Staff / TruthdigApr 30, 2010
Just a month after President Obama's rightward lunge into the realm of political appeasement known as offshore drilling, the administration reinstituted a ban on new drilling as it investigates the causes of the rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 31, 2010
The Chinese have leapt past Western competitors in the race for alternative energy, becoming the world's largest makers of wind turbines and solar panels. And they're not done yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 25, 2009
What's it going to take to jump-start the economy? How does almost a trillion dollars sound? That's the amount that President Barack Obama is considering for his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which he introduced to the public in his weekly address on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 19, 2008
President Bush called for a speedy end to the ban on offshore oil drilling in American coastal waters Wednesday, chiding his congressional challengers by declaring that there's "no excuse for delay" in lifting the "outdated and counterproductive" restrictions. However, some of his political opponents on this issue, like California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, are giving him heat from his own side of the political aisle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 27, 2007
Robert Scheer joins Truthdig contributors James Harris and Joshua Scheer for a conversation on the State of the Union, alternative energy, Nancy Pelosi, Iraq and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 27, 2007
Robert Scheer joins Truthdig contributors James Harris and Joshua Scheer for a conversation on the State of the Union, alternative energy, Nancy Pelosi, Iraq, Oakland and more. Dig deeper
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