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  • You Wanna Peace of Him?

    Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Three cheers for Al Gore, whose incessant blabbering about climate change has gotten him nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. “Al Gore with his movie and his dedication and his active diplomacy among world leaders has really moved the issue forward,” says Boerge Brende, one of two […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • A Closer Look

    In which we explain what the heck the IPCC is, and why it matters Chances are you’re not going to be able to turn around today without bumping into some reference to the new IPCC climate report. We’re not just saying that because we’re navel-gazing greens: try 1,624 news stories on Google, and counting. (OK, […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • Now We’ve Done It

    Humans “very likely” changing the climate, says long-awaited IPCC report A few weeks of leaks stole some thunder, but the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first installment of its long-awaited fourth report, and the news is — well, not news, thanks to those meddling leakers. But let’s pretend. The news is out! […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • Or global comfortabling?

    … or global comfortabling? Comedian Sarah Silverman explains in A Very Convenient Truth, her take on Gore’s Oscar-nominated film:

    Grist staff Uncategorized