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FDA set to accept junk science for 'Frankenfish' safety studies
A new salmon combines genes from Chinook salmon and the ocean pout, and often ends up deformed as a result. So why is the FDA about to approve it based solely on flawed studies by its creator, AquaBounty?
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Senators renew efforts to rein in EPA on regulating greenhouse gases
Well, that didn't take long. Congress is barely back in town and already there's talk of yet another attempt to rein in the EPA.
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Is global warming frying conservative brains in Alaska and Delaware?
A prediction: The next senator from Delaware will know that global warming is real and will support a cap on carbon emissions. That description fits the Democratic nominee Chris Coons, who is running unopposed in tomorrow’s primary, and GOP Rep. Mike Castle. It does not fit Castle’s primary opponent, the Tea Party Express-funded Christine O’Donnell. […]
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Nearly all GOP Senate candidates deny global warming
Nearly all of the Republican candidates for Senate dispute the scientific consensus that the United States must act to fight global warming pollution.
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Feed-in tariffs saved French ratepayers money they would have otherwise spent
The cost of French feed-in tariffs for renewable energy over and above the cost of conventional fuels was negative in 2008.
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Illinois governor's race: Quinn vs. Brady
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in Illinois. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about climate change and other green issues?
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A chat with Dan Kammen about his new job at the World Bank
Last Thursday brought the intriguing news that the World Bank would be bringing on energy expert Dan Kammen to coordinate its efforts on energy efficiency and renewables. Kammen is among the world's leading authorities on those subjects. He runs the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at UC-Berkeley, where he is a professor of both energy and public policy, was a coordinating lead author on the IPCC reports, and serves as a frequent advisor to political and NGO leaders. As of Oct. 4, he will be the bank's Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. I called on Friday to ask him about the new gig.
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What’s at stake in your governor’s race?
This election season, everyone’s obsessing over Congress. But there's a more interesting narrative playing out in the shadows: 37 governorships are up for grabs this year. We at Grist can’t be in 37 places at once, so we need your help. What’s at stake in these races? What are gubernatorial candidates saying about climate, energy, and other environmental issues? Tell us!
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Congress is back, but can it really pass a Renewable Electricity Standard?
Congress comes back to Washington this week and there's talk that it might actually get serious about setting a national clean energy goal.
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WE are the "Yes We Can" leaders
It is wonderful and empowering to see the organizing taking place for major mass mobilizations on three consecutive weekends this fall. Some of us, many of us, in the face of a resurgent right-wing movement and disappointment in and/or anger with Obama, are taking to heart the words of early twentieth century labor organizer Joe […]
