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Holy mother of … something
CEI, the hack factory that's been releasing misleading ads bashing An Inconvenient Truth, is now defending chewing tobacco. Seriously.
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An Inconvenient Truth opens today
An Inconvenient Truth opens nationwide today. Go see it. Take your friends.
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The Truth Is Out There
An Inconvenient Truth opens nationwide today Having proved a hit in its limited run, An Inconvenient Truth — the documentary about Al Gore’s quest to raise public consciousness of global warming — opens in wide release today. For better or worse, the nation’s chattering classes will view the movie’s reception as a barometer of public […]
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Sustain’t Misbehavin’
Portland, Ore., ranked as most sustainable city in U.S. Portland, Ore., took top honors in SustainLane.com’s 2006 ranking of the sustainability of America’s 50 most populous cities. The rankings were based on a laundry list of the usual environmental factors: breathable air, clean drinking water, renewable energy, parks, green buildings, farmers’ markets, affordable housing, recycling, […]
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Man Hatin’ Transfer
EPA declines to regulate polluted water transfers Corporate farms and other businesses would not need to obtain a Clean Water Act permit in many water-transfer cases, under a rule proposed by the U.S. EPA yesterday. The rule would apply regardless of how polluted the water is — but hey, corporate farming always produces clean water, […]
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Sulfur, So Good
EPA is jazzed about new rules on ultra-low sulfur diesel New federal clean-air rules came into effect yesterday, requiring sulfur content to be cut by 97 percent in at least four-fifths of U.S.-refined diesel fuel. The new “ultra-low sulfur diesel” will hit service stations in the fall. The U.S. EPA estimates it will raise the […]
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Under the Radar
FAA shuts down work on proposed wind farms The Federal Aviation Administration has shut down work on at least 15 Midwest wind farms pending … wait for it … more research. Last year, Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), a critic of the Cape Wind project planned for Nantucket Sound, added an amendment to a military spending […]
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Wal-Mart and Beyonce
If you're interested, Wal-Mart is webcasting its 2006 shareholders meeting. American Idol's Taylor Hicks will be performing. And Beyonce. Freaky. (CEO Lee Scott is talking about sustainability as we speak.)
(Live performances archived here.)
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Americans and Climate Change: Diffusion of responsibility I
"Americans and Climate Change: Closing the Gap Between Science and Action" (PDF) is a report synthesizing the insights of 110 leading thinkers on how to educate and motivate the American public on the subject of global warming. Background on the report here. I'll be posting a series of excerpts (citations have been removed; see original report). If you'd like to be involved in implementing the report's recommendations, or learn more, visit the Yale Project on Climate Change website.
This chapter is about the fact that no organization or institution bears responsibility for taking action on climate change. Everyone assumes someone else will do it. I've put the first section, which describes the problem, below. Tomorrow I'll post the proposed solutions.
