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  • EcoTalking

    As I mentioned, I was on EcoTalk radio the other day, talking about the Waxman hearings on political interference with climate science. I did two segments, which you can download as mp3s: part one (11 min.), part two (7 min.). I think it went fairly well.

    David Roberts Politics

  • Yellowstone grizzlies to be delisted, Harry Potter goes greener, and more

    Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: The Goracle Hogwarts and All You’ll Be Fine, Yogi You Mean Bombing Doesn’t Help? Not In My Back Yardarm Everything’s Up To Date in Kansas City Power & Light Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: A Van With a Plan Whiz […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • Will he run?

    A while back, certain … sources of mine in Tennessee (hi Amanda!) let me in on what was back then still a quiet rumor: a Republican savior is on the way. Soon to be riding to the rescue of downtrodden Republicans, burdened with a weak field of presidential candidates, is Fred Thompson, lawyer, actor, and […]

    David Roberts Politics

  • Inconvenient headlines

    Tom Athanasiou (exec. director of EcoEquity) reminds us of two things. The first is that domestic programs for emission reductions just aren’t going to cut it. We have to find some equitable way to draw China and India into the fold. The second is something I’ve been meaning to propose: Let’s all of us pull […]

    David Roberts Climate & Energy

  • Good communication strategy

    Witness: The United States should accelerate development of renewable energy sources because of increased risk from terrorist attacks that could cripple the economy, former national security adviser Robert McFarlane said Saturday. How do you think that compares, in terms of voter priorities, to saving “the earth” or saving polar bears or saving arctic ice? Save […]

    David Roberts Culture

  • Wherein we puzzle through the truthiness

    I was recently made aware of the fact that the conservative National Review has a newish blog called Planet Gore. That’s right: the only conservative blog I know of on global warming is primarily focused on mocking Al Gore — who is, you’ll recall, a big Fatty Fatterstein. This pungent discovery got me pondering a […]

    David Roberts Politics

  • Proposed coal company merger will draw green opposition

    This is from a press release that just crossed the transom: The expected March 29, 2007 merger of Dynegy and LS Power will create a combined company with the most pending dirty coal-fired power plants in the United States. This plan contrasts sharply with the recent TXU decision to back away from such heavily polluting […]

    David Roberts Technology

  • Time to quit pretending otherwise

    Late last week Chris Mooney had a long and characteristically careful post on HuffPo clarifying the hurricane/climate change connection, exactly what Gore’s said about it, and exactly where Gore can and cannot be legitimately criticized for it. The crucial point in the post, though, is not about hurricanes. It’s this: Nevertheless, when it comes to […]

    David Roberts Politics

  • Is humane meat better for the environment?

    According to this NYT article, one of the country's biggest restaurant moguls has decided that he will only sell humanely treated animals in all of his restaurants. This is, in one sense, a great victory.

    Jason D Scorse Culture

  • Mary Anne Hitt, director of Appalachian Voices, answers questions

    Mary Anne Hitt. What’s your job title? I’m the executive director of Appalachian Voices. What does your organization do? We bring people together to solve the big environmental problems facing the central and southern Appalachian Mountains — mountaintop-removal coal mining, air pollution, and the loss of our native forests. What are you working on at […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy