Koch Brothers, Private Industry Vilified for Advancing Calif. Initiative Aimed Against Global Warming Act

They cover a lot of bases here but omit any discussion of the environmental movement's international dimensions. Polls shows that the public is evenly divided over a ballot initiative that would suspend California's global warming law until after unemployment falls. Here, the NYT seeks to swing public sentiment by questioning the motives of private donors who are linked in with the Tea Party. A California ballot initiative that could potentially unravel the anti energy policies Gov. Arnold Sc...

Political Class Substitutes Renewable Needs for Global Warming Hysteria Without Media Scrutiny

So, whatever happened to global warming hysteria? Why does the subject never come up as U.S. senators prepare to introduce a new energy bill that is in reality an anti-energy bill laced with requirements for renewable energy? Meanwhile, the states that have already implemented renewable standards have higher energy prices. The rationale has changed but the political motivations remain unchanged and unexamined thanks to a compliant news media... With the Senate’s Democratic leadership now pois...

NYT Should Report on IER’s Criticisms of Obama’s Oil Drilling Plans

The Institute for Energy Research (IER) claims that President Obama's new energy proposal will actually constrain and restrict the development of domestic natural resources. After uncritically repeating the White House talking points on the new plan, the NYT should balance out its coverage by quoting IER... President Obama is opening the way to long overdue oil drilling initiatives that will help free the U.S. from dependence on foreign sources. At least this is the official version of events...