by Jonathan Hiskes
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The senator formerly known as maverick
John McCain’s troubles are the world’s troubles 1
Posted 2 hours, 36 minutes ago The U.S. Senate can't do much without senators like John McCain. The United States can't do much without the Senate. The world can't do much with out the U.S. The world needs a mavericky McCain. Read More -
Unusual suspects
15 people worth watching in Copenhagen (a slideshow!) 1
Posted 1 day ago Here are 15 people who wield outsize potential to shape the outcome, or to shape the narrative that affects the outcome. And two you can safely ignore. Read More -
CRASH COURSE
Copenhagen 101: The essentials on the climate talks 1
Posted 1 day, 1 hour ago What is this whole Copenhagen thing? Can it really save the world in two weeks? We explain all -- without being boring. Really! Read More -
THE SOUND OF PROGRESS
One doctor’s quest to sound the alarm on ‘wind turbine syndrome’ 57
Posted 4 days, 15 hours ago Nina Pierpont argues that wind turbines create inaudible but dangerous sound. Out of all the obstacles wind energy faces—the up-front costs, the competition from subsidized fossil fuels, the aesthetic objections--this shaky claim has become one of the least likely and most annoying problems for the industry. Read More -
More clunker debunkers
Cash for Clunkers brought us ... more clunkers! 29
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago So how did Cash for Clunkers work out from an environmental standpoint? Don't ask. The most common deals swapped old pickup trucks for new pickup trucks that got only marginally better gas mileage. Read More -
TIME TO TOON IN
Climate psychology in cartoons: clues for solving the messaging mystery 7
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago Getting Americans to wake up to the reality of climate change is no easy task. But experts at Columbia University believe a mix of psychology, anthropology, and behavioral economics can help, and they've written a guide with cartoons showing how. Read More -
notable quotable
Washington governor isn’t falling for big geoengineering fixes 1
Posted 3 weeks ago "There is no silver bullet. There is only golden buckshot." Read More -
well suited for the job
Grass people invade Congress as Senate hearings wrap up 3
Posted 3 weeks, 1 day ago The three-days of hearings on the Kerry-Boxer climate bill are now over. Sen. Barbara Boxer wants to commence voting in committee next Tuesday. Republicans are threatening to boycott the proceedings. And an astroturf circus in the House! Read More -
cheerful, huh?
Children and riot police face off in Canadian “Moms” video 4
Posted 3 weeks, 1 day ago The Canadian campaign Moms Against Climate Change just released a disturbing short video. And its website will grab your attention too. Read More -
The whole world is watching
U.N. chief will pressure senators on climate bill 1
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, said Monday that he plans to contact senators to urge them to pass a bill before December. Read More
