The Greens oppose the CPRS not because it is too weak, but because it will point Australia in the wrong direction with little prospect of turning it around in the timeframe within which emissions must peak, says Senator Christine Milne.
US Media Wrap: A guide to 5 key campaign flip flops
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The war on words over energy policy heats up. All pro-drilling now? Until recently, Obama was adamantly against offshore drilling and tapping the SPR. Why the shift? Because voters are longing for relief from $4 gas and he thinks his new views will win them over. So much for principles. — New York Post Obama hits back on energy - “They’re lying about what my energy plan is,” he says. And “they’re making fun of a step that every expert says would reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent. It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant.” — Politico A guide to 5 key campaign flip flops - The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, offshore drilling, public campaign financing, the Bush tax cuts and FISA. — Politico Why is the race so close? Yesterday we reported that McCain had clawed back 9 points in the polls to be neck and neck with Obama. Today the Atlantic looks at why the race is so close. — The Atlantic The complicated reality of Iraq - Everyone has been wrong about it at some point. There is a hierarchy of wrongitude, with those who favored the war in the first place, and continue to think it was a good idea, and want to establish permanent bases there — the Krauthammer school — being wrongest. — Swampland A dose of voter reality - Gallup poll finds 35% of voters can’t identify which party their Congressman belongs to. — Daily Kos |
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