President Obama: Climate Leader or Paper Tiger?

Alberta Tar Sands: The Dirtiest of the Dirty

One would think that the image above would be enough to say NO. Really, how can anybody with a conscience think ramping this up is a good idea?

This is the environmental disaster called Alberta Tar Sands that will be at the north end of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. I encourage all of my followers to read Dr. John Abraham’s excellent piece in The Guardian titled: Keystone XL decision will define Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change.

The money quote:

“If his administration cannot say “no” to Keystone – the dirtiest of the dirty – can it say no to anything?”

Peter Gleick vs Heartland Institute – Scorecard One Year Later. And the Winner Is?

It is no contest. Dr. Peter Gleick continues to advance science and offer tremendous public service while Heartland Institute is busy shooting itself in the foot trying to misinform the public and disparage our experts.

Dr. Peter Gleick

VS.

Heartland Institute