Hoyer: Senate Has Votes Needed To Repeal DADT

Energy and Global Warming News for October 1st: Gulf waters contain carcinogens linked to oil spills; Clean energy could power rural India
Gulf waters contain high levels of carcinogens linked to Oil Spills University researchers said on Thursday they recently found alarming levels of Cancer-causing Toxins in an area of the Gulf of Mexico affected by BP’s Oil Spill, raising the specter of long-lasting Health concerns. Oregon State University (OSU) researchers found sharply heightened levels of chemicals including carcinogens in the waters off the coast of Louisiana in August, the last sampling date, even after BP...

If Folks Won't Reduce Their Carbon Footprints, Kill Them
If you have a strong stomach and venture to the homepage, or check out Chris Horner’s post at Planet Gore , you can see an actual spot for the U.K.’s “1010″ campaign to reduce Energy Consumption. In the first minute, a teacher explodes two schoolchildren whose lack of faith she finds disturbing, covering their shocked schoolmates in gore (and Gore). And it only goes down hill from there.

Southern California heat wave could put pressure on electrical grid
Californians are being asked to avoid using Energy-hogging appliances between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday as temperatures in the triple digits are expected to put pressure on the state's electrical Grid. In addition, the National Weather Service issued red flag alerts for Monday and Tuesday in Los Angeles and Ventura counties as tinder-dry hills combined with gusty winds to increase the risk of Wildfires. On the Energy front, California consumers are expected to use more than 45,000...

Russia's LUKOIL resumes gasoline supply to Iran -trade
Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:14am EDT * LUKOIL discharged 250,000 bbl Gasoline in Iran last week * LUKOIL set to move another parcel of Gasoline to Iran By Luke Pachymuthu and Vladimir Soldatkin Singapore/Moscow, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russian Oil giant LUKOIL ( LKOH.MM ) has resumed Gasoline sales into Iran in partnership with China's state-run firm Zhuhai Zhenrong, even as the United States urges the international community to be tough with Tehran. Iran is the world's fifth-largest Oil exporter but...

Energy: Will Efficiency Lead to More Consumption?
In the polarized realm of Climate and Energy politics, Energy Efficiency has always been the common ground. The concept is so attractivewe clearly waste far too much of our Energy, whether that means driving a car with that gets low gas-mileage or living in a poorly insulated house. If you're worried about Climate Change and are looking for a way to cut Carbon Emissions, improving Energy Efficiency is a no brainer. And even if you think Climate fears are overstated, there's a logical business...

A pro-market, not pro-business, energy strategy
Here is my Reuters Breakingviews piece from last week: General Electric boss Jeffrey Immelt last Thursday castigated Washington for neglecting the U.S. Energy industry, calling current policy stupid. Sure, Immelt was talking his own book — a third of GEs profit last year came from its Power unit. But the lack of a comprehensive Energy strategy is still an economic drag. Immelt was a big fan of President Barack Obamas Energy plan, which proposed a cap-and-trade system for...

Federal agencies unveil sustainability plans to cut GHGs 28%, save $10 billion in energy costs
Our Guest Blogger is CAP’s Ben Kaldunski. A large step forward for Federal sustainability came this month as the White House released its Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans for nearly every Federal agency. This is the first time that all the agencies have submitted plans to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). President Obama signed Executive Order #13514 , Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance a year ago, requiring each of the 35...

Bingaman, Snowe Introduce Energy Tax Incentives Package
Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) have introduced an Energy tax incentives Bill that they are urging the Senate to pass before the end of the year. The Bill includes tax incentives for homes and businesses that invest in Energy Efficiency, manufacturers of Clean Energy technology and developers of Energy storage technology, which is essential to prove the viability of intermittent Renewable Energy sources like wind and solar. In a statement, Bingaman said: We must...

Energy and Global Warming News for September 29th: Waves power US grid for first time; New York tornado Part Two - Extreme weather on the rise
Waves Power US Grid for the First Time OPT’s PB40 PowerBuoy was hooked up to the Grid at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii as part of the firm’s programme with the US Navy to test wave Energy technology. The connection demonstrates the device’s ability to produce utility-grade Renewable Energy that can be transmitted to the Grid according to international and national standards, says the firm. Grid connection is another significant milestone in demonstrating the...

Energy and Global Warming News for September 30: How biochar production could help climate change fight; 80% of global water supplies at risk
How biochar production could help Climate Change fight Win-win solutions can be hard to come by. But if Cornell University soil scientist Johannes Lehmann is right, there may be a way to lower our emission of heat-trapping Greenhouse Gases, save millions of people’s lives, and significantly boost the Productivity of the world’s farmsall at the same time. And, most remarkably, his strategy is based on a deceptively simple technology invented 8,000 years ago. Lehmann’s idea...

Letters: Greener Construction
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Presidential Proclamation--National Energy Awareness Month
    America's Energy resources are inextricably linked to our continued prosperity, Security, and environmental health.  When it comes to our Nation's Energy future, we face fundamental choices between action and inaction, between embracing the possibilities of a new Clean Energy Economy and settling for the status quo, and between leading the world in Clean Energy and lagging behind.  We must choose wisely and invest in Clean Energy technologies to position our...

Are American homes more energy efficient? Not exactly.
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Energy and Global Warming News for September 28: Water use in Southwest heads for a Day of Reckoning; East coast's offshore wind could power half of its demand; Future Volvo car bodies are also the battery
Water use in Southwest heads for a Day of Reckoning LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. A once-unthinkable day is looming on the Colorado River. Barring a sudden end to the Southwests 11-year drought, the distribution of the rivers dwindling bounty is likely to be reordered as early as next year because the flow of water cannot keep pace with the regions demands. For the first time, federal estimates issued in August indicate that Lake Mead, the heart of the lower...

S. Africa's teen orphans need specialized care

Sanford and His Love Interest, in E-Mail
If you haven’t gotten enough about Gov. Mark Sanford’s newly acknowledged indiscretions with an Argentinian paramour, The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., is now publishing e-mails between the two. This incredibly detailed back-and-forth is sure to add fuel to the fire about whether the Governor can survive his now admitted Extramarital Affair, let alone press ahead with a presidential run. So far, the embarrassing disclosures suggest not. The State promises more tomorrow....

Achtung! Kangaroo
You’d never have thought this possible, but these signs will be our latest export to Germany: ANIMAL experts were left baffled when a kangaroo hopped onto a German highway and was struck by a car. ..

American Physical Society Northwest Section Meeting
Special note on accommodations Classes will be in session at Whitman College during the meeting, so no on-campus housing will be available. Blocks of Rooms have been set aside at nearby Hotels, but these Rooms will only be held until August 30, 2010. Walla Walla is a small town with a busy Tourism industry; it is not unheard of for every Hotel Room in town to be booked on a weekend. Meeting attendees are strongly encouraged to make their Room reservations early. © Whitman College...

Celebs Who Lean To The Right
Hollywood stars and celebritiesare generally considered to be a liberal and Democratic-leaning community, but these celebrities are all declared Republicans according to the FEC, or known Conservatives.

How liberal is Ed Miliband? | Charlotte Gore
When the Tories elected David Cameron, some of us were rather taken aback by his "love bombing" strategy of playing up hitherto unsuspected "liberal" tendencies to try to reach out to Liberal Democrats and moderate, Centrist swing voters. Few believed he was sincere, of course. Having grown up under Thatcher, the idea of a "liberal conservative" was a contradiction in terms, but these days a Conservative MP ranting about Immigration or the EU would seem out of character for this distinctly...

Cato Institute Gives John Hoeven C Minus Minus on Fiscal Responsibility, Worst in Spending
Over the years, Governor Hoeven has provided modest reductions in Corporate taxes, Property taxes, and Personal Income taxes in the form of marriage penalty relief. In 2009, he signed into law a small cut to Personal and Corporate Income Tax Rates. The top Personal Income Tax Rate was cut from 5.54 percent to 4.86 percent, and the Corporate Rate was cut from 6.5 percent to 6.4 percent. However, the Governor has also supported Tax Increases on Cigarette and Gasoline consumers. Hoevens main...