Posts Tagged ‘Bush’

• More on Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  Jacob from the blog Force Change tells us that Sarah Palin supports mining in Bristol Bay, which could threaten salmon, bears, and caribou. He lists three other major anti-green policies from Sarah Palin and comes to the conclusion that her …

• Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  The photo shows Sarah Palin and John McCain during a political rally. Photo: Buddhakiwi. Last week the Republican presidential contender John McCain announced his choice for running mate and Vice President. John McCain selected a rather unknown 44 year-old women …

• Science Programme Launched by Bush Himself Says Humans Cause Climate Change

  The US Climate Change Science Program was created by the climate change denying Bush administration back in late 2002 “to review the validity of climate-change science before making policy decisions.” The science program was criticized by environmentalists for being used …

• Nearly 50% of the world’s primates face extinction report says

  According to a newly released report by the IUCN Primate Specialist Group says that “almost 50 percent of the world’s primates are in danger of extinction.” The report points out that habitat destruction and hunting are the two main threats. …

• Offshore drilling is not the answer to high gas prices

  There have been a lot of discussions about the high gas prices in USA the past months and what exactly should be done to curb this trend. Some politicians, like McCain, Bush, and Gingrich, are taking advantage of the situation …

• “Goodbye from world’s biggest polluter”

  Daniel Mittler, political advisor to Greenpeace International, said this when he was about to leave the G8 Summit in Toyako, Japan: There are a lot empty water bottles and even more coffee cups lying around the International Media Centre at …

• White House refuses to open EPA emails on global warming

  The White House has apparently refused to open an email from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a proposed rule that would limit greenhouse-gas emissions from new vehicles. And what is more surprising (!?) is that they managed to get …

• Victory for “threatened” polar bears

  Today the U.S. Department of Interior formally listed the polar bear as a “threatened” species. Environmental organisations have called for the polar bears to be listed on the “endangered” species list hoping it could lead to actions to combat climate …