States Take the Lead On Energy

The Bush energy policy is a joke - we all know that. All it is is tax breaks for more of the same drilling-focused policy that has led us to the precipice of total energy instability. But as the Washington Post notes, states are taking the lead where the bought-and-paid-for federal government has left a vacuum. Today, the Post focuses on how a handful of states are working to limit greenhouse gases, noting that "the rules are one element of a wider trend of states enacting their own energy policies to govern auto and factory emissions and appliance energy efficiency, updating older federal rules or writing new rules where none exist." Check out the story - it's good news.

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