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Recent committee appointments by Speaker Pelosi show dedication to sound environmental policy
Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appointed eight new members to the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce and five new members to the Committee on Ways and Means. The new appointees have records that clearly demonstrate their understanding of the severity of global warming and the need for real solutions – and we’ve compiled some research to prove it. Read more

If saving whales is a crime, arrest me, too.
Here in Washington, DC, Monday morning commutes on the Metro can feel like a prison sentence. So this past Monday morning, when over a dozen Greenpeace activists dressed in orange jumpsuits and boarded the Red line train to Dupont Circle, people probably had no idea what to think of us asking for a prison sentence of our own.

By the time our “chain gang” of fourteen reached the top of the escalators, we’d been joined by two whales carrying picket signs and Greenpeace USA’s esteemed executive director, John Passacantando. We were heading to the Japanese chancery on Embassy Row with one message to the government of Japan: If defending whales is a crime, then arrest us, too. Read more

Sometimes failure is good: Kids, don't try this in school.
Think about it Congress: Do we really want to bailout the auto industry? This could be an opportunity to save lots of money and stop lots of bad things from continuing to happen at the same time. Or should we let evolution run its course, and let these proverbial dinosaurs go the same way as the literal ones? Read more