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David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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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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Mos Def was on the water issue first
You know, Jay-Z is getting all kinds of press and hype for his work on water issues, but as I was listening to my music collection on shuffle (as always) last night, I was reminded that Mos Def was all over the water issue way back in 1999. From his album Black on Both Sides, here's "New World Water" (mp3):
