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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Straight Up: How the press bungles its coverage of climate economics
In January 2009, I blogged on a remarkable study by a leading journalist documenting the media’s mistakes and biases during the 2008 Senate debate of the Lieberman-Warner climate bill. I posted it again last May since the media repeated the exact same mistakes in the debate over the House bill. I included it in my new book “Straight Up” — […]
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Climatic Research Unit scientists cleared (again)
Another day, another exoneration for climate scientists. Here’s the Guardian’s headline on the findings of the inquiry panel, which was led by Lord Oxburgh, the former chair of the House of Lords science and technology select committee: Scientists cleared of malpractice in UEA’s hacked emails inquiry Researchers ‘dedicated if slightly disorganised’, but basic science was fair, finds inquiry commissioned by […]
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I'm testifying before House Ways and Means with Pickens, Sachs, GE, and US Chamber
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on energy tax incentives and the green job economy. It will be webcast here. I’m on the 1 pm panel, the one The Hill says “will likely be a media circus because of the attention [T. Boone] Pickens usually draws.” Here’s the full witness list for my panel: T. Boone Pickens, […]
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Reid affirms plans for floor debate on bipartisan climate and clean energy jobs bill
The Senate’s top Democrat said yesterday he is still dedicated to spending valuable floor time this year on comprehensive climate and energy legislation, but the three sponsors of the plan may have to go member-by-member in order to deliver a package capable of mustering 60 votes. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he wants to […]
