Tag: Fred Upton

I’ve mentioned the blatant corruption that exists between Big Oil and the United States Congress so many times that I may have given readers the impression that such criminality is limited to the petroleum industry. If so, I’m sorry; that’s …

Collusion Between Big Money and Law-Making Is Not Limited To the Oil Industry Read More »

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After four years of service as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson is stepping down.  Thus far, she has provided no reason for her decision to leave. Let me go out on a limb and suggest one: …

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson Steps Down Read More »

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Here’s the main reason I couldn’t get within a million miles of an elected position in the US: I wouldn’t vote for the political grandstanding represented by legislation like the “No More Solyndras” Act.  I wouldn’t be a part of …

“No More Solyndras” Act Passes the US House of Representatives Read More »

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Understandably, accompanying the situation in Fukushima is a flurry of discussion of renewable energy. And, where some of that conversation shows a great deal of sophistication and enlightenment, some of it does not. I was amused by Fred Upton’s (R- …

Fukushima: Some Enlightened Ideas, Some Moronic Read More »

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