Energy and Environment
Gas Price Hikes Only OK When Money Goes To Big Oil
In the Washington Post, Steve Pearlstein says raising the gas tax by 60 cents last year…
My Mountain Is Gone; Now My Water Is Gone–Virginia Senate Bill 1025
Not only did Senator Puckett, my representative from southwest Virginia, vote -- along with the…
Great Idea: $40 Billion in Cuts to Wasteful Big Oil Subsidies
Thanks to Rep. Jim Moran and the other Democrats who are promoting a plan to cut $40 billion in…
Webb’s Clean Air “Obstruction By Another Name”
A New York Times editorial slams attacks on the Clean Air Act that are being supported by Sen. Jim…
Sorry, Sen. Webb, But You’re Dead Wrong on This One
In the Roanoke Times this morning, Sen. Jim Webb is quoted on the issue of EPA regulation of…
Have Vehicle Fuels Advanced Since “The Dukes of Hazzard”?
When The Green Miles was 5, I was a huge fan of The Dukes of Hazzard. So when I couldn't find…
George Allen Spews Lies on Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Clean Energy
Our friend George Allen was on Coy Barefoot's "Charlottesville - Right Now" show…
Environmentalists Picket Annual Legislative “Coal Awareness” Breakfast
See the press release from the Virginia Sierra Club below, about a "coal awareness"…
GOP Leaders Act Like Pro Wrestling Referees On Energy
"There must be this whole school where they teach you to just kind of run around and not…
Nick Naylor’s New Message: Plastic Bags Aren’t So Bad!
What does it say about the plastic bag industry that they're now turning to the guy who…
