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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Coal front group compares mining coal to fighting in a war zone
Talk about bad timing. Just weeks before the most deadly mining disaster in decades, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) — a front group of big utilities and coal companies — compares mining coal to fighting in Afghanistan: Yes, well, mining coal is like fighting in a war zone if you are working for […]
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What are your favorite climate and energy metaphors and jokes?
Last Sunday’s post “What are your favorite climate and energy soundbites? drew dozens of comments that are a must read for anyone who speaks on this subject. I will definitely use and/or adapt some of those suggestions. Now I’m looking for something a little more specific — pithy metaphors and jokes, maybe two sentences at most. […]
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The first book review of "Straight Up"
Buried on page 95, midway through his chapter titled “The Clean Energy Solution,” Joe Romm summarizes the only workable strategy for saving the planet from catastrophic climate change. That strategy focuses on rapid commercialization of existing renewable energy technologies. Our plan, he says, must be “Deployment, deployment, deployment, R&D, deployment, deployment, deployment.” That’s a powerful […]
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Senate bipartisan climate and clean energy jobs bill set for launch April 26
Looks like a Senate climate bill will not be unveiled the week of Earth Day after all. The new goal for Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I/D-Conn., to publicly release a potential deal is April 26, sources said. National Journal has the story: Graham explained why the bill would […]
