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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Toward a green economy Two NYT pieces exploring green jobs	Joseph Romm	28 Mar 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Kari Manlove, fellows assistant at the Center for American Progress. ----- If you're interested in the media's version of Green Jobs 101, a good place to start is Wednesday's New York Times article, 'Millions of Jobs of a Different Collar.' But it's not a perfect start, because the article fails to demonstrate an understanding of the scale of this movement, and the author could have taken heed to one of his co-worker's piec ...
Topics: business, Competitive Enterprise Institute, economy, environmental movement, green jobs (all these topics)

ECO:nomics: Presidential energy advisers, miscellanea More notable stuff from a panel with the campaigns' energy folk	David Roberts	16 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Here are some bits and pieces that didn't fit in to my other post about the presidential energy adviser panel: --- At the end of the panel, host Alan Murray called on the audience to use their little clicker widgets to indicate: which of the candidates would you vote for based on the energy policy you just heard about? The vote came out: 17 percent for Clinton, 41 percent for McCain, 42 percent for Obama. Apparently, though, there was something wrong with the vote, ...
Topics: carbon tax, carbon trading, climate, Competitive Enterprise Institute, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

ECO:nomics: Immelt vs. the ideologues GE CEO explains practical realities to free marketeers	David Roberts	13 Mar 2008	Gristmill
The Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics conference is taking place at the Bacara Resort, a gorgeous old Spanish-style complex perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Just outside, the cherry-red sun is setting as a warm breeze blows and waves quietly lap at the sand. Inside, however, things have gotten a little stormy. Jeffrey Immelt. Photo: Genesis Photos "I came because I was invited,' says the man on stage heatedly, squaring off his shoulders to ...
Topics: business, carbon tax, carbon trading, Competitive Enterprise Institute, energy (all these topics)

Shouldn't those have been red colorless, odorless balloons? Competitive Whining, er, Enterprise Institute bashes Gore with all they've got	Sir Oolius	07 Mar 2008	Gristmill
A short while ago, Sir Oolius received a fundraising email from the Competitive Enterprise Institute asking for donations to help them with their new raison d'etre: yelling 'FU, Al Gore!' as loudly and as often as possible. The fruits of this effort are now upon us in the form of a national ad whining campaign: If carbon = life, then Al Gore ...Since it's Friday, here's another gem that's too bad even for the CWI to attempt to air nationally:
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, Competitive Enterprise Institute, TV (all these topics)

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