There’s a remake, a new mini-series starting Sunday night. I’m a huge fan of the original show–I discovered it in the 1980s. I always knew it was a a cult favorite, but until I read this recent Wired piece, I had no idea just how influential it’s been. For the uninitiated, the NYT description will…Continue Reading…
My friday post at Nature’s Climate Feedback is up. The Sci Am geoengineering piece I flagged is worth reading in its entirety, especially by that environmental ethicist in Boulder, Colorado who is having way too much fun with his new blog toy.
In their third (and final?) critique of a certain climate blogger, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus explain to their own critics why they don’t take on the other side: The work of holding Republican obstructionists, anti-government extremists, and right-wing conspiracy mongers to task is work for principled conservatives, not liberals. The work of greens and…Continue Reading…
He forces Hannity to apologize on the air for some creative video editing.
Germany’s leading magazine, Der Spiegel, has a fascinating interview with Russia’s President Dimitry Medvedev, which includes this exchange: SPIEGEL: In a recent article that you wrote entitled “Go, Russia,” you spoke of your country’s “humiliating” economic “backwardness.” Why hasn’t Russia managed to overcome its dependency on natural resources in the time since the end of…Continue Reading…
My Tuesday post at Nature’s Climate Feedback is up.
Whoa, The Oil Drum is going to burst when it gets hold of this exclusive at The Guardian: The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering…Continue Reading…
A certain democratic senator talks warmly about the environmental Darth Vader: We are really very good friends. It’s a good working relationship we have. People are very surprised about it. Oh man, you have no idea just how surprised some green-colored people will be.
And you thought the the whole cap-and-trade debate surrounding the U.S. climate bill was already hopelessly politicized. What’s that, you’ve become a bit numbed to it all? How about we throw in a juicy free speech angle to spice things up a bit. Remember those two EPA lawyers that wrote a critical op-ed of cap-and-trade…Continue Reading…
I recently wrote two stories for Archaeology magazine about the clash of history, science, and culture in the American Southwest. The main piece in the Nov/Dec issue juxtaposes Navajo claims to famous prehistoric sites, such as Chaco Canyon, with new archaeological data. This latest material evidence reinforces the strong scientific consensus that the Navajo didn’t…Continue Reading…