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• Calling all conspiracy theorists

  So what if global warming is a hoax? 35

  Posted 2 weeks, 4 days agoAs the evidence mounts that global warming is accelerating at an alarming pace, it is equally evident that progressives have done a terrible job of getting people to care about it.

• So sushi me

  A new sustainable sushi book, restaurant, and debate 3

  Posted 9 months ago

  Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time, the definitive guide to sustainable sushi, was written by Casson Trenor, alum of the International Environmental Policy Program at the Monterey Institute.

  What I particularly like about this volume is that Casson outlines vegetarian alternatives to fish at the end of the book, since as he freely admits, not eating fish is one of the best ways to protect the oceans.

  Casson is not only spreading the printed word, but also walking the walk by putting all of his knowledge into practice at his new sushi… Read More

• An open book

  Read: What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics 5

  Posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago

  Back in 2006 I wrote a piece entitled, "Why Environmentalists Should Embrace Economics," which appeared on Gristmill in two parts (one; two). The feedback I received from around the world was so overwhelmingly positive that I decided to expand the themes of the essay into a book. Well, now it's done (with the title What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics), and it's available online free to anyone who is interested. I hope some of you will find it both interesting and useful. Please spread the word, and I invite all constructive criticism.

• High and dry

  We need a price-floor on fossil fuels 20

  Posted 1 year ago

  As oil prices tumble -- now hovering around $65 per barrel -- there is growing concern that some of the momentum that was building for renewable energy may be waning. This situation highlights one of the key constraints that we face in moving to a low-carbon society: uncertainty in fossil-fuel prices depresses investments in alternative energy.

  After the oil shock of the 1970s, the prediction was that alternative energy would take off, but this never materialized because oil prices subsequently plummeted, dropping below $20 a barrel for much of the 1990s.

  The high this year of $147 per barrel… Read More

• Pollute-ocracy

  Why factory farming must be stopped 5

  Posted 1 year, 1 month ago

  This is sobering: single concentrated animal feedlots that create more waste than a large U.S. city. There is only one word for this: insane. If you're going to eat meat, don't support industrial meat operations.

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  Dave- your point highlights why the far right and the far left are ultimately two sides of the same coin- obviously the far right in America is essentially the mainstream Republican Party while the far left in America finds its outlets in stuff like this so there's a big difference in their influence and size, but nonetheless you make a good observation. The Heritage Foundation would love stuff like this as would Ron Paul supporters.On I drink raw milk (sold illegally on the underground market) posted 2 days, 23 hours ago 23 Responses

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  Sorry Joel, but I'm not going to get outraged that we actually have health and safety standards for food and that even small farmers must abide by them. Some of these rules are excessive and onerous, but many are not, and your brand of anti-government, anti-bureaucrat viewpoint I don't think is really that constructive. I agree with you 100% that the industrial food system is a travesty, mostly due to animal agriculture, but the solution is not necessarily small farms or raw milk- to be honest, I think a plant-based diet is so far superior to any animal-based diet, whether small farm or not, that I'd rather eat soymilk from a big company than meat products from a small farm.On I drink raw milk (sold illegally on the underground market) posted 3 days, 14 hours ago 23 Responses

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  Jonathan- I linked to this on my other piece because it shows that our arguments are simply not working.On Poll finds sharp rise in global warming skepticism posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago 31 Responses

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  More reasons to use new arguments..... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/steep-decline-in-american_n_330315.html depressing, but it's reality.On So what if global warming is a hoax? posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago 35 Responses

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  Matt- thanks for the comments- yeah, people get sidetracked easily... As to the point about drilling in Alaska, let's easy to debunk- there is so little oil there that it would do virtually nothing to quench our demand for oil and it would take many years to get it out, when we have technologies right now to make our transportation sector more efficient. Also, why should we despoil even more of our natural resources when we can instead be smarter about how we build our cars?On So what if global warming is a hoax? posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago 35 Responses