It’s America All Over Again
Oct 8th 2007ScottWar on Terrorism & Wyoming & blogging & patriotism
At least that’s what one forum poster in the U.K. thinks, simply because I choose to think that winning the War on Terrorism is important and I have categorized a few posts here that, to me, seem relevant to the war on terrorism. Continue Reading »
Oct 8th 2007ScottPolitics & Wyoming & multiple use & worthwhile reads
Sensing a potential backlash for his recent critique of Sen. Barrasso’s vote against the SCHIP expansion, Wyoming Gov. Freudenthal (D) lashed out against the federal roadblock to Wyoming’s coal industry.
As one of the largest energy producers in the nation, Wyoming is no stranger to the debate over global warming.
With a Democratic governor who embraces energy development even as he advocates for emerging clean-coal technologies, the state has tried to address climate change head-on - without swerving from its energy-dependent economy.
Yet those efforts, including a $3 billion clean-coal project, have been sidelined at the federal level and left the state’s leaders frustrated. With no clear indication of the federal government’s direction on climate change, Wyoming is finding it difficult to strike out on its own. Continue Reading »
