Over 10,000 Americans Tell Congress To Stop Pushing Us Over The Climate Cliff

Over 10,000 Americans Tell Congress To Stop Pushing Us Over The Climate Cliff: pby Brad Johnson “If our country goes over the fiscal cliff, we will be able to climb back up. But if our planet goes over the climate cliff, we will plunge into an abyss of impacts that we cannot reverse.” With these words, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) exposed the essential absurdity of the “fiscal cliff” [...]/p

GOP’s Latest Fiscal Cliff Offer: Permanent Extension Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy

GOP’s Latest Fiscal Cliff Offer: Permanent Extension Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy: pCNN’s Dana Bash is reporting that House Republicans have offered an untenable new deal to the White House in the ongoing negotiations to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, demanding, Democratic sources say, that the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent of Americans be made permanent. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) unveiled the GOP [...]/p

Why Boehner’s Bush Tax Cut Shenanigans Matter

Why Boehner’s Bush Tax Cut Shenanigans Matter: pThe House Republicans latest “counter offer” to President Obama’s plan for averting the so-called “fiscal cliff” reportedly includes a full extension of the Bush tax cuts, including those for the richest 2 percent of Americans. But an aide to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said that the rate on the rich does not [...]/p

What Moves Conservatives On The Environment? Show Them Pictures Of What Happens Without The EPA

What Moves Conservatives On The Environment? Show Them Pictures Of What Happens Without The EPA: pIf you’re a conservative, this image of Cleveland from 1973 taken before the Environmental Protection Agency started cleaning up our skies should make you care about the environment: That’s according to a new paper from UC Berkeley, anyway. In a study released this week, UC Berkeley researchers looked at how conservatives respond to messages about [...]/p

GOP’s Latest Fiscal Cliff Offer: Permanent Extension Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy

GOP’s Latest Fiscal Cliff Offer: Permanent Extension Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy: pCNN’s Dana Bash is reporting that House Republicans have offered an untenable new deal to the White House in the ongoing negotiations to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, demanding, Democratic sources say, that the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent of Americans be made permanent. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) unveiled the GOP [...]/p

GOP Energy Chair Received Last-Minute Big Oil Donations After Hinting Oil Subsidies Could End

GOP Energy Chair Received Last-Minute Big Oil Donations After Hinting Oil Subsidies Could End: pBig Oil subsidies have maintained a relatively low profile during fiscal showdown negotiations. But there is some chance the oil industry’s $4 billion annual subsidies could be on the chopping block in a deal. The first indication Republicans may possibly budge, after repeatedly blocking votes on the issue, came late in the election when House [...]/p

Deadlock In Doha: Is Qatar Going To Be The Place Where International Agreements Go To Die?

Deadlock In Doha: Is Qatar Going To Be The Place Where International Agreements Go To Die?: pby Rebecca Lefton and Andrew Light This year’s UN climate negotiations have once again deadlocked.  Negotiators and observers in the hall are concerned that this meeting could end with no outcome, much like the long-stalled Doha trade negotiations.  We’re tracking the major sticking points in the three tracks of the meeting and make recommendations on [...]/p