Archive for June, 2010
Dealers exempt from extra regulation
The latest on finance reform from Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100625/RETAIL07/100629912/1128
A Poster Child for TEAM Georgia
Not that we needed another one.
At just 24, Jordan Griner, who dreamed of working to “make some real changes” as an elected official, was killed by a drunken driver over the weekend.
In a dark twist of irony, Griner happened to be the designated driver, shuttling the group of four friends who were toasting the finale of their six-month-long government fellowships.
Griner, an intern for Gov. Sonny Perdue, had safely transported his friends and was just about home when Christa Scott, 26, ran a red light and crashed into him. Scott’s blood-alcohol level nearly tripled the legal limit.
Scott’s in jail, and Griner died at Grady. The funeral is scheduled for Wednesday in Augusta.
We mourn the loss of Mr. Griner and the devastation that has befallen everyone involved in this tragedy, and we pray that people will soon realize the lethal mix of drinking and driving.
For more information about how you can play a role in stopping impaired driving, please visit www.teamgeorgia.net. We are always looking for volunteers to help spread the message of safe and sober driving.
My good friend, Larry Hartstein, did a great job as a co-author in today’s AJC story:
Algae for fuel — the allure! the drama!
The players, the politics and paramount among it all: Which company will harness the powerful plant for profit?
Enough P’s for now.. Here’s the story:
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-formula-for-seaweed-fuel/
House Subcommittee Hearing on Energy Future
The House Subcommitee on Energy and Environment held the following hearing Tuesday: “Drilling Down on America’s Energy Future: Safety, Security and Clean Energy.”
Top brass from BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell delivered testimony.
Go directly to the subcommittee’s site to download statements or testimony:
You can also visit C-SPAN.org to watch the video. Here’s the link to the first half (about two hours) of the hearing:
Murkowski resolution fails
Senator Lisa Murkowski’s resolution to keep the EPA from regulating emissions failed Thursday. Republicans voted as a block in support of the Republican from Alaska. All but six Democrats opposed it.
The Washington Post‘s Ezra Klein opines:
“But though Murkowski might have lost the vote, it looks like she won the war: It’s hard to see a strong climate bill getting 60 votes in a Senate where her bill got 47. And Reid had to make a lot of tough promises in order to beat the Murkowski bill back — including giving a vote to Jay Rockefeller’s bill to delay EPA action for two years.”
Earth2Tech’s Josie Garthwaite reports some of the stand-out quotes from yesterday’s debate:
http://earth2tech.com/2010/06/10/murkowski-resolution-fails-humdingers-from-the-debate/
