The same Washington Post newspaper that so courageously uncovered the Watergate assault on American values now investigates the way Vice-President Cheney secretly manipulates the enactment of environmental policies to make sure his supporters wring the last drop of water, coal, power and cash from the natural world Americans depend on. He reroutes rivers, fills in valleys, drills where the polar bear should roam - a little asthma or cancer never seems to have hurt anyone he ever met....
Matt Simmons, author of "Twilight in the Desert", talks about discussions he had about peak oil with the Bush family and campaign staff before the 2000 election, and continuing on into advising the Cheney Energy Task Force.
IPCC Climatologist Stephen Schneider talks about the need for government to restrict people's rights to make global warming worse IPCC Climatologist Stephen Schneider talks about the need for government to restrict people's rights to make global warming worse on a personal level, when better options are available.
