Monthly Archives: January 2007

Interior Secretary misrepresented agency report deeming polar bears threatened

In discussing his department’s proposed designation of the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne said to reporters: (1) that the conclusion in the report by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Continue reading

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“Carbon neutral”—New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2006 “word of the year”

The New Oxford American Dictionary will add “carbon neutral’’ to this year’s editions, having named it 2006 “word of the year.” The editor in chief of the dictionary says, “Our goal is to choose a word that is on the … Continue reading

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Congress: Ask Condi Rice, Why has the U.S. Climate Action Report been held up for more than a year?

On January 11 Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is scheduled to appear before both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House International Relations Committee to talk about the Administration’s position on Iraq. While Iraq is certainly more than enough … Continue reading

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New report from Union of Concerned Scientists documents ExxonMobil’s disinformation campaign

Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air: How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics to “Manufacture Uncertainty” on Climate Change, a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists, details how ExxonMobil has adopted the tobacco industry’s disinformation tactics, as well as … Continue reading

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