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Bloomberg Where He's Planted
NYC eco-mayor will seek third term; mayors foresee green jobs |
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02 Oct 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:19 PM on 02 Oct 2008 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seeking to change term-limit rules and win reelection to a third term; if he succeeds, it will be to the benefit of his ambitious plans to address climate change. Bloomberg's PlaNYC aims to reduce municipal greenhouse-gas emissions 30 percent by 2030 through planting 1 million trees, converting taxis to hybrids, and making buildings ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, green jobs, local politics, New York City, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Big bad boom
Radioactive deja vu in the American West |
David Roberts |
20 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is a guest essay from Chip Ward, author and board member of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. It was originally published on TomDispatch and is republished here with Tom's kind permission. ----- In the American West, we take global warming personally. Like those polar bears desperately hunting for dwindling ice flows, we feel we're on the frontlines of the new weather regime. The West is drying up. For example, canyon-hugging conservationists ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, environmental movement, nuclear power, politics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Action on Solar Investment Tax Credit Delayed
Lack of credit threatens solar industry |
Michael Moynihan |
11 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Originally posted at the NDN Blog. The failure of the Senate to obtain cloture on the Solar Investment Tax Credit -- coming on the heels of the collapse of climate change legislation last Friday -- should send a wake up call to the environment and clean technology communities that a new more forceful strategy is needed to make progress on climate change and energy independence. At a moment when the U.S. economy is suffering from the effects of a full blown oil sh ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, economy, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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'Ahead of the Curve: Business Responds to Climate Change'
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David Roberts |
24 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Here is an absolutely stellar video from Sea Studios productions called "Ahead of the Curve: Business Responds to Climate Change": (via Steve Clemons) |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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The subsidy tease, part I
Congress needs to stop flirting with the renewable energy industry |
Joseph Romm |
13 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- When it comes to relationships, Congress is a big tease. Or so it must seem to the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries. Just when they think they're about to go to the altar with the federal government, Congress becomes the runaway bride. Everyone who's anyone acknowledges that energy efficiency and renewable energy a ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, innovation, legislation, politics, renewable energy, tech (all these topics) |
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The Great Carnac I ain't
Assessing my predictions from last year |
David Roberts |
17 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| At the end of last year, I made 20 predictions for 2007. As a pundit in good standing I am, of course, unaccountable for my predictions. (How do you think we all stay employed?) Nonetheless, it's worth looking back and seeing how the predictions panned out, drawing sweeping conclusions from the things I got right while minimizing and excusing the things I got wrong. Let's see how I did! Al Gore will a) win an Oscar, b) announce that he is not running for presid ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Supreme preemption
Medical device case could impact global warming debate |
Guest author |
06 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest post written by Sean Siperstein, who maintains the blog Warming Law on behalf of the Community Rights Counsel, a public interest law firm in Washington, DC. Warming Law was launched following the Supreme Court's landmark Massachusetts v. EPA ruling, with a focus on the evolving legal landscape impacting the climate movement. ----- In last week's negotiations over the energy bill, one of the most significant victories for propone ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, legislation, litigation, politics (all these topics) |
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Somebody didn't get the environment vs. economy memo
Over 150 companies worldwide sign climate petition in advance of Bali |
David Roberts |
29 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| More than 150 companies worldwide, representing some $4 trillion in market valuation, have signed the Bali Communiqué: As business leaders, it is our belief that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change outweigh the costs of not acting: The economic and geopolitical costs of unabated climate change could be very severe and globally disruptive. All countries and economies will be affected, but it will be the poorest countries that will su ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, business, climate, economy, energy, international politics, politics (all these topics) |
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Clinton's climate and energy plan
Some reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of Hillary's new proposal |
David Roberts |
05 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Efficiency and permit auctions and R&D, oh my! Hillary Clinton released her comprehensive energy and climate plan today. It is thoughtful, comprehensive, and though disappointingly conventional in a few areas, inspiringly bold in others. With the release of Clinton's plan, all three Democratic frontrunners for the presidency now have visionary, far-reaching energy plans that would fundamentally reorient the country away from carbon-intensive energy ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, business, carbon trading, climate, climate equity, coal, elections, energy, energy efficiency, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08, public transportation (all these topics) |
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The meaning of global warming, part two
Stabilizing climate means embracing technology, public investment, and global economic development |
Grist |
11 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, the latest in the ongoing conversation about their new book Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility. ----- This week saw a watershed moment for those of us committed to moving environmentalism from a politics of limits to a politics of possibility. Senator Barack Obama proposed a $150 billion investment to develop and deploy clean energy technology on a ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, politics, tech (all these topics) |
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Fascinating, but for the wrong reasons
Shellenberger & Nordhaus echo flawed economic assumptions |
Sean Casten |
10 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I just finished reading Shellenberger & Nordhaus' latest, and while I realize I am a bit late to the party, I think they say some fascinating things -- perhaps not for the reasons they intended. S&N manage to succinctly distill an awful lot of the ideas that are core not only to policy debates on carbon, but to policy discussions of any major change to the economy. Understanding these biases is critical to understanding why S&N write what they write, but als ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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The meaning of global warming, part one
Stabilizing the climate requires technology, public investment, and global economic development |
David Roberts |
05 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, the latest in the ongoing conversation about their new book Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility. ----- Thank you to everyone here who has participated in this discussion. We are grateful to Grist to making the space for this debate, and to everyone who has chimed in. Through agreement and disagreement alike, it is inspiring to find this man ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, climate change mitigation, climate, tech, politics (all these topics) |
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Reshaping market economies
A reply to Shellenberger & Nordhaus |
David Roberts |
01 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| It's rare for any environmental book to receive the attention garnered by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger's Break Through, particularly outside the usual green circles. Anything that prompts conversation on these issues is, in and of itself, a good thing. So one hesitates to point out that beneath all the hype -- the "death" of this, the "fundamental break" from that -- the book's arguments are fairly modest. Banal even. The word from the &q ... |
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| Topics: politics, energy, climate, business (all these topics) |
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Putting your inner political superego on hold
A utopian realist agenda |
Jon Rynn |
01 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Recently Nordhaus and Shellenberger (N&S) posted on Gristmill, wrote in The New Republic, and published a book, all with the aim of offering a better alternative to the mainstream environmental agenda. In my estimation, they made three important points: Americans would respond to a positive vision of the future; global warming can only be solved if, in addition to regulatory policies, we embark on a program of public investment; and the public is quite open to the idea ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Passionate but confused
A response to Shellenberger & Nordhaus from David Hawkins of NRDC |
David Roberts |
28 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay from David Hawkins, director of the Climate Center at the National Resources Defense Council. ----- Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger are two passionate but confused individuals. They lambaste 'environmentalists' for being fixated with a 'pollution paradigm' that operates by 'limiting human power' and by 'increasing the cost of dirty energy.' This approach, they argue, will not solve global warming. What is really needed is a ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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Bill Clinton vs. the World Bank
Clinton's push for sustainable development dismissed by World Bank prez |
Joseph Romm |
27 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The opening plenary was fascinating. Clinton explained how CGI commitments had already avoided 20,000,000 tons of greenhouse gases. Then he tried to get Robert Zoellick, head of the World Bank, to realize that the 'Bank can show people options for sustainable development.' Zoellick, however, was full of little more than platitudes, saying we need to address 'questions of adaptation and mitigation,' and noting that there is a sensitivity in the developing world t ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, international politics, politics, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Environmentalism's existential moment
Shellenberger & Nordhaus respond to critics |
David Roberts |
27 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, authors of Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility and 'The Death of Environmentalism.' Nordhaus and Shellenberger are managing directors at American Environics and the founders of the Breakthrough Institute. ----- This month the world celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the international treaty that phased out ozone-destroying chemicals. For environ ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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Mr. Clinton goes to the public-goods markets
The promise of governmental buyers' clubs |
Jon Rynn |
19 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| We often wonder whether the government is better suited to solving many of our problems, or whether the market should take the lead. The current issue of The Atlantic Monthly has an article concerning the efforts of Bill Clinton's foundation which addresses this issue. The article shows how governments can work with markets for the benefit of large numbers of people and the planet by guaranteeing demand for a particular product or service. By doing this in the long-te ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Discover Brilliant: The business of climate change
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David Roberts |
17 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The final session of the day (hooray) is about "the business of climate change." On the panel: Climate Change Journal, Grant Ferrier, Editor (Moderator) Climate Solutions, K.C. Golden, Policy Director Sterling Planet, Alden Hathaway II, Senior VP, Business Development Environmental Resources Trust, Gordon Smith, EcoLands Director We start with Smith, who begins by, of all things, talking about forestry credits in carbon markets! He says they aren' ... |
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| Topics: business, carbon offsets, carbon trading, climate, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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Markey and the FTC
Rep. Markey asks the Federal Trade Commission to investigate voluntary carbon offsets |
Sean Casten |
11 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Rep. Markey has asked the FTC to investigate whether or not the sale of voluntary carbon offsets violates the Guides for the Use of Evaluating Environmental Marketing Claims, as laid out by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC has responded and agreed to commence an investigation, noting that: The FTC staff has been monitoring this nascent market as part of the Commission's ongoing consumer protection programs in the energy and environmental areas. The carbon offset ... |
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| Topics: business, carbon offsets, climate, Ed Markey, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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Interview with Thomas Casten, part four
Making money cutting carbon |
David Roberts |
16 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| DR: There hasn't been any public pressure to change the electricity system. Most people don't even know how electricity is made. It comes out of the wall like magic. TC: You are so right. In Ontario, they did a massive peer-reviewed study to identify the health and environmental effects of making power with coal, and what they thought would be saved if they replaced the coal with gas or nuclear. They talked about being able to save $3 billion a year in health a ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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Post-vacation links
Stuff I missed |
David Roberts |
16 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| There are a gazillion things I missed over vacation, or meant to post about before vacation, that I'll never have time to return to. Thus: a link post! I missed the MoveOn town hall on climate and energy. You can watch the candidate presentations here. Bill Scher has a pretty good rundown of who said what, here. Our guide to the candidates on these issues is here. FYI, MoveOn members voted John Edwards the winner. I doubt I'll have a chance to read Chris Mooney's ne ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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You Can Count on You
On global warming and you |
Umbra Fisk |
10 May 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I love the scientific ins and outs, really I do, but what oh what can we do about global warming? And I mean us ordinary folks with a house and mortgage and some percentage point of kids and a few compact fluorescents and maybe even a hybrid in the driveway. We're right there with you, so please don't leave us hanging. Peter Kelley College Park, Md. Dearest Peter, Right. Sorry. I got frowny last month, and for ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, business, climate, energy, energy efficiency, green living, politics (all these topics) |
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Put a Liar in Your Tank
White House official who edited climate reports moves to Exxon |
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15 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Put a Liar in Your Tank White House official who edited climate reports moves to Exxon Philip Cooney, the White House official (and former oil-industry lobbyist) recently outed for watering down government climate-change reports, has left his position in the Bush administration to take a new job at ... wait for it ... ExxonMobil. Now, we know what you're thinking, but you've got it all wrong. His sudden de ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Giuliani-Come-Lately
Giuliani joins law firm renowned for defending energy interests |
Amanda Griscom Little |
08 Apr 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- whose name is often bandied about as a possible 2008 GOP presidential contender -- added a splash of deep red to his moderate-Republican profile when he announced last week his decision to join a Texas-based law firm known for representing heavy-hitting energy companies. Rudy Giuliani. Photo: NYC.gov. Enron, ChevronTexaco, Pacific G ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, Muckraker, New York, politics, Rudy Giuliani (all these topics) |
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