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  • Some musings and analysis

    The discussion of Massachusetts v. EPA is well underway thanks to David's summary of the action. I'm going to provide some thoughts about each of the three issues involved in the case, as well as some of the possible implications.

    The outcome of Mass. v. EPA boils down to one thing: the Supreme Court has ordered EPA to think again. While that may not sound like much, in the world of administrative law, it is a total rout for the Bush administration.

    While the outcome is good news, this decision was as close as they come. I'm not surprised that the Court split 5 to 4 on the issue of standing. However, this divide extended to all three questions before the court.

  • The Engine On the Bus Goes Plug, Plug, Plug

    U.S. states beginning to invest in plug-in hybrid school buses Once upon a time, someone had an idea: let’s transport U.S. schoolkids in big yellow buses that spew diesel fumes […]

  • New climate report chock full of bad news, and more

    Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Supreme Slapdown Chaos and Effect Alternative School Sacks Education The Hill’s Not Alive With the Sound of Music Read the […]

  • David James Duncan, author and fly fisher, answers questions

    David James Duncan. What work do you do? I’m an author and essayist, a fly fisher and river guardian, a public speaker, and, compared to a lot of people, a […]

  • Massachusetts Passes Wind

    Cape Wind gets state OK, boosting chances it will get built If you’re not up on the history of the controversial Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, here’s the brief […]

  • Chaos and Effect

    New climate report from IPCC will have bad news and worse news On Friday, a comprehensive new report will map the likely effects of global warming — and it ain’t […]

  • Fun video

    This is a pretty clever stunt by Greenpeace activists. They infiltrated the filming of a Kleenex commercial to get the word out about the fact that Kimberly-Clark (maker of Kleenex) […]

  • More, please

    This is a much more significant story than it might appear at first glance: Brazil’s government said it will provide free Internet access to native Indian tribes in the Amazon […]

  • Cause and effect

    This … Bush met with General Motors Corp. chairman and chief executive Rick Wagoner, Ford Motor Co. chief executive Alan Mulally and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group chief executive Tom LaSorda. […]