Environment

China Passes US on Oil Imports

Posted March 11th, 2013 by Real Clear Energy

Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret

Posted March 11th, 2013 by Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

Bad News: The U.S. Power Grid is Getting Pricier, Less Reliable

Posted March 11th, 2013 by Washington Post

Renewable Energy: Cleaning Up

Posted March 7th, 2013 by Economist

Crowdfunding Clean Energy

Posted March 7th, 2013 by New York Times

It’s Time to Rethink America’s Corn System

Posted March 6th, 2013 by Scientific American

Biofuelery

Posted March 2nd, 2013 by Economist

Meltdown: Despite the Fear, the Health Risks from the Fukushima Accident Are Minimal

Posted March 1st, 2013 by Time

Progressive Green Movement Has Morphed Into A Death Cult

Posted February 28th, 2013 by investors Business Daily Editorial

Chemicals Used to Treat Your Drinking Water Might Be Hurting You, Environmental Group Says

Posted February 28th, 2013 by NBC News

Latest State

Coal Isn’t Getting Enough Respect, Study Says

Coal's Impacts are Being Underestimated, Says WWU Prof

By John Stang | Crosscut
Corps Review Won’t Weigh Impact of Coal Beyond Northwest

Tells Congressional Hearing That Coal Pollution is Beyond the Scope of Its Analysis

By Hal Bernton | Seattle Times
New State Revenue Report Improves Climate for Budget Talks, But Will it End Talk of Closing Tax Loopholes?

No Word From Dems on Senate Offer

By Brad Shannon | The Olympian
Olympia Closes on Purchase of Isthmus Properties

By Matt Batcheldor | The Olympian
Hanford’s Porous Deadlines

Shame on the Feds for Missing Another Deadline

By Editorial | Seattle Times
Bridge Still Functionally Obsolete

Skagit River Bridge Will Still be Vulnerable to Catastrophic Failure, Even After Multi-Million Dollar Repair

By Jerry Cornfield | The (Everett) Herald
WSU Postpones Plan to Expand at Everett Community College

The (Everett) Herald

By Jerry Cornfield

Latest National/World

Obama Calls for Russia to Join U.S. in Nuclear Arms Cuts

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin indicated that Russia can’t reduce its arms while the U.S. builds missile defense systems, which long have been a point of friction between the two nations.

By Bloomberg Business Week
Boehner Assures Colleagues: No Immigration Bill Without Majority GOP support

They are expected to focus on the GOP-backed bill, which the House Judiciary Committee began debating Tuesday, that would give state and local law enforcement authorities more power to arrest and charge immigrants for over-staying visas or for entering the United States illegally.

By Washington Post
CBO: Immigration Reform Is a Free Lunch

To be precise, the bill increases government spending by $262 billion but increases revenues by $459 billion.

By Washington Post
What Changes Now That Doctors Have Declared Obesity a ‘Disease’?

“I would imagine it would cause the insurance companies to think again” about paying for weight-loss treatments, just as they do for smoking-cessation programs."

By Los Angeles Times
Yes, Premiums Will Go Up

In the end, those who are enrolled in individually purchased insurance plans will figure out that they are going to pay a lot more, and they won’t be happy about it.

By National Review
Explaining the Global Warming Hiatus

The last decade is proof of climate change, not a cause for reflexive skepticism. It was the warmest on record, despite a laundry-list of mitigating factors like prolonged La Nina, a wave of modest volcanic eruptions, and an ebb in solar activity.

By New Republic
Sending Arms to Syria Is Irrational and Dangerous

The chaotic twist of violent sectarianism and a complicated proxy war should be enough to stay out of a civil war that no one, especially the US, can win.

By Al Jazeera Op-Ed