Yves Smith and Steve Horn Naked Capitalism 11 Dec 2014
The fact that Team Obama is gagging its climate scientists should come as no surprise. First, the Administration is obsesses with secrecy and image-management, as its extremely aggressive posture on classifying records and prosecuting leakers attests. Second, Administration climate policy is founded on a Big Lie. As Gaius Publius has written at length, its greenhouse gas measures exclude methane, the most potent greenhouse gas. That omission favors fracking, which fails the "clean green" test when you factor in methane releases. And that's before you factor in contamination of water supplies.... read more here
Hood River City Council passes resolution opposing coal, oil transport
By
Kirby Neumann-Rea December 9, 2014 Hood River News
Citing threats to public safety and the Gorge economy, Hood River City Council passed a resolution Monday calling for a ban on coal and oil transports through the Gorge.
Councilor
Kate McBride drafted the resolution, with input from the Columbia Gorge
Climate Action Network, which had several members present at Monday’s meeting.
“The
city supports economic growth that does not jeopardize the City of Hood
River’s commitment to fight the serious impacts of climate change,”
states the first “Be It
Resolved” of the detailed, five-page resolution.
The
resolution notes that “because the rail alignment runs through our
downtown area, the impact of existing and proposed oil trains is
potentially catastrophic in terms
of loss of life and devastation of the City of Hood River community,
environment and economy.” .... read more here
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