Eliot Spitzer drafts his dream team of progressive cabinet picks for Obama’s second term
What would a truly progressive cabinet look like? —Eliot Spitzer read post
Topic: Energy
Why isn’t anyone talking about climate change in this election?
“Obviously if no one talks about it, it’s very hard to solve the problem.” —Joe Romm watch video
Ed Markey: Republican stance on climate change is ‘a sad state of affairs for that party’
“The precondition to winning the nomination as a Republican in 2012 is to disclaim any belief in climate change — and that’s a sad state of affairs for that party.” —Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) watch video
Mitt Romney’s ‘pro-pollution’ energy platform: more drilling, more coal and fewer regulations
“Everything that could reduce pollution and make people healthier, he’s against. If it’s pro-pollution and makes the oil companies richer, that’s what he’s for.” —Joe Romm watch video
Eliot Spitzer: Conservative economics could save the day when it comes to climate change
“We are subsidizing fossil fuels to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars a year while the greatest minds in science agree that we are destroying our planet. It is not a matter of ideology to say that this [...] watch video
The dice are loaded: NASA’s James Hansen warns escalating climate crisis requires intervention
“We are pushing the system an order of magnitude faster than any natural changes of climate in the past.” —James Hansen watch video
Bob Cavnar warns Congress has ‘actually gone backwards’ on offshore drilling safety since BP spill
“BP could have actually walked away from this whole thing and put it all on the American people … The legislature has not fixed that liability cap. It still remains today.” watch video
