Official White House Photo by Pete Souza –BP CEO Tony Hayward is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee this morning. You can watch the brutal proceedings unfold here. –If criminal charges come down the pike, BP is on the hook for a lot of money. –Scott Brown throws cold water on cap-and-trade, which [...]
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From TIME’s energy and environment writer Bryan Walsh: Around 10:30 AM Eastern this morning, just as the five executives of the major global oil companies were settling in for what was set to be a brutal hearing from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, a fire broke out on BP’s Enterprise drilling ship, which is [...]
Not to turn Swampland into the Chronicle of Floridian Political Advertising, but always-colorful Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson’s opening re-election offering is just too good to pass up: The avalanche of red meat might seem a bit strange considering he represents a R+2 congressional district (by Charlie Cook’s Partisan Voting Index), but it’s really about excitement. [...]
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This priceless photo that’s currently making the rounds — James Fallows calls it the best of the World Cup — is purportedly of Obama’s glee and David Beckham’s consternation just after England’s goalkeeper flubbed their match with Team USA over the weekend. Too bad it’s a blatant fake. The reflection in the table shows the [...]
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza –Obama departs on a whirlwind tour of the Gulf Coast today with stops in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida before delivering his first Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday night. Reportedly included in the speech: a case for comprehensive energy and climate legislation, including some form of carbon [...]
