Seacoast NRG

I am shocked, shocked to find that meddling is going on here.
A Senate committee today narrowly voted to overturn the EPA’s decision blocking California and more than a dozen other states (Arizona, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island and Washington–hmm, what happened to New Hampshire?) from limiting greenhouse gas […]

With the price of gasoline approaching $4 per gallon, and the price of diesel already exceeding that level, many are asking what the Congress, and our Presidential candidates, will do to reduce gas prices.
Exactly the wrong question.
There is very little the Congress, the President, or the government in general can do to influence the price […]

Please do read this column by Nicholas Kristof in today’s New York Times.

Ayuh.  In Maine, Sunday is the Democratic caucus.  For Maine residents, you can find your caucus location and time here.

A survey published last week by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press shows that among Republicans surveyed by the Center, only 12% considered dealing with global warming to be a “top priority” for policy makers, while fully 46% of the Republicans surveyed stated that addressing global warming was either “not too […]

Damn.

It’s New Hampshire’s long-awaited presidential primary election day.  Make a difference.  Make an informed decision.  Make a choice, even if you think your candidate will lose.  Make your way to the polling place.  I’ll say it again:  it’s quite literally the least you can do for your community. 

This New York Times article notes that energy issues–price, availability, conservation and alternative energy sources–are a top concern for many New Hampshire voters (including me, of course).  The Times even goes so far as to point out the favorable opinion that many voters have of my favorite candidate:
Many here, including Mr. Wells, spoke admiringly of […]

A media study conducted by the League of Conservation Voters shows that the Sunday morning talk show hosts have given the presidential candidates a free ride when it comes to the issue of global warming. 
According to this study, the Sunday morning hosts (Tim Russert, Bob Schieffer, George Stephanopoulos, Wolf Blitzer and Chris Wallace) have asked […]

I’ll admit that I’m straying off topic here, but here’s another reason why I’m voting for Bill Richardson in the New Hampshire Primary.  From the Boston Globe, Richardson’s answers to a questionnaire on the limits of presidential power.  See also this summary of all the candidates’ responses, at the Huffington Post.