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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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Americans and Climate Change: Incentives: Business and financial leaders
"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.
Why aren't people in the business world -- corporate leaders, financial analysts, etc. -- more hip to climate change? Find out below!
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Paulson Jr. at Treasury
The big political news of the day is Bush's nomination of Henry M. Paulson Jr. as Treasury Secretary (ending an 18-month search for someone to occupy that thankless position). A couple of people have written to ask my take on this, so, uh ... I wish I had one.
Via TP, Paulson is the chief executive of Goldman Sachs. He's also chairman of the board of the Nature Conservancy. Goldman Sachs thinks we should do something about global warming (PDF). So does the Nature Conservancy. Clearly Paulson's on board the Sanity Train on this issue, unlike his future employers. For this reason, he's opposed by the wing nut lobby.
The other strange thing about Paulson, in the context of Bush admin. officials, is that he is by all accounts competent and respected.
Anyway, wish I knew more, but there it is. A smart, competent, environmentally aware adult has somehow found his way into the administration (assuming he's confirmed, which looks like a sure thing). We'll see how long he lasts.
(Sources tell me that this week's Muckraker will be about Paulson -- it shall answer all your questions!)
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Memorial Day weekend movie news
What's the big movie news from Memorial Day weekend? X-Men III, opening with a record $120 million?
Nope. It's this:
Playing at four theaters, An Inconvenient Truth averaged a promising estimated $70,500 per site over the three-day weekend, the highest of the year and for a documentary. Former Vice President Al Gore's environmentalist tract has grossed $489,000 in five days, and distributor Paramount Classics plans to expand it throughout June, reaching its widest point over the Independence Day holiday.
