This is quite an interesting scoop (underplayed with a bland headline) that John Broder posted last night at the NYT Green blog. Here are the money quotes: “I failed in one aspect of my job,” said General Jones, a former Marine Corps commandant. “I should have advocated much more persuasively for the creation of a…Continue Reading…
Over at Frontier Earth, some riffing on a classic essay in Science, painted lawns in the desert, and a tiny step towards sustainability in Phoenix, Arizona.
In between pool volleyball and the Electric Slide, I’m sure the conference attendees on this floating temple to humanity’s excessive indulgences will be hard at work finding ways to be more consumptive in a more sustainable manner. I’m certain that something good will come out of the event, because Chip Giller, Grist’s founder, will be there,…Continue Reading…
As far as feuds go, the current one between Donald Trump and NYT columnist Gail Collins rocks. Last week, she wrote a hilarious column shredding Trump (he’s become an enthusiastic “birther”). That prompted him to respond in a letter to the editor, which included this gem: I have great respect for Ms. Collins in that she…Continue Reading…
Well, here’s a shot across the bow. Time for a flashback, to put things in context. A few years ago, Joe Romm got quite perturbed at former Real Climate contributor William Connolley over this post at Stoat and the comments William made in the thread. At one point, Romm couldn’t take it anymore and came…Continue Reading…
There are big rumblings in the climate wing of the environmental movement. I felt them several weeks ago while reading this post (“Why are Obama and Salazar pushing a massive expansion of coal production”) and thread. Much of the anger from CP readers was directed at President Obama. Comments ranged from looney (Obama is a…Continue Reading…
Can I just share with you the exciting life of a journalist blogger? It’s way cool. But you already know that, because we tell you when we’re heading off to conferences in Doha, or returning from other ones held in southern California resort hotels. You also know about all the book tour stops and speaking…Continue Reading…
Over at Frontier Earth, some musing about beaches, climate change, and homeowners beating back an advancing sea.
Some good news for Guinness (and black & tan) fans who want to drink away their climate woes in a European “lifeboat.”
No, it’s not the title of a new Howard Stern skit. It’s what Rockefeller University’s Jesse Ausubel calls the world we live in today, over at Dot Earth, where Andrew Revkin is asking if this new shale gas report from EIA completely ices the case that gas is now (more than was already clear) a fundamental game…Continue Reading…