This Sunday George Will,who is supposedly a serious thinker and not just a right-wing partisan, wrote his second Sunday column in a row about global warming. Just as he had the Sunday before, based on a septic Daily Tech item, he claimed that a) there has been no global warming since l997-l998, and b) globalContinue reading “George Will Misleads on Global Warming Again, Slapped on Wrist”
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What Do Republicans Have Against Bicycles?
Earl Blumenthal, a Congressman from Oregon, writes a superb memo to the nation on the Huffington Post, about the GOP's all too successful attempt to strip funding for bicycle paths from the economic stimulus package. The whole post is worthy of your attention, but here's the gist: Republicans have once again demonstrated how out ofContinue reading “What Do Republicans Have Against Bicycles?”
Economic Stimulus Package: Good News for Yosemite?
At The Los Angeles Times, reporters specializing in science and the environment are becoming something of an endangered species. Before being purchased by real estate tycoon Sam Zell, the newspaper employed over a thousand editors and reporters; now it's about half that, according to the numbers meticulously compiled by the LA Observer. But it's stillContinue reading “Economic Stimulus Package: Good News for Yosemite?”
To Go Green, We Must Hope (Not Just Fear)
In a post called Obama and the Vision Thing, green business expert Joel Makower makes a great point: For decades, environmental leaders in business, activism, and government have expressed frustration that the public isn't behind them, except in disappointingly small numbers, despite a litany of increasingly dire environmental problems. These same leaders express bewilderment atContinue reading “To Go Green, We Must Hope (Not Just Fear)”
Dick Cheney vs. Laura Bush: Who Will Win Bush’s Vote?
Okay, so according to Juliet Elperin, the Wa-Po's top-notch enviro reporter, the Prez is considering designating a vast area of the Pacific, stretching more than 2,000 miles across the Marianas, for "no-take" protection as a "marine monument." Interestingly, Laura Bush likes the idea, and has even requested briefings on the matter from scientists, but —Continue reading “Dick Cheney vs. Laura Bush: Who Will Win Bush’s Vote?”
Hansen predicts temps to set record in Obama’s first term
At his presentation after his lecture to the scientific masses at the American Geophysical Union, Jim Hansen was asked this week if, given that 2008 was cooler than a couple of recent years, if he would hazard a prediction for the near future of global temps. He jumped at the opportunity to go on the Continue reading “Hansen predicts temps to set record in Obama’s first term”
Quote of the Day: the Gubernator
"Of course, there are some people who say that we can't afford the fight against global warming while our economies are down," California Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger said to delegates to a climate change United Nations meeting in Poland. "But the exact opposite is true. The green rules and regulations that will help save our planetContinue reading “Quote of the Day: the Gubernator”
Nothing is More Conservative
In l990, Gary Snyder dedicated a new library at UC Davis with a magnificent speech, perhaps the single most eloquent “environmental” speech I’ve ever heard or read. In it he gave us the library as a watershed, of things and thoughts, and found its commonality with the land on which it stands. It’s called “TheContinue reading “Nothing is More Conservative”
Palin Takes Global Warming Advice from Exxon-paid “Scientists”
For years environmentalists have been pressuring the US Department of the Interior to list the polar bear as a species threatened by global warming, arguing that their habitat — specifically, polar ice — is at risk. There is no doubt that polar ice is shrinking dramatically, a fact the scientific consensus links to global warming:Continue reading “Palin Takes Global Warming Advice from Exxon-paid “Scientists””
Defenders of Wildlife Ad Moves the Needle — Against Palin
Check out this great Internet graphic from a company — Media Curves — that uses focus groups to test responses from three groups — Democrats, Independents, and Republicans — to political ads. Fascinating results. Watching approval rating in action, you can see suspension of disbelief play out: the spectrum ranges from "Completely Believable" to "NotContinue reading “Defenders of Wildlife Ad Moves the Needle — Against Palin”
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