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Oil manipulation bad, corn manipulation good

I’m sifting through Bush’s energy proposals. This is particularly rich: The President’s Plan Enables America To Lead The World To Energy Security. By establishing such a visible and ambitious fuel […]

They’re up

The energy security policies in Bush’s SOTU are up on the White House website. Have a look. More later.

Uh-oh

This is not good.

They flattered my kids — quid pro quo!

A few months ago, Maywa mentioned a service called Greendimes, which — in exchange for $5 $3 a month — will take over the arduous task of reducing your junk […]

Al Gore and the Oscars

Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth has received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary. I’m on record predicting it will win. Should we start a betting pool?

Oh, the irony

Savor the ironies: TXU Corp., the largest Texas electricity producer, said its plan to build $10 billion of coal-fueled power generation in the state appears "consistent with" a business group’s […]

Bush no longer matters on climate

Sebastian Mallaby notes the recent heating up of the climate change issue and correctly teases out the main political implication: Bush has become irrelevant.

Lots of talk, little action

The media is abuzz that Bush will unveil new energy proposals in the State of the Union address. But it really is a "dog bites man" story.

Has any president ever talked so much about a problem while doing nothing to address it? The President's sweeping rhetoric on energy independence, unfortunately, has never been accompanied by serious policies -- he has actually cut funding for the key energy-saving technologies -- which is one reason our dependence on imported oil has kept rising throughout Bush's presidency. So we should take any new words in the 2007 address with many, many grains of salt.

Here are the relevant excerpts about energy from Bush's previous State of the Union addresses:

Only 2,012 Days to Go

London Olympics striving to be all green, all the time We were about to write yet another blurb on the current climate-change climate when we remembered: today marks 2,012 days […]

Season Shot: Ammo with flavor

Here's something for Mr. Khosla to throw some money at: Season Shot, ammunition that dissolves upon baking, leaving behind only the delicious flavor of your choice -- Cajun, Lemon Pepper, Garlic, Teriyaki, or Honey Mustard.

Think this doesn't belong on an environmental blog? Think again. According to Season Shot's creators: