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Can the coal industry and an environmental blog find common ground?
In response to this post on the many varied reactions to Gore's energy speech, Behind the Plug (the coal industry blog for which we have strong language) contacted me regarding questions for Gore on "Meet the Press." The impetus: Coming from very distant sides of political and editorial spheres, could we find some common ground to collaborate on a question for Gore?
As Behind the Plug says in its post, "We all breathe the same air and we all have an interest in America's energy future." Thus, based on the blogosphere roundups and reader comments -- and without feigning scientific expertise -- the joint question that both of us would like to see answered:
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Snippets from the news
• Hundreds of dead baby penguins wash ashore in Brazil. • Should we move species to save them? • Catfish farms dry up. • California Supreme Court gives new protection to endangered species. • Desmond Tutu rails against flying.
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Endangered-species protections reinstated for gray wolves
A federal judge has ruled that wolves should be returned to the endangered-species list for now, derailing plans for wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The 2,000 or so gray wolves that inhabit the three states were removed from the endangered list in March; environmentalists sued to get them back on, saying populations were […]
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Clark and Dean pump up a crowd that’s a little less giddy
I’m at Netroots Nation, watching speeches from Wesley Clark and Howard Dean. I must say — not to be a downer — that I don’t feel the same sense of giddy excitement in the room this year. There’s less of a sense of "wow, we matter!" and more of a sense of, "hm, what now?" […]
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Snippets from the news
• Texas approves massive wind-transmission plan. • Australia will set up an emissions-trading scheme. • Hydrogen fuel-cell cars 15 years out at best. • Endangered condors make it through wildfires. • Mexico City will reduce emissions.
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Bush lifts offshore drilling ban, EPA says climate change could worsen smog levels, and more
Read the news items highlighted in this week’s podcast: Down the Interstate Is It Graduation Yet? The Smog Days of Summer (and Spring, and Fall) The Boreal World Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Tide to be Fit Deflater House
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Snippets from the news
• Cost of Yucca Mountain soars. • ExxonMobil doesn’t want to pay interest on punitive damages from Valdez oil spill. • Groceries set guidelines for sustainable seafood. • Fidel Castro not impressed by G8. • Europe warned that natural-gas price could double.
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A big welcome to Grist’s new executive editor
As far as I know there’s been no official announcement about this, so I thought I’d spread the good news to you loyal blog readers. I’m completely geeked to report that as of this week, Grist has a new executive editor: Russ Walker, most recently seen heading election coverage for the online newsroom at the […]
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Snippets from the news
• Some E.U. countries close to giving legal rights to apes. • What will be the environmental makeup of the next Supreme Court? • Wal-Mart, Newmont Mining, and Conservation International partner for a more transparent jewelry supply chain. • New Orleans barrier islands endangered. • Governors back extension of wind and solar tax credits. • […]
