Ronald Brownstein, perhaps the foremost political print journalist of recent years, in Quartz explains how and why the President will make a move to protect the climate. Note that the story begins with a fact the left and environmentalists generally will not like. Though President Barack Obama lavished attention on climate change in both his inauguralContinue reading “How Obama can get it done for a safe climate: Brownstein”
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Billionaire vs. climate change: Thomas Steyer
Wonderful story from Juliet Eilperin in the Washington Post on a Bay Area billionaire who has put his money — many millions of dollars — where his mouth is on climate change: Steyer is taking on a []prominent public role. On Sunday, he spoke to a crowd that organizers estimated at 35,000, gathered on theContinue reading “Billionaire vs. climate change: Thomas Steyer”
The environmental regrets of James Fennimore Cooper
In the first of the famous Leatherstocking Tales, a novel called The Pioneers, in the introduction the author mentions a regret about the arrival of the white man to the Otsego region of upstate New York: Though forests still crown the mountains of Otsego, the bear, the wolf, and the panther are nearly strangers toContinue reading “The environmental regrets of James Fennimore Cooper”
Contrarian environmentalist: George Monbiot on nuclear
The case for nuclear power. from Fred Pearce, following the lead of George Monbiot at The Guardian: "The problem is the same in the energy debate. Many environmentalists who argue, as I do, that climate change is probably the big overarching issue facing humanity in the 21st century, nonetheless often refuse to recognize that nuclearContinue reading “Contrarian environmentalist: George Monbiot on nuclear”
President Obama talks climate: 12 hottest years, in last 15
The earth’s getting warmer: “Yes, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is, the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15.” President Obama, in the State of the Union Address: You can see that in NOAA’s record of global temperatures. From Ezra Klein's Wonkblog. Weather nerdsContinue reading “President Obama talks climate: 12 hottest years, in last 15”
The state of the climate 2013: Obama
President Obama's makes clear how fast things are changing in the climate in his 2013 State of the Union: …for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Yes, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is, the 12 hottest years onContinue reading “The state of the climate 2013: Obama”
Researcher clicks w/reporter: true stories become movies
For decades the Los Angeles Times has had a Column One feature on the front page, at the top left of the front page, usually, in the A1 position. It's a story-telling opportunity for good reporters. Yesterday Chris Lee hit the ball out of the park with his profile of the unusual reader/Hollywood producer StuartContinue reading “Researcher clicks w/reporter: true stories become movies”
Gov. Brown on climate change in CA: This is different
From Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State speech, on climate change: When we think about California’s future, no long term liability presents as great a danger to our wellbeing as the buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. According to the latest report from the World Bank, carbon dioxideContinue reading “Gov. Brown on climate change in CA: This is different”
The winds of chance and the hurricanes of disaster: FDR
E.J. Dionne, the voice of liberalism on National Public Radio and in the Washington Post, in his admiring column on Barack Obama's second inaugural address, points out that — like FDR before him, not to mention Ronald Reagan — the re-elected President unapologetically laid out his agenda, and linked it to that of the Founding Fathers. ButContinue reading “The winds of chance and the hurricanes of disaster: FDR”
Obama promises action on warming in 2nd Inaugural
In his second Inaugural Address this morning, President Obama promised action on climate change: We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and futureContinue reading “Obama promises action on warming in 2nd Inaugural”
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