At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections.
By Maxine Joselow (August 20, 2026)
“Donald Trump attacks California because we are building a future that doesn’t depend on fossil fuels, This fading industry desperately attempts to tighten its grip on the world economy even as clean energy dominates, growing cheaper and faster to deploy than anything they can offer. Follow the money, and you will find the truth behind his war on California’s climate policies: this is a White House run for Big Oil, by Big Oil.” – Anthony Martinez, a spokesman for Mr. Newsom.
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Continue ReadingDemocrat James Talarico is trying to become the first Democrat Senator to be elected in Texas since /
What are his energy views given that he represents an energy state? At his website under Energy & Environment, Talarico promises “A Reliable Grid and Lower Energy Bills.”
He pushes an ‘all of the above’ policy in these words:
Will the Texas grid hold this winter? James Talarico will weatherproof the grid, lower electric bills, and keep Texas the world’s energy leader with an all-of-the-above strategy that protects good-paying oil and gas jobs and grows wind, solar, and geothermal.
Texas is the state that put a man on the moon. We’re the state that pioneered ranching, computers, and modern energy. If any state can figure out how to grow our economy, lower costs, and combat climate change, it’s Texas. …
Continue Reading“Let’s be clear: the frequent comparison of the fossil fuel and tobacco industries is nonsense. Fossil fuels are a valuable energy source that has done yeomen service for humankind.” – James Hansen (below)
At the time, this environmental workshop was not secret. That is the first thing worth saying about the June 2012 meeting at the Martin Johnson House, on the grounds of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla.
On June 14 and 15, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Climate Accountability Institute brought together about two dozen scientists, lawyers, historians, and public-opinion hands. The workshop was conceived by Naomi Oreskes, then at the University of California–San Diego; Peter C. Frumhoff and Angela Ledford Anderson of the Union of Concerned Scientists; Richard Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute; and Lewis M.…
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