Tidbits from Tennessee
Greetings BW readers,
Sorry I've been offline for a few days and my wireless now is on the blink. Thanks to the Art Circle Public Library in Crossville, I am able to blog for a few minutes.
TomP sent me a link to a Friends of the Earth (FoE) Action website, and I saw the following press release:
Presidential candidates’ parroting of coal industry talking points raise questions about their commitment to clean energy; Clinton even equivocates on mountaintop removal
WASHINGTON—A national environmental group criticized both Democratic presidential candidates today for recent pro-coal comments.
Senator Hillary Clinton expressed enthusiasm for coal and failed to condemn mountaintop removal during an interview yesterday on West Virginia Public Radio. Today, Senator Barack Obama delivered a speech in West Virginia advocating so-called “clean coal” as a solution to global warming.
“These comments raise serious questions about whether the Democratic candidates are as committed to clean energy as they claim to be,” Friends of the Earth Action President Brent Blackwelder said. “Coal is not clean—period. And it is especially dirty and damaging when it is mined through the mountaintop removal process, in which mountains are literally blown to pieces, wiping vast swaths of nature off the map and polluting valleys, streams and rivers.”
Read the rest here.
Another reason why I cannot support either one of these two.
Good news: John Edwards will be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno this evening. They are probably taping as I blog this message. To quote a Free (name of a group from the late 60's, early 70's) tune: All right now, baby it's ah all right now.
No, I do not think he will endorse anyone today, especially after reading the FoE message. Moreover, neither one has talked about poverty, Katrina, etc, very much.
Looks like JRE will be speaking to the NC Young Democrats next week (h/t NCDem Amy) about a community service project.
http://www.ydnc.org/index.cfm
Weather in Crossville today: a pleasant 55 degrees, and very sunny. Daffadils are out and a few trees have sprouted. DH is golfing today.
More buzz l8tr...
Sorry I've been offline for a few days and my wireless now is on the blink. Thanks to the Art Circle Public Library in Crossville, I am able to blog for a few minutes.
TomP sent me a link to a Friends of the Earth (FoE) Action website, and I saw the following press release:
Presidential candidates’ parroting of coal industry talking points raise questions about their commitment to clean energy; Clinton even equivocates on mountaintop removal
WASHINGTON—A national environmental group criticized both Democratic presidential candidates today for recent pro-coal comments.
Senator Hillary Clinton expressed enthusiasm for coal and failed to condemn mountaintop removal during an interview yesterday on West Virginia Public Radio. Today, Senator Barack Obama delivered a speech in West Virginia advocating so-called “clean coal” as a solution to global warming.
“These comments raise serious questions about whether the Democratic candidates are as committed to clean energy as they claim to be,” Friends of the Earth Action President Brent Blackwelder said. “Coal is not clean—period. And it is especially dirty and damaging when it is mined through the mountaintop removal process, in which mountains are literally blown to pieces, wiping vast swaths of nature off the map and polluting valleys, streams and rivers.”
Read the rest here.
Another reason why I cannot support either one of these two.
Good news: John Edwards will be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno this evening. They are probably taping as I blog this message. To quote a Free (name of a group from the late 60's, early 70's) tune: All right now, baby it's ah all right now.
No, I do not think he will endorse anyone today, especially after reading the FoE message. Moreover, neither one has talked about poverty, Katrina, etc, very much.
Looks like JRE will be speaking to the NC Young Democrats next week (h/t NCDem Amy) about a community service project.
http://www.ydnc.org/index.cfm
Weather in Crossville today: a pleasant 55 degrees, and very sunny. Daffadils are out and a few trees have sprouted. DH is golfing today.
More buzz l8tr...
Labels: benny's world, Environment, Friends of the Earth, Jay Leno, John Edwards
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
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