by John Cronin | Jan 29, 2015 | Climate Change, Energy, Pollution
Although Senate sponsors will deny it, the passage of a bill to force the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would deliver petroleum from the tar sands of Canada to a port in the Gulf of Mexico, was largely symbolic. President Obama has repeatedly promised he...
by John Cronin | Jul 3, 2014 | Government, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
During 45 seconds of a 22-minute, June 25 speech about the environment before the League of Conservation Voters, President Obama spoke in surprisingly unsophisticated language regarding his water agenda: I’m going to stand with sportsmen and conservationists against...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 1, 2014 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy, Pollution
By Scott Dodd Editor, OnEarth Natural Resources Defense Council Scott Dodd is editor of OnEarth, the excellent print and online magazine of the Natural Resources Defense Council. EarthDesk heartily recommends you follow OnEarth for top-notch analysis of breaking...
by John Cronin | Oct 23, 2013 | Government, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
A meaningful plan is unlikely during the remaining years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Most revealing about the national water strategy announced by recently appointed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is its contrast with her “reputation as a straight shooter,” the...
by John Cronin | Sep 19, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to issue carbon standards in the next few days that will regulate air emissions at new power plants, the first salvo in the climate offensive President Obama promised to launch from the Oval Office. Earlier...