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Defends herself at a hill hearing, poorly

You’ve probably heard that ex-EPA chief Christie Todd Whitman was up on the hill on Monday, defending herself against accusations that she misled New Yorkers about the dangers of air pollution following the 9/11 attacks. It was about what you’d expect: despite an EPA Inspector General report containing definitive proof that Whitman was logrolled by […]

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Alito Bit More Critter-Hating

Supreme Court sides with developers on Endangered Species Act case Like a tormented parent with two kids in a spelling bee, environmentalists watched in horror this week as the U.S. Supreme Court judged the relative heft of two federal eco-laws. The case in question pitted green groups against the National Association of Home Builders. At […]

In Black, climate-conscious youth jazz band, answers questions

In Black. Photos courtesy In Black What work do you do? We are in a jazz band called In Black. We are Carson, Christian, Langston, Lati, and Lauren, and we’re all ages 14 to 16. This week, In Black is doing a Solutions Tour in Southern California to promote awareness of climate change and how […]

China trumps U.S. as biggest CO2 polluter, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: And They’re Off Canary You Hear Me Now? Be Still Our Beating Hearts Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gameboys Search Engine Engine Search Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: The Hand That Feeds Pay for the Rays […]

Canary You Hear Me Now?

Climate change a contributor to Darfur crisis, says U.N. report A United Nations Environment Program report says brutal conflicts in Sudan are tied to the effects of climate change, including severe drought. Competition over scarce resources, including water, timber, oil, and land, could spark more fighting unless the issues are addressed, says the report: “Ignoring […]

Friday music blogging: Midlake

I missed music blogging last week, and I don’t want to miss it again, but I gotta hurry — I need to run to my kid’s parent-teacher conference. (Yes, they have those in preschool — WTF?) This song is from one of my favorite albums of last year: The Trials of Van Occupanther, by a […]

Don’t Drink the Water and Don’t Breathe the Air

Feds misled Manhattan residents about post-9/11 health effects, says report The U.S. government misled New Yorkers about residential asbestos levels after 9/11, says, um, the U.S. government. In a report released this week, the Government Accountability Office takes issue with the U.S. EPA’s claims that only a “very small” number of indoor air samples were […]

A good time was had by all

It’s been over a week ago now, but memories of Grist’s D.C. reader party linger on like the stain on my boss Chip’s shirt from where I knocked his "causemo" all over him at the very beginning of the night, in front of several members of our board of directors. (See: How to Get Ahead […]

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