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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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Sunday linkfest
Time to clear out the backlog!
CNN has a whole package of stories and interactive info widgets under the banner "Fueling America." Great work -- really valuable.
The U.S. State Department has a series of electronic journals called Economic Perspectives. The latest edition is called Clean Energy Solutions, and if you're looking for the official gov't line on energy, it's a good snapshot. On the upside, see Amory Lovins' piece on how to build hyper-efficient cars. On the less upside, James A. Lake shills for the nuke industry.
Judith Lewis has a sharp piece in the L.A. Weekly on the DIY electric-car crowd.
In The Nation, Mark Hertsgaard discusses the G8's plan to spread nuclear across the globe, driven by newly enthusiastic support from, of all places, the U.K. Here's the punchline: The Brits claim they won't subsidize nukes. They'll just let the industry blossom like a lotus in the desert. Back here on Planet Clue, there's no nuclear industry without subsidies -- never has been, never will be. So they're either lying about wanting nukes or lying about the subsidies. One guess.
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McDonough presents
Treehugger is right: This video of William McDonough (below the fold) is unbelievably good. Of course, I'm a confirmed McDonough fanboy, so what would you expect me to say? Still, if you can talk your friends into watching this, do.
