Jun 9, 2011
Democrats to Christie: “Hands Off Clean Energy Funds”
By Tom Johnson
NJ Spotlight
If some Democratic lawmakers have their way, Gov. Chris Christie will no longer be able to plug budget gaps with money set aside for clean energy programs.
The chairmen of the two environmental committees in the Assembly yesterday said they planned to introduce legislation on Monday that would constitutionally dedicate money collected from [...]
Mar 17, 2011
National Security Demands a “NO” Vote on Upcoming EPA Delay Legislation
by Jack Inacker
Politics PA – Mar 17, 2011
It might seem strange to think of the Environmental Protection Agency as an organization working to strengthen our national security. However, with its recent efforts to reduce dependence on oil and combat climate change, the EPA is doing just that.
The EPA is helping to stop the flow [...]
Nov 17, 2010
Chris Miller – Chicago “Climate Hawk” Testimony
On November 16th, Truman Fellow and Army veteran Chris Miller testified before the EPA/NHTSA committee in support of new rules that reduce America’s dependence on oil. His testimony is below.
Thank you for the opportunity to address you today on the first-ever
proposal to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas pollution from
our nation’s commercial trucks.
My name is [...]
Nov 15, 2010
Newsweek’s “Surprisingly Green” features US Military, Leilani Munter
Did You Know These Famous People (and Things) Are Ecofriendly?
When you think “going green,” there are a lot of people and things that probably come to mind. Al Gore, definitely. The Sierra Club, sure. But the pope? Not so much. Yet his holiness, the U.S. military, and even Reno, Nev., have made sincere [...]
Nov 15, 2010
Cutting fuel use important to troops, national security
Detroit Free Press. November 6, 2010.
by Steve Maddox
Steve Maddox, of West Bloomfield, is a former Marine Corps Captain and an Iraq War Veteran. He is an alumnus of Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and a Truman National Security Fellow.
Americans would probably be surprised to learn that the most precious resource on [...]
