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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255 National Academy of Sciences members, including 11 Nobel laureates, defend climate science integ
“There is compelling, comprehensive, and consistent objective evidence that humans are changing the climate in ways that threaten our societies and the ecosystems on which we depend.” Tomorrow the journal Science publishes a remarkable Lead Letter supporting the accuracy of climate science. The must-read statement, “Climate Change and the Integrity of Science,” is signed […]
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Senior military leaders announce support for climate bill
Senior military leaders announce support for climate bill The Pentagon affirmed earlier this year that “Climate change, energy security, and economic stability are inextricably linked.” Today an unprecedented 33 retired US military generals and admirals announced that they support comprehensive climate and energy legislation in a letter to Senators Reid and McConnell as well as […]
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Lindsey Graham says, “yeah,” there’s a chance for climate to move forward this yea
WashPost’s Ezra Klein has posted an interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) about the immigration and climate bills. Since my Monday post, it’s been hard to tell whether the Senator has been principled or petulant — or perhaps a bit of both. I’ll excerpt the parts of his interview with Klein about the climate bill […]
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'Safe' offshore oil rig explodes, 12 missing, 7 critically hurt
The dangers of the fossil fuel industry have sadly come into focus again, after an “explosion and fire on an offshore drilling platform” off the coast of Louisiana left “least 12 people missing and seven critically injured.” Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson has the story in this repost. The explosion on the rig Deepwater Horizon occurred […]
