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Critic turns up in book as kiddie rapist
When Michael Crichton released State of Fear, a book portraying global warming as a vast conspiracy of leftist nutsos, I wrote a highly critical review. But Grist is pretty small-time in the grand media scheme of things, so he probably never read it.
And it's a good thing too. I could have ended up a child rapist in his latest book!
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They say they care, but they never call in the morning
There's lots of buzz in the progressosphere about a new poll in Iowa -- site of a pivotal Dem primary -- showing John Edwards in the lead.
Another poll of Iowa Dems commissioned by Environmental Defense also found some interesting stuff:
- A 72% of majority of Democratic caucus-goers say they consider global warming to be extremely (32%) or very (39%) serious -- while another 15% say it is fairly serious. Only 11% dismiss it as just somewhat (9%) or not at all serious (2%).
- Among a separate poll of Democratic county chairs and vice chairs, 77% think global warming is extremely (37%) or very (40%) serious -- plus 14% who say it is fairly serious.
Perhaps even more interesting, voters don't know which candidates are best on the issue:
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Sequel to End of Suburbia is coming in March
I imagine most of you have seen The End of Suburbia, the cult fave 2004 documentary about the end of oil and the craptacularity of suburban sprawl.
Well, brace yourself for the sequel: Escape from Suburbia, coming in March 2007.
Here's the trailer:
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A biodiesel entrepreneur in Argentina spreads seeds of wisdom
Even by Argentine standards, Ricardo Carlstein can talk a blue streak. Ricardo Carlstein. I met with the founder of Biofuels SA, an Argentina-based maker of small-scale biodiesel plants, in the posh environs of Buenos Aires. Carlstein sat at his desk and explained how any person can be a fuel plant by using his invention, a […]
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As its neighbors back biofuels, Central America gears up for business
Driving down either of El Salvador’s two principal highways, you’re almost sure to end up braking behind a pickup truck that’s jammed with people standing shoulder to shoulder. Occasionally these rural taxis are new vehicles, but most are rickety, rusted, and running on antiquated engines and exhaust-spewing diesel. Even though 48 percent of Salvadorans live […]
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Monsieur Heat Miser
Europe’s holiday spirit, shopping disrupted by global warming In the worst consequence of global warming yet, European retailers are fretting that consumers may be too warm to do their holiday shopping. “Christmas business lacks impetus as there is no Christmas spirit in warmer weather,” laments Hubertus Pellengahr, a German retail association spokesperson. “Retail sales are […]
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Not Just for Stockings Anymore
Plans for coal plants in Texas, Kansas fueling opposition from all sides As U.S. utilities try to keep pace with the energy-sucking public, they’re planning 150 new coal-fired plants. But with coal plants already causing a third of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions, critics are emerging from all corners. A heated battle in Texas over […]
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Once More Unto the REACH
E.U. parliament passes new chemical standard, businesses brace for impact Call it the vote heard ’round the world: yesterday, the E.U. parliament passed a landmark law that has global bizfolk quivering. REACH — Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals — requires about 30,000 chemicals to be registered with a new agency, with about 1,500 of […]
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Millionaires Beg for Change
Business execs and military leaders smack down Bush energy policy Prominent business execs and retired military officers are down on their knees begging Congress and the Bush administration to cut U.S. dependence on oil. “It’s the height of folly for the U.S. to continue on this course, lest we have some major economic or national-security […]
