Bill McKibben, an environmentalist author and professor, took to the op-ed page of today's Washington Post to organize a national campaign of "civil disobedience" starting this weekend against TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline, the $7...
Continue ReadingJohn Engler, president of Business Roundtable, and other trade association leaders met with White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley and administration officials in the West Wing Tuesday to make the case that the EPA's proposed new air quality standards for ozone are excessive, ill-timed and...
Continue ReadingWe're pleased to see that the U.S. Trade Representative's office has elevated the profile of the three pending free agreemeents on its homepage -- http://www.ustr.gov -- which we take to be reaffirmation of the White House's intention to move forward with...
Continue ReadingWelcome to Business Roundtable Today, the BRT’s new blog. At the BRT blog, we plan to focus on the world of business and economics, policy and politics. Yes, that’s familiar territory for a D.C.-based blog. What’s the niche? Our goal is to draw on the expertise and insights...
Continue ReadingIn an interview I gave this time last year, I spoke about how my company, American Electric Power, has been pushing the technology envelope for more than a century. We realized early on - and believe it even more today - that developing sustainable technologies was one of those areas where...
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