Obama Administration Pushing CoalThe Obama Administration is pushing coal. According to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, so-called "clean coal" technology will be a major focus of the administration's energy policy. Greens have always opposed use of coal to generate energy, favoring environmentally benign renewable options instead.
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Peak Oil
For the last 30 years, geologists have been finding fewer and fewer oil fields. Now oil production has also begun falling. Greens believe it's time to make the switch to renewables. Click here for a primer on Peak Oil. Global Warming
James Hansen, the NASA physicist whom Bush tried to silence, predicts we are nearing a global warming "tipping point." Click here for a primer on global warming. Nuclear Power
Greens have opposed nuclear power from the very first. They have opposed nuclear power as inherently dangerous. Greens have also objected to the massive subsidies needed to build and operate nuclear power plants. Click here for a primer on nuclear power. |
