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Global warming sneaks into the funnies
Recently I got suckered into a 12-week trial of my daily paper. I wasn’t sure I could maintain the pace — and honestly, since my job requires me to be online all day, I wasn’t sure I was really missing that much news. But I’m doing my best to keep up with the onslaught of […]
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There’s a coalition waiting
Not trying to play into stereotype, but my guess is that most people on Grist aren't regular readers of National Review. I am. And the Weekly Standard, Commentary, Cato Unbound, Reason, and many other right-leaning publications. I often disagree with what they say, but as I tell my students, understanding those you disagree with is more important than understanding those whose opinions you share.
Also, every so often you come across an article like this, and you realize that sound environmental policy shouldn't be a left-right issue. The things most damaging to the environment are actually anti-market distortions such as subsidies and the incorrect pricing of polluting activities.
If environmentalists can develop a strong grasp of these fundamental economic principles they will realize that there is a huge potential bipartisan coalition just waiting to be formed that will make huge strides and can accomplish most of their goals.
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Money: not everything
A little while ago, AEI got widely pilloried for offering scientists $10,000 for a critical assessment of the policy-relevant portions of the IPCC report. Meanwhile, Virginia Tech just paid Robert Kennedy Jr. $20,000 for an hour-long speech criticizing President Bush’s environmental record. Point being, there’s lots of money sloshing around, and while funding sources are […]
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Come on Goreacle, the digital public wants you
According to Tim Schaller over at Tapped, the total number of signatories at DraftGore.com jumped from 39,300 to 44,470 in the 72 hours following the Oscars — a 13.5 percent increase! It’s up 1,000 more since Schaller blogged it this morning. Though I’m not sure if signatory No. 45,452, a Mr. Motha Fuka, counts as […]
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Decent
Today, Hillary Clinton addressed the Apollo Alliance to introduce some new legislation that would call for a Strategic Energy Fund. Here’s where the fund would get its money: The legislation eliminates oil company tax breaks and ensures that they pay their fair share of royalties for drilling on public lands. The legislation also places a […]
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Starts with an Al
David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, says what’s on everyone’s mind.
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Apply already
You may or may not be aware that Grist is looking to hire a D.C.-based political reporter. Here’s a capsule summary: Grist.org seeks an enterprising, sharp-witted, D.C.-based reporter to write feature stories and contribute frequent blog posts, tracking and breaking news about environmental and energy-related goings-on inside the Beltway. The full job description is here. […]
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Action-packed!
It’s a huge week for global warming in Congress. Over at dKos, Cunctator brings you the full schedule.
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An interview with IKEA sustainability director Thomas Bergmark
Green by design. Photo: IKEA Last week, IKEA U.S. announced a “bag the plastic bag” initiative: the retailer will charge a nickel for plastic bags to discourage their use, donating all revenue to the nonprofit conservation group American Forests. The store will also let shoppers walk away with one of its iconic reusable blue bags […]
