Articles by David Roberts

Americans and Climate Change: Scientific disconnects 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.

OK, now we're getting past the introductory stuff and into the meat of the report. The first chapter is on the challenges science and scientists face in communicating to the public about global warming. It's incredibly revealing, touching on several things we've discussed here.

It's a long chapter, so I've split it into three parts. The first is below the fold.

Energize America

With all the other stuff going on today, I completely forgot to link to something I think is going to turn out to be quite influential: The Energize America plan, put together by a group of Daily Kos contributors, is now in its fifth draft. It's impressive. I hope to say more about it tomorrow. Here's the bumper sticker version:

Energize America provides an ambitious but achievable 20-point plan to wean America from its fossil fuel addiction, to dramatically and responsibly reduce GHG emissions, to rebuild America's manufacturing base, and to insulate the American economy from the effects of political turmoil, natural catastrophes and shrinking oil supplies worldwide.  

The Onion

Still funny.

Anti-Earth Week

In response to Rep. Dick Pombo's absurd Earth Day website, the House Democrats have put together a site of their own: Anti-Earth Week. It details four anti-environmental bills that will go before the House in just this one week (and, naturally, touts the Democratic alternative).

Pretty clever.

(hat tip: reader BM)