“Regulatory uncertainty†has become the mantra of those trying to overturn the Holcomb coal-plant decision — see, for instance, this Eagle commentary by Earl Watkins of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.
But Nancy Jackson of the Land Institute counters that Kansas Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby didn’t invent regulatory uncertainty — his decision merely reflects the larger regulatory changes under way in the nation as Congress considers a host of new greenhouse gas restrictions.
“Ironically enough, that is precisely why some of the nation’s leading corporations — and largest greenhouse gas emitters — are calling for carbon dioxide regulation,†she writes.
These businesses see carbon regulation as inevitable and want to help shape the rules. Kansas corporations should do the same, Jackson argues.
Barack Obama learned after Tuesday’s Nevada debate that honesty isn’t always rewarded in politics. When asked for his greatest weakness, he talked about his messy desk — a point picked up and used against him by Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, who, by contrast, offered that they were too impatient for change (Clinton) and felt people’s pain too much (Edwards).
Obama is turning the tables, though, with a stand-up routine that’s getting laughs at campaign stops:
“Because I’m an ordinary person, I thought that they meant, ‘What’s your biggest weakness?’†he told one crowd. “If I had gone last, I would have known what the game was. And then I could have said, ‘Well, ya know, I like to help old ladies across the street. Sometimes they don’t want to be helped. It’s terrible.’â€
It was bad enough when Golf Channel broadcaster Kelly Tilghman recently suggested that other golfers should “lynch†Tiger Woods in a back alley. She was suspended for two weeks and apologized to Woods for the inflammatory comment.
But Dave Seanor, the editor of Golfweek, was replaced Friday after the magazine ran this over-the-top cover picture about the flap, showing a swinging noose.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem blasted the image, calling it “outrageous and irresponsible†and smacking of “tabloid journalism.â€
Clearly, many readers agreed. Who knew golf was so controversial?
“Regulatory uncertainty†has become the mantra of those trying to overturn the Holcomb coal-plant decision — see, for instance, this Eagle commentary by Earl Watkins of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.
