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Brazil …
… realizes that global warming is going to hurt it too, and starts to come around on the notion of market mechanisms that could prevent further deforestation in the Amazon, one of the principal global sources of greenhouse gas emissions. This is good news — it needs to become more profitable to save the forest […]
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Sleep tight!
I would be remiss if I did not point out that legendary climate scientist Jim Hansen finds it "almost inconceivable that ‘business as usual’ climate change will not result in a rise in sea level measured in metres within a century." That’s some scary sh*t. Hansen seems way out ahead of what any glaciologist is […]
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It’s not the same as a carbon tax, and it’s not cool
I’ve noticed that lots of people talk about a carbon tax and a gas tax as if they’re interchangeable, or the same thing, or connected parts of some larger package. That’s bad. Please stop it. A carbon tax is just that: a tax on carbon content. It could take numerous forms, but it’s generally agreed […]
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A note to the environmentally self-righteous
Frequently, when a small, incremental measure to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions is proposed, environmental commentators argue that it should be rejected. Why? Because it is a "distraction," a way of enabling us to continue our horrid, depraved lifestyle, methadone for our addiction to iniquity, a sop to our corporate overlords, mere playing of games, a highly […]
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Give a Hoot, Don’t Dilute
House leadership dilutes energy bill for easier passage As the U.S. House of Representatives edges ever closer to approving an energy bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been orchestrating compromises to make it more palatable to the so-called “hydrocarbon Democrats.” Language that would have raised vehicle fuel-economy standards has been dropped. Dems are backing off […]
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Not very well
As reaction to Sarah’s post showed (rather more rudely than strictly necessary, I might add), Grist readers are not big fans of "Project Phin," the online video series launched by the Center for American Progress to promote flex fuels — i.e., ethanol. Ben Affleck dressed as a corn cob proved particularly irksome. CAP clearly got […]
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I’ve watched this video four times now and I can’t stop laughing
Yeeeessss. Because the only enemy of the human race greater than coal is … the human race. This video comes to us from filmmaker Jeremy Beiler of Brooklyn, who is also a Grist reader and fan.
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Where did the comparison start?
Recently, CNN cable TV and syndicated radio host Glenn Beck said this: Al Gore’s not going to be rounding up Jews and exterminating them. It is the same tactic, however. The goal is different. The goal is globalization. The goal is global carbon tax. The goal is the United Nations running the world. That is […]
