September 25, 2008: Al Gore Calls For Civil Disobedience
At this week’s Clinton Global Initiative, Al Gore called on young people to engage in civil disobedience to halt coal plant construction.
Congressional Democrats let the offshore drilling moratorium expire, but will likely put it high on the to-do list for the next administration. The Campaign For America’s Future composed a post mortem for the ban.
The House approved a $25 billion loan package for the auto industry.
John McCain and Sarah Palin agree that global climate change is occurring, but are at odds over its causes, according to The Washington Post.
The Western Climate Initiative announced its new cap-and-trade program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Western Canada and the United States to 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
The current energy industry climate may hurt small solar businesses.
Green Inc. is a new New York Times blog that focuses on how energy and the environment affect business.
Writing about the impending financial crisis bailout, The Nation argues that “action must ensure that this taxpayer-funded rescue doesn’t reward the very people on Wall Street who created this mess while shafting the needs of Main Street.”
Counterpunch argues that “a Wealth Tax-a tax on accumulated assets above $10 million” would ensure that Wall Street pays for the bailout.
Local Green: Austin’s Pecan Street Project attempts to make the city a hub of innovative electrical grid research.
–Christopher Greenspan
Tags: Al Gore, Austin, auto industry, John McCain, Sarah Palin, solar energy, Western Climate Initiative
October 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Video: Jim Cramer from Mad Money Says PULL OUT of Stock Markets…
President Bush’s 700 billion bailout plan is not working because few have confidence the plan help and banks are not increasing lending. Furthermore, the bailout plan has yet to hit early benchmarks Paulson outlined during Capitol Hill testimony…