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George W. Bush's energy allies prepping for another Bush run
2015-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Some familiar faces from the George W. Bush administration energy circles are eager to help their former boss's brother clinch the White House. As Jeb Bush tests the waters for a 2016 presidential run, top energy officials from the last Bush administration are ready to pitch in if they can. Some have already offered to help, others say they'll be there if they're asked, and many others are expected to jump on board to offer their expertise during a possible campaign or administration. "It'll be...
Memo exposes Bush's new green strategy
2015-03-16 05:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US Republican party is changing tactics on the environment, avoiding "frightening" phrases such as global warming, after a confidential party memo warned that it is the domestic issue on which George Bush is most vulnerable. The memo, by the leading Republican consultant Frank Luntz, concedes the party has "lost the environmental communications battle" and urges its politicians to encourage the public in the view that there is no scientific consensus on the dangers of greenhouse gases. "The...
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How Jeb Bush's big bet on Florida economy may come back to haunt him
2015-03-02 08:14:16| Biotech - Topix.net
In October 2003, Jeb Bush unveiled one of the largest economic projects in Florida history: a $500 million plan to bring Scripps Research Institute to the state and build a biomedical hub he said would generate nearly 50,000 jobs in 15 years. As governor, he described it as a "seminal moment," comparable to Walt Disney World's arrival in Florida in 1971, which brought billions of dollars in tourism, spawned tens of thousands of jobs, transformed the economy and created the world's most-visited vacation resort.
On Climate, a Younger Bushs Ideas Stray From Party Ideology
2014-08-30 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: On the campaign trail in Texas for a little-known statewide office, George P. Bush is generally toeing the Republican Party line: He is attacking the federal health care overhaul, decrying abortion and championing gun rights. But it is environmental policy that will be under his purview if, as expected, he wins his race to be the states next land commissioner in November. Last week, in his first in-depth interview on the topic nearly a year and a half into his campaign, the son of former Gov....
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