Original Author:
(James Rowen)
Another
document dump - - the
second in the last few weeks - - shows cozy relationship among the players, including American regulators now reviewing whether a major new pipeline from Canada to Texas should be approved.
With
most of the oil ticketed for export via Houston, and not for domestic usage.
Not a good development for the White House and the public interest.
Original Author:
(James Rowen)
So
Wisconsin and
Texas make news in the offensive-names department.
I wonder if any Wisconsin folk will call the whole Texas thing "silly?
Original Author:
(James Rowen)
The earth is going to get a lot hotter (see: Texas, Russia wildfires, for example) without
Arctic ice to reflect sunlight. That's what it does.
Original Author:
(James Rowen)
Texas Gov. and GOP Presidential candidate Rick Perry urges President Barack Obama t
o suspend clean air regulations that will help the country recover from hazardous air pollution to which Texas contributes disproportionately.
The new clean air rules are designed to significantly reduce smog and soot pollution by requiring 27 states, including Texas, to decrease smokestack emissions.
The new guidelines apply to sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions, which mostly come from coal-fired plants.
Texas has 19 coal-fired power plants -- more than any other state -- and plans to build nine more. It is one of the few states still adding coal-fired plants and releases more air pollutants than any other state. Most other states are building generation plants that use sources other than coal, particularly natural gas.
Clearly, Perry has failed to manage the issue in his own state, which also happens to be sitting on 30% of the country's supply of cleaner-burning natural gas, making it the nation;
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<a href="/user/steve-hanson" title="View user profile.">Steve Hanson</a>
Last week during the GOP debate we were treated to the spectacle of a crowd cheering the large numbers of government-sanctioned murders in Texas. This week we were treated to the reality. Troy Davis was put to death last night in Georgia, despite a growing concern on the part of many that his continuous claim of innocence may well have been correct. The court system failed Troy Davis, and we as a nation failed him.
Where to start? The application of the death penalty in the United States is an anomaly among Western nations. We happily cling to a system of punishment that seems to serve no purpose other than retribution. It's not a crime deterrent, it's not even cost-effective. It is government-sanctioned revenge. It is a punishment that cannot be revoked, ameliorated, or forgiven. It is the last desperate act of a government to punish the guilty and destroy a little more of the soul of our nation.
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