Environmental Politics

"Pawlenty: 'I'm Sorry' I Once Cared About Climate"

"Thursday night's Republican debate was worth watching if only to see Tim Pawlenty try to talk his way around his previous support for efforts to cut planet-warming emissions. As governor of Minnesota, Pawlenty not only acknowledged that climate change is a problem, but also endorsed a cap-and-trade plan to deal with it. That makes him something of a pariah among other Republicans these days."

Source: Mother Jones, 05/10/2011

"Nuclear Agency Is Criticized as Too Close to Its Industry"

"Corroded cooling water pipes at the Byron nuclear power plant in Illinois could have caused a nuclear catastrophe. The plant, owned by Exelon Corp., is just one example of regulators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission failing to penalize safety failures."

Source: NY Times, 05/09/2011

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