Tag: George W. Bush

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  More Wikileaks Cables: US Pressured the Vatican, Spain to Support GM Crops - 'The Rest of Europe Will Follow'

  We've already heard, thanks to Wikileaks, that U.S. officials under the Bush administration advised retaliation against Europe for standing against genetically modified crops. But the leaks uncover pressure coming from

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  George W. Bush in the Market for a New Mountain Bike

  During his time as President of the United States, George W. Bush's love of mountain biking was no secret. Bush still rides with his training-team-cum-security-staff, known as Peleton 1, which includes Brandon

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  Obama Day One (and a Half): Halts Pending Bush Regulations, Ag & Energy Secretaries Confirmed

  No one seems to be wasting any time now that the Obama inauguration is over: Yesterday, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel issued a memo informing federal agency heads that President Obama wanted any pending Bush regulations

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  10 Funniest Celebrity Potshots on Conservation, Pollution, and Global Warming

  The environment maybe no joking matter, but sometimes the best way to get a message across is through humor. Here are 10 of my all-time favorite potshots celebrities have made on the subject of conservation,

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  Bush Pardoned Triple-Eagle Killer: Was Justice Served?

  In November 2008, President George W. Bush pardoned a Missouri soybean farmer who accidentally poisoned three bald eagles in 1995. The eagles were considered an endangered species at the time—They were taken off the list in 2007 but

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  Seven Crazy Things Celebrities Have Said About the Environment

  From George W. Bush to Jennifer Aniston, celebs spread their great wisdom on the world's most pressing issues involving the environment. Celebrity and political forces have been known to express their views on such subjects as

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  Bush Administration's Abysmal Environmental Record in Cool Interactive Graphic Form

  Yesterday when I passed on the news that the Bush administration proposed three new marine monuments way out in the Pacific Ocean, I mentioned that this was a rare bright spot in an otherwise abysmal record on the environment. The words I used to

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  5 Stupid Celebrity "How to Save the Planet" Quotes of the Decade

  As we get closer to shutting down the first decade of the millennium, we have many fond celebrity comments that have echoed across the headlines and made us all laugh (at least a few of us anyway). While these quotes

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  Green Eyes On: Seeking Cancer Cure, Teenage Entrepreneurs Sell Honey at Whole Foods

  Photo: Via Hives for LivesIt's that time of year, when kids all over are saying so long to summer camp and lazy mornings watching TV show reruns, and gearing up for the new school year. But few will be as busy as Molly and Carly: In addition to school

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  President Bush Says "Baby, Get That Phthalate-Filled Building Block Out Of Your Mouth!"

  You can probably see one from where you're standing right now. A small child, toy in hand. Their glazed-over eyes as they absentmindedly put that building block or plastic action figure in their mouth and begin to gum and

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  Oil Shale Production to be Subsidized Under Bush Administration Proposal

  In Canada, tapping the tar sands has been called the most environmentally destructive project on the planet. In the United States, some equally not-so-eco-friendly technologies have been developed to extract oil from shale in Colorado. If the Interior

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  When Bush Comes to Town, Take the Train

  U.S. President George W. Bush (they say Boosh in Hebrew) is in Israel this week, and what are Israelis talking about? The traffic jams, of course. Jerusalem was especially affected, with our neighborhood cordoned off in parts, yesterday and on

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  EPA Rejects California's Auto Emissions Waiver

  Going against the better judgment of his agency's legal and technical staffs, EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson shot down California's proposed auto emissions waiver, arguing that the recently enacted energy bill would do

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  Quote of the Day: Al Gore on Climate Change Leadership, Montreal Protocol

  All of the market initiatives are incredibly important. The market allocates more money in one hour than all of the governments allocate over a year's time. But governments set the rules of the road and determine how markets allocate capital and make

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  U.N. Climate Klatch Today, Bush Plays Hookey

  While heads of state and other top officials from more than 150 countries are meeting today at the United Nations to build momentum for end-of-year climate negotiations in Bali, one notable no-show rankles: President Bush will be skipping all of the

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  President Bush Ordered to Release Overdue Global-Warming Plan

  Uh oh, it looks like the Bush administration has some 'splainin to do. The U.S. government has violated federal law by failing to produce a study on the impact on global warming, now nearly two years overdue, a federal judge ruled.

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  Celebrities in Small Cars: VW BlueMotion at the Echo Awards

  Treehugger is used to US celebrity award ceremonies promoting greener cars, however, it is nice to see the trend to ditch the limo taking over in Europe too. Apparently, this year’s ECHO Award ceremonies, Germany’s biggest music awards, saw stars