Hill Heat comments

"Harlan Watson Moves to House" by Lourindal

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:17:40 -0600

Re Watson, as Tim Flannery noted “For decades both the tobacco and asbestos industries found scientists prepared to be doubtful about discoveries linking their products with cancer. A non-specialist cannot know whether the view being presented is fringe or mainstream thinking, and so we may come to believe that there is a real division in the scientific community on these matters. In the case of asbestos and tobacco, the situation was made worse because cancers often appear years after exposure to carcinogenic products, and no one can say for certain just who, among the many exposed, will be struck down. By creating doubt about the link between their products and cancer, the tobacco and asbestos companies enjoyed decades of fat profits, while millions of people met with terrible deaths.” Lourindal

"Senate Watch: Bingaman, Boxer, Cardin, Casey, Corker, Dorgan, Graham, Kerry, Landrieu, Lincoln, Murkowski, Nelson, Reid, Sanders, Snowe" by todd Runestad

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:29:29 -0600

These obstructionists are out of hand. They say it’s not appropriate to invest in clean technologies or cut pollution when we’re in a down economy. But does anybody really believe that they’ll all of a sudden start pushing for these things when the economy gets going again? Don’t make me laugh.

Even the conservative Supreme Court ruled that the EPA can regulate CO2 as part of the Clean Air Act. Clearly, the EPA came out with its finding to prod Congress to act, which is exactly what most people in America not beholden to the fossil fuel industry, as well as most people in the world, want.

Renewable fuels are the answer, and that includes the new PRISM nuclear power plants that leave waste for only 300 to 500 years, which is a doable time frame. If southern Senators say they don’t have wind or solar resources available to them, they can have all the nuclear plants.

"Research to Improve Water-Use Efficiency and Conservation: Technologies and Practices" by Waste Management

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:46:48 -0600

Very interesting, if not a little worrying, report. It’s good to see there are actually states that are already addressing the problem and doing something about it.

The Santa Rosa Subregional Reclamation System seems like it’s doing an amazing job with storage tanks holding 1.45 billion gallons of water! That is a lot of water!

It’s a pretty dire situation but hopefully with reports like this as participation form many of the bigger states; we can get this problem sorted sooner rather than later.

"White House Press Gaggle on the Copenhagen Accord Negotiations" by truthissexy

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:15:39 -0600

Are you sure this is official? Reads like the Yes Men strike again. Or is the US administration really this incompetent?

"Senate Watch: Bingaman, Boxer, Lincoln, McCaskill, Merkley, McCain, Murkowski, Reid, Rockefeller, Sanders, Whitehouse" by CC26

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:36:16 -0600

Democrats are voicing opposition to cap and trade because by and large the American people do not want it. It will cause a tremendous amount of economic pain for little to no environmental gain. Make sure your Representatives in Congress follow suit. Write them at http://tiny.cc/94oQR.

"Public Hearing on Proposed Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule" by susan.kraemer@gmail

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:41 -0600

Hey cunctator,

I write for cleantechnica these days and want to cover this tonight – is there a web link you can give? thanks! Susan (dotcommodity from dailykos)

"Boxer Releases Chairman's Mark, Preliminary EPA Analysis of Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733)" by Tennant Reed

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:33:54 -0500

A number of the key tables in section 771 (disposition of allowances) have not come through in the linked version of the bill. Is a corrected version available?

"White House Green Jobs Advisor Van Jones Resigns" by whatever

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:14:21 -0500

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! On e down 37 more to go

"Climate Change Bills Comparison" by Laura

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:43:18 -0500

Do you have a comparison like this for Waxman-Markey, Boxer-Kerry, Bingaman, etc.? I’d love the 2009 comparison. Thank you!

"DOE Grants $535 Million Loan Guarantee for Solar Power" by emftrueth@yahoo.com

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:17:25 -0500

Please send information to my technology college in Thomasville Georgia, 31792, U.S. 19 southwestgatech.edu

Request information in training money for green technology.

We need green jobs in the South West Georgia and North West Fla.

Mike Floyd Boston Ga. 31626 emftrueth@yahoo.com