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Interior Department joins Big Oil and Big Fish
If you thought their parties were kinky, get this: those wacky kids over at the Department of the Interior have figured how to please their special friends in the oil business and boost the factory fish-farming industry in one swoop. Writing on Ethicurean, Elanor Starmer reports that the Interior department’s Minerals Management Services is pushing […]
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‘Environmental purists’ unhappy with House Dem energy bill
This is mostly water under the bridge now, but look, Dems got outmaneuvered this summer, as Republicans managed to successfully reframe the energy debate around drilling. They drummed up lots of public support and put Dems on the defensive. This is the fault not only of Dem lawmakers but also of everyone on the progressive […]
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Senate Dems falter on energy compromise bill
Both The Hill and Politico have reported that the Gang of 20 will not introduce a bipartisan compromise energy bill before the election. This is a huge triumph for McCain and major political blunder by Congressional Democrats. As I wrote Monday, the original compromise bill by the Gang “is the best chance — indeed, the […]
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Summer ice in the Arctic has recovered–Was the Arctic ice retreat a climate anomaly?
(Part of the How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic guide) Objection: Sea ice at the north pole recovered a whopping 9.4 percent from 2007 to 2008 despite the doom and gloom predictions of the alarmists. Yet another wheel falls off the global warming bandwagon. Answer: It is true that the minimum summer ice extent […]
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Gallup polls indicate that Republicans are less likely to recognize global warming
Turns out you can fool some of the people all of the time — if those people are conservatives. I have previously argued as much here. Now Environment magazine has published an analysis that suggests the deniers are winning only with the GOP. This analysis should be especially alarming to scientists. Is global warming occurring? […]
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Friday music blogging: Tilly & the Wall
Photo: Anders Jensen-Urstad, Wikipedia Teen rebellion was commodified long ago, and much of the music now geared toward it is either whiny emo or sugar-coated pop punk. Occasionally, though, a band outside the Big Label Bland Suburban Angst world comes crashing in with a little raw abandon and exuberance that can actually plug you back […]
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A new We ad gets feisty
Al Gore’s We Can Solve It campaign has a new ad out. Watch it: They’re getting tougher and tougher! Me likey. They’re going to run this one on cable and, if they can raise enough money, “60 Minutes” and “20/20”.
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New research shows that ethanol will continue to increase the cost of wheat
I, like most Americans, love bread. Crusty, warm, and fresh-baked bread is a carb overload I am willing to indulge in even if it means a few extra minutes of running. But the American love affair with all things baked might be at jeopardy. We all know that oil and water don’t mix, but it’s […]
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Polar bears against Palin
A website to lighten your day. Don’t miss the hilarious point/counterpoint debate between Palin and a surprisingly articulate and snarky polar bear. This post was created for ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
