Oct 22, 2009
Bipartisan Support Still a Senate Possibility
A little over a week ago Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) co-authored a New York Times op-ed with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) expressing their support for comprehensive climate and energy legislation. Although Graham did not specifically endorse the bill currently before the Senate (S.1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act), his call for progress [...]
Oct 11, 2009
Climate Legislation Gains Bipartisan Support
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently became the first Republican senator to announce strong support for climate and energy legislation this year, although he did not announce support for the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act specifically.
Senator Graham declared his support by co-writing an Op-Ed with Senator John Kerry (D-MA)—the author of the Clean Energy [...]
Oct 6, 2009
Millennial Generation Engaged on Climate
On Sunday, Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber posted a piece on The Huffington Post disputing Bill Maher’s claim that America’s youth are not concerned with global warming. To support their argument that young people are increasingly concerned with this issue, Greenberg and Weber cite a recent Gallup poll completed in March.
Gallup found that 60% of [...]
Oct 1, 2009
Iran’s Nuclear Funding
On September 25, the US, Britain, and France revealed the existence of a covert Iranian uranium enrichment plant. The plant, located just outside of Qom, is buried inside the base of a mountain next to an Iranian Revolutionary Guard military compound. Iran’s nuclear chief said the site was chosen to ensure continuity of operations in [...]
Sep 25, 2009
Climate Change Increases the ‘Why’s
Climate change is real. The Pentagon, the National Intelligence Council, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency all agree on this basic fact. Climate change also acts as ‘threat multiplier,’ which means over time it will increase the number of reasons why our military must fight.
Here are some examples:
A warming climate will melt [...]
