Mar 8, 2011
SecNav on the Real Cost of Oil Addiction
A new Scientific American article talks abou the need to reduce our dependence on oil. One passage, in particular, I found particularly apt:
“The DoD fuel bill came to some $14 billion in 2010. “For every dollar the price of a barrel of oil goes up, the Navy spends $31 million more for fuel,” Mabus noted. “Our [...]
Mar 2, 2011
ENERGY POLICY: House Dem leaders push for end to oil subsidies, promote clean energy (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)
Sarah Abruzzese, E&E reporter
House Democrats reaffirmed President Obama’s call to end oil industry subsidies yesterday during a hearing that party leaders called as part of their effort to present an alternative to the GOP’s economic agenda.
“There are no more critical challenges facing this Congress than these two: creating jobs and reducing the deficit,” said [...]
Feb 25, 2011
Operation Free Finds Cure for Oil Addiction Disorder: The EPA
Ben Jervey
Contributing Editor, Environment
Leave it to the climate hawks at Operation Free to produce the best message yet about the dangerous and unpopular Republican assault against the EPA.
After you watch the video—and trust me, it’s well worth watching—click through to Operation Free’s Oil Addiction Disorder site to learn more about how oil addiction costs lives, [...]
Feb 25, 2011
Gimme that sweet, sweet crude
Rep. Joe Barton and two other leading House lawmakers are suffering from a potentially lethal addiction, according to a renewable energy advocacy group.
Don’t worry, though. The organization, Operation Free, says it has the perfect prescription: the Environmental Protection Agency.
In a web campaign designed to go viral, the group says Barton, R-Texas, and two other House [...]
Feb 25, 2011
Energy group prescribes cure for lawmakers’ ‘addiction’
Rep. Joe Barton and two other leading House lawmakers are suffering from a potentially lethal addiction, according to a renewable energy advocacy group.
But don’t worry. The organization, Operation Free, says it has the perfect prescription: the Environmental Protection Agency.
In a web campaign designed to go viral, the group says Barton, R-Texas, and two other House [...]
