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How I learned to stop worrying and love the blogosphere
The debate over Waxman-Markey reminds me of what I love most about blogging. No, it’s not what you think, it’s not the chance to be snarky. I don’t need the blogosphere for that. No, what I like about the blogosphere is that it ultimately drives a precision in language and a clarity of thought because […]
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Roger Pielke Sr. misrepresents the science of global warming
RealClimate has just eviscerated Roger Pielke, Sr. in an important post, “More bubkes.” I am going to excerpt it at length because: It thoroughly debunks some now-standard denier talking points on sea level rise, ocean heat content, and Arctic sea ice that the Pielkes, WattsUpWithThat, Inhofe, George Will and others have been pushing. It has […]
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Another ExxonMobil deceit: They are still funding climate science deniers despite public pledge
In its May 2008 Corporate Citizenship Report, ExxonMobil promised: In 2008, we will discontinue contributions to several public policy research groups whose positions on climate change could divert attention from the important discussion on how the world will secure the energy required for economic growth in an environmentally responsible manner. Bullshit. Okay, you’re not shocked. […]
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If New York Times can’t tell the global warming story (twice!), how will the public hear it?
The signs of global warming are everywhere. Coming back from my Vail conference to Denver, the driver pointed out to me the shocking devastation the state is now experiencing from the pine beetle, devastation anyone who lives in the West can see. The so-called paper of record ran its second major story in less than […]
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Chu: U.S. needs to be the Wayne Gretzky of clean energy
In the first half of his Sunday interview after the passage of the Waxman-Markey bill, Obama said he was confident the Senate will pass the climate and clean energy bill. He also asserted “My strong belief is that innovation and technology are going to accelerate our process beyond these targets, and that we’re going to […]
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In case you thought passing a climate bill was easy: “Chaos, arm-twisting gave Pelosi win̶
Judging by emails and comments, many progressives and enviros seem to be under the misimpression that a much tougher climate bill was politically possible. I myself was under that misimpression for a while. Now, in fairness to myself (and others), one serious scenario does exist for a tougher climate bill being politically possible – but […]
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U.S.-Russia climate and energy efficiency cooperation: A neglected challenge
Enhancing cooperation on climate change and energy efficiency should be a major plank of U.S. Russia policy and should be discussed at the highest levels when President Obama meets with President Medvedev next week.This Center for American Progress post, by Senior Fellow Andrew Light, Senior Policy Analyst Julian L. Wong, and Fellow Samuel Charap, was […]
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Jimmy Carter’s next big green adventure
Amid a volatile energy market and a lack of green job investments in the future, the divided Appalachian coalfields have reached a state of emergency this summer. And yet, the Obama administration remains entrenched in a regulatory state of denial. Never has there been such a moral imperative for the personal intervention of the 2002 […]
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Lithium: Are “blood batteries” next?
The strategic minerals debate is back-but starring some new rocks. One that has received much recent attention is lithium, which is used in cell phone batteries, as well as those under development for electric cars. Turns out lithium isn’t found in too many places. Around 50 percent of known reserves are in Bolivia, underneath some […]
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Stopping Blackstone Coal
Last week when we hit the 100th coal-fired plant abandoned or prevented in the U.S., someone asked me, “What’s next?” My answer came quickly: “It’s time to stop the next 100.” And so with that we’ve just launched a new campaign to persuade the Blackstone Group to invest in clean energy instead of dirty coal. […]
