Articles by David Roberts

The city has transformed itself into one of the nation’s most forward-thinking

I've always thought that if I had to move back to my home state of Tennessee, I'd kill myself live in Chattanooga. It used to be one of the most polluted cities in the country. I remember driving through it on the way to Atlanta -- it was nasty, dirty, bleak, and oh my god, the smell. A real shithole.

But in the last 20 or 30 years, the city has completely turned around, and now it's one of the most forward-thinking, progressive cities in the Southeast.

Sprol has a great piece on the transformation:

While most cities, nationally and globally, make an effort to reduce negative affects on the environment; few (if any) have attained the level of success enjoyed by Chattanooga. Here, industry is not the enemy, but instead has offered viable and effective solutions. Here, the citizen and the government official aren't at odds. Rather, they work together to creatively address the environmental challenges the city has faced.

Chattanooga has become one of the few cities designated as an EPA attainment city. This has been due, in large part, to combined efforts of Chattanooga citizens and city officials.

An inspiring read.

Journalism and global warming

Harvard's Nieman Foundation for Journalism puts out a journal called Nieman Reports. The latest issue is about news coverage of intelligent design and global warming. You can download the entire issue (PDF), or the section about global warming (with multimedia; without multimedia -- both PDF). I've only read a couple of the bits, but they're quite interesting.

(via Tim Lambert)

Interview with RealClimate scientists

An interesting interview with three of the science guys from RealClimate on DailyKos -- check it out.

(via Chris Mooney)

More on Alito and the environment

From BushGreenwatch. Some good info about specific cases.