaches to energy policy.
“Over the next decade or two, the differences could have a major effect on billions of dollars in government spending, on the relative prices of gasoline versus renewable fuels and on the efficiency of American cars and trucks”, […]

As the world gears up for the Bali Climate Summit in December, last week-end saw three US presidential candidates present plans to combat climate change.
Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards and front runner Hillary Clinton appeared before an audience of about 1,000 as part of the event Global Warming and America’s Energy Future.
Kucinich, the first candidate to […]

The American Petroleum Institute has withdrawn its offer of sponsorship for a planned Smithsonian Institution exhibit on oceans at the Natural History Museum. Kudos to James Grimaldi and the Washington Post for exposing this story, and giving it the prominence necessary to persuade the Smithsonian’s board, and embarrass its corporate sponsors.