Republicans for Environmental Protection (I know... quite the oxymoron!) issued the following press release which is simply too good to not just re-post as is:
Palinology: A Dinosaur Energy Policy
During last year's presidential campaign, Sarah Palin presented herself as an expert on energy. Her new book includes [...]
Why carpool? Well, it all starts with the environmental and monetary costs of transportation. Close to 30% of greenhouse gases released in the U.S. come from transportation. The less gasoline we burn, the better it is for our atmosphere.
Driving also costs money. Nationally, the average daily commute to work [...]
I just received a press release from Environment Virginia regarding a "new report on how nuclear power will hurt America’s ability to fight global warming." The main points in the press release are:
The Department of Environmental Quality just released the Virginia Annual Recycling Report that contains a mixture of good news, not so good news, and some so-so news. Statewide, Virginians recycled/reused 3,661,027 tons of material out of a 9,542,428 tons of solid waste generated, or about [...] 
I have a couple of announcements regarding Congressman Gerry Connolly.
One of the things that I’ve been hearing from a lot of grassroots activists is that we need people in Congress who are willing to stand up for what’s right. It’s my belief that this isn’t just about wanting leaders who will promote policy that activists [...] Then let's draft it in the form of a petition and get every VB Democrat out there to sign it. We'll then deliver it to our Republican delegation and when they' [...]
In a remarkably candid letter to members of Congress, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said her department could have to delay pursuits of illegal immigrants while waiting for horses to be brought in so agents don’t trample protected lands, and warns that illegal immigrants will increasingly make use of remote, [...]
In the UK, at least, Environmentalism is now a officially recognized religion. Of course, Environmentalism’s view of the world w.r.t. anthropogenic global warming has about as much factual basis as the Hindu view that the world rests upon the backs of six elephants, which in turn stand on the [...]
The US Army Chemical Materials Agency notes that an Oregon judge has ruled in favor of continuing incineration of its chemical munitions. Color me unsurprised.
Petitioners had challenged Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality on the approval of a Temporary Authorization Request for the trial [...]
Bob McDonnell has appointed Virginia's largest corporate polluter aka Dominion's Fossil Fool Tom Farrell to his gubernatorial transition team.
Meanwhile our next Attorney General, someone charged with enforcement on environmental regulations, calls environmentalists "watermelons"... green on the outside and commie red on the inside.
Plus we lost the one [...]
On Tuesday, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee begins its mark-up of the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act. Here's a video from Committee Chair Barbara Boxer on why it's so critical we act now: 
Here is Bob McDonnell's vision for Virginia's Coast.Environmental groups say the oil leak spilling into the Timor Sea should be declared a national emergency, with one expert likening it to a ''disaster movie''.
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