Articles by Joseph Romm
Joseph Romm is the editor of Climate Progress and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
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Waxman and Markey divvy up the goods — I wish my parents had given me allowances like this!
Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) have circulated a draft proposal of allowance allocations for their landmark energy and climate legislation (see here and below). They explain: Emission allowances will be allocated to accomplish three primary goals: (1) to protect consumers from energy price increases; (2) to assist industry in the transition to a […]
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New York Times runs absurdly misleading headline on Revkin’s sea level rise (non)story
Study Halves Prediction of Rising Seas You have got to be kidding me. Just for the record, the study doesn’t actually alter the “prediction of rising seas” in your lifetime — or your grandchildren’s lifetimes — one inch. More accurate would be Reuters, “West Antarctic ice threat revised down; still dire.“ It’s a good headline […]
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Is the U.S. consumption binge over?
It looks like U.S. carbon dioxide emissions peaked in 2007. But are we really seeing the start of an even more fundamental change in the U.S. economy, driven by the hyper-recession, team Obama and other major trends (like peak oil and global warming)? I’m very interested in what you are seeing and hearing from your […]
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Waxman’s big get: VA Rep. Boucher
“Key Dem backs Waxman climate bill” is how Politico reported this afternoon’s big breaking news. Boucher is … a coal-country Democrat whose support signals the backing of industrial state Democrats in the south and Midwest. “I intend to vote yes and I intend to encourage all other members of the committee to do the same,” […]
