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Timeline goes by so slowly

Climate talks timeline: From 350 to Kyoto to Copenhagen and beyond 0
Posted 6 days, 21 hours ago Whether you've been hitting snooze each time a global climate conference rolls around or you're looking for a refresher before the Copenhagen climate talks next month, Grist has an interactive timeline to bring you up to speed.
It Ain't Leviticus, but it is deuteronomy

Gore on the Daily Show: extended dance remix 0
Posted 3 weeks ago The ex-veep turned in a stunning performance on The Daily Show last night, revolutionizing his own image and the -- oh, who are we kidding. He was solid, smart, and painfully right, as always. Take a look.
Gore on The Daily Show 0
Posted 3 weeks ago
Signs point to 'no'

Is John Broder embarrassed to have a baseless hit job on Gore under his byline? 25
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago Al Gore's back in the public eye, promoting his new book, which naturally raises the question: which mainstream press outlet will be the first to do a vapid hit piece? We have our answer: The New York Times, which has run a truly absurd and embarrassing piece from John Broder. It casts about desperately seeking something sinister about the fact that Gore invests in clean energy technologies, argues David Roberts.
all about al

Reactions to Al Gore’s book o’ solutions, “Our Choice” 10
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago Tracking the best reviews, analyses, screeds, and tirades on the new book.
The must-read solutions book by Al Gore 1
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago Al Gore’s new book, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, is not just a broad overview of the key strategies for preserving a livable climate -- it's also a truly beautiful book, replete with lush photos and simple but powerful charts. It's the anti-SuperFreakonomics, and it's sure to be widely attacked by the climate deniers and delayers.
Psych 350

The genesis of the climate change stalemate 4
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago Most people have strong feelings about climate change, but where do those feelings come from, and why are they so hard to change? A look at egalitarians, individualists, and how the twain shall catfight.
Corrections Dept.

WSJ reporter knocks own editorial page for Chamber defense 4
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago It shouldn’t be surprising that Journal editorialists find themselves challenged by their own news staff.
Badgering the green team at SEJ

Looking beyond Copenhagen, with no Plan B 2
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago President Obama's lieutenants put on their game faces as they fielded journalists' questions Friday, but there was a palpable sense that they know the game is already over going into the global talks on climate change in December.
Gore talks energy and climate at SEJ 1
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago
interpretating the news

Obama’s Nobel: What it means for greens 5
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago Dip a toe into the Nobel Peace Prize news and next thing you’re drowning in commentary. Here’s an attempt to distill what it means for greens, by which I mean the types of people who rely on air, water, soil, and other naturey elements.
OUTFLANKED

‘No compromise’ faction attacks climate bill 104
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago Acolytes of climatologist James Hansen are not happy with the climate legislation coming out of Washington. And boy do they have some strange ways of showing it.
Google Earth Climate Change Tour 0
Posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago
China steals Cimate Week spotlight, but U.S. still in the hot seat 1
Posted 2 months ago The U.S. was given a starring role at the United Nations Climate Summit on Tuesday, but China stole the show.
Al Gore praises China and Japan for climate leadership 2
Posted 2 months ago Former U.S. vice president and environmental activist Al Gore on Tuesday hailed China and Japan for providing global leadership in tackling climate change.
now is the time, al gore

Coalfield uprising and heroes need national defense, green jobs 0
Posted 3 months ago
Now is the time for all good greens, rednecks, social entrepreneurs, hellraisers, Repower America and Al Gore to come to the aid of their fellow citizens in the Appalachian coalfields.
The revolution will be televised

Gore’s group targets swing senators in new climate ads 1
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
New ads from Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection are pushing swing-vote senators to back climate and clean-energy legislation, touting the job-creation angle.
not another "what's next for Palin" article

The future of hockey sticks on an ice-free planet 2
Posted 4 months ago
"In a few decades, not only will no one remember the Hockey-Stick controversy, many people won't even be using hockey sticks anymore outdoors- it will just be too darn hot!" Joseph Romm responds to Atlantic monthly columnist James Fallows.
A WALK THROUGH THE WEEK'S CLIMATE NEWS

The Climate Post: Pools of oil, plumes of gas 1
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
The Washington-to-Beijing diplomatic shuttle shows no sign of slowing down. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke visited China this week to prod collaboration on clean energy technology. Chu announced the U.S. would contribute $15 million to a partnership that will study how to capture carbon dioxide emissions and trap them underground. And that's just the beginning of this week's climate news.
time for former Vice President to visit Coal River Valley

Bo Webb to Al Gore: come to Ground Zero in climate battle 0
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
This is a guest post by Bo Webb, a Vietnam veteran and former businessman in the Coal River Valley, West Virginia, who has been one of the lead organizers in stopping mountaintop removal strip-mining. Webb received notice last week that mountaintop removal operations in Clay's Branch, directly above his home, will resume, despite regulatory violations noted by federal officials.