When President Obama nominated MIT’s Ernest Moniz to be energy secretary earlier this month, he hailed the nuclear physicist as a “brilliant scientist.” But beyond his job in academia, Moniz has also spent the last decade serving on a range of boards and advisory councils for energy industry heavyweights like BP and an uranium enrichment company.
Tags: · domestic energy, energy agenda, Energy Secretary, EPA, Ernest Moniz, Fossil Fuels, Green Energy, industry ties, MIT, nuclear industry, oil industry
When the Prop 23 proponents launched their grenade to blow up California’s greenhouse gas emissions targets, they likely hoped that the measure would sail to victory during the traditional shakeup of midterm elections.
But according to a poll released Monday, it ain’t happening.
A new Los Angeles Times/ USC poll of likely voters shows that most do not agree with Prop 23, which would roll back California’s progressive carbon emissions standards. The poll found 48 percent opposed Prop 23, compared to 32 percent who were in favor. The remainder were undecided.
Tags: · AB 32, California Greenhouse Gas Emissions law, Carbon Emissions, climate change deniers, climate politics, fight over Prop 23, Koch Industries, No on 23 campaign, oil, oil industry, Prop 23, Tesoro, Valero
The EPA’s decision to increase the allowable percentage of ethanol in gasoline to 15 percent has ignited a fiery debate among America’s mega-industrial interests. Watching the Titans queue up on their respective sides of this issue has been almost embarrassing; there are so many nakedly exposed agendas and odd alliances.
What’s not so amusing are the serious environmental consequences of both the production and combustion of ethanol. But first let’s sort out the teammates.
Tags: · BarbaraKesslerBlog, Biofuels, carbon pollution, E10, E15, ethanol, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse Gases, livestock industry, oil industry, Transportation
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