this is really sad! vultures are amazing birds.

we have a brand new website here at Washington Conservation Voters! This is the project that has been consuming many of my hours for the past couple months. Check it out :-)

more info on the nat'l scorecard.

Quoted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All three top U.S. presidential contenders tout their environmental credentials, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton cast far more "green" votes in Congress than John McCain, a conservation group reported on Thursday.

We released the National Environmental Scorecard today in WA.
Clinton's Score: 73
Obama: 67
McCain: 0

bad bad bad!

The U.S. EPA has denied California the waiver it needed to enact a state law requiring a 30 percent reduction in vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions by 2016. Said EPA chief Stephen Johnson, "The Bush administration is moving forward with a clear national solution -- not a confusing patchwork of state rules -- to reduce America's climate footprint from vehicles." That solution: Do as little as possible. The EPA had delayed so long on making the decision that California sued to get 'em to hurry up, obviously hoping for a different outcome. Sixteen other states would have adopted California's regulations had the EPA OK'd the waiver;

a great new site! enviro voter guide on the presidential candidates.

the differences between obama and clinton on energy seem small until you look at nuclear. obama supports it and clinton has a better stance of wanting to figure out the waste storage and other problems before advancing it further. This is a huge deciding factor for me. I definitely don't want a pres who is going to replace global warming pollution w/ nuclear pollution.

why is it only now that people are realizing that conservation saves money... ah well, better late than never!

good piece from KUOW.