Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: We try to emphasize this whenever we can: our ecological crises is about a whole lot more than global climate change. That is but one in a long list of concerns under a larger heading — ecological overshoot, living beyond the means of the planet to sustain the [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: Okay, the Senate stood up to the auto industry and approved new mileage standards on cars and SUVs — a minimum 35 mpg by 2020. I am underwhelmed — and even this the auto industry fought hard to stop — now turning their lobbying clout to the House [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: Well, tax breaks for the coal industry made their way into Senate Finance Committee language, to be inserted into the mega-energy bill nearing a floor vote; but coal-to-liquid was another story where we can happily report a surprising industry defeat. In a couple of floor votes, the Senate [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: Democratic leaders are considering providing $10 billion worth of direct government loans to the coal industry for coal-to-liquid fuel (CTL) . This was in the papers today. Supposedly the loans would cover up to half the cost of a new power plant and would be contingent on building [...]