The Boston Globe: on Energy & Oil


George W. Bush: Signing statement: No whistleblower law for nuclear agencies

Pres. Bush issued this signing statement instructing federal agencies on his interpretation of Congressional laws:

Aug. 8, 2005: The Department of Energy & the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may not fire or otherwise punish an employee whistle blower who tells Congress about possible wrongdoing.

Bush’s signing statement: The president or his appointees will determine whether employees of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can give information to Congress.

Source: Boston Globe, analysis of presidential signing statements Apr 30, 2006

George W. Bush: Abandons campaign pledge to reduce CO2 emissions

Responding to President Bush’s decision not to support regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, US and European environmentalists said yesterday that one of his main arguments has been debunked. Bush said he would not seek to regulate so-called greenhouse gas because, in part, the Clean Air Act does not consider carbon dioxide a pollutant.

Environmentalists said Bush had ignored a finding by more than 3,000 international scientists who concurred that the gas is one of the main causes of global warming. Last week, satellite data showed evidence that greenhouse gases were indeed building up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

In New England, Bush’s abandonment of the campaign pledge to propose regulating carbon dioxide emissions probably will have limited impact, because the region is less dependent than elsewhere on power plants fired by coal or oil. Administration officials said Bush had made a mistake in the campaign by promising to regulate carbon dioxide.

Source: Beth Daley & Robert Schlesinger, Boston Globe, p. 3 Mar 15, 2001

Dick Cheney: Fuel cells from propane are “a tremendous development”

Talking up alternative energy is classic Al Gore, but Dick Cheney took up the cause yesterday in Washington state, where environmental concerns could be an election key. Cheney received a briefing on fuel cells that produce electricity from natural gas or propane at a Spokane-area company which hopes to someday power homes and businesses with the cells. Cheney pronounced the technology, which company officials say doesn’t harm the environment, “a tremendous development for our entire nation.”
Source: Boston Globe, “Campaign Journal,” p. A24 Oct 25, 2000

Dan Quayle: Fervor on global warming is an attack on capitalism

[At] the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute, Quayle called Gore’s fervor on the environment an extremist attack on capitalism and reflective of a vision that is “pessimistic to the core.” Quayle accused Gore of promoting a global warming policy based on findings that are “highly debatable” with “no scientific consensus.” And he accused Gore -- concerning his recent initiative to protect open spaces -- of trying to dictate “where you should live, and how to design your commute to work.”
Source: Boston Globe, Sunday April 25, 1999, p.A27, by H. J. Hebert Apr 25, 1999

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