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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Hog heaven, part 2 Climate action requires leadership beyond political 'reasonableness'	Joseph Romm	15 Jul 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. Let's face it: The Bush Administration has made a mess of things, as noted in 'Hog heaven, part 1.' It is now clear, if it hasn't been all along, that by the time George Bush leaves office, the White House will have wasted eight years of leadership on the Mother of All Issues. If those eight years are a profound disappointment looking backwa ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, politics (all these topics)

The thing you really never hear	David Roberts	27 Apr 2008	Gristmill
This column from Newsweek editor Evan Thomas is largely a witless recitation of conventional wisdom, but it does raise one point I want to make. It seems to me that every mainstream media figure in the world is out there saying a) tackling global warming is going to be horrendously expensive, involving great sacrifice and hardship on the part of ordinary families, and b) no one else has the courage to say A. But obviously everybody has the courage to say it. It's c ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, messaging, politics (all these topics)

Conservatives don't know Jack They don't get that climate is a security issue	Joseph Romm	09 May 2007	Gristmill
'The Democrats' Global War on Weather' and 'Jack Bauer, Climatologist???' are the headlines conservatives are using to mock efforts by progressives to finance a National Intelligence Estimate to study global warming. But climate is clearly a national security threat, as made clear in a recent CNA report from a distinguished group of former military leaders (PDF). As but one example, a 'ferocious drought and famine' were the driving forces behind the crisis in Darfur, ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, green living, politics, TV (all these topics)

What to do now?: Conclusions and recommendations A little something to take home with you	Ken Ward	07 May 2007	Gristmill
((brightlines_include)) It is within the capacity of U.S. environmentalists to refocus our energies on a tougher, more realistic climate agenda. We have the necessary resources, skills (in alumni as well as current staff and leadership), political power, and principles of action. The things we lack -- a national structure, institutional support services, strategic planning, a dedicated environmentalist core -- could be put in place if it were a priority. Cost, it mus ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, environmental movement, politics (all these topics)

Immediate worries, roadblocks, and model campaigns: Plan of action What to do now	Ken Ward	03 May 2007	Gristmill
((brightlines_include))How climate change is handled in few key areas within the year -- particularly congressional action in 2008 and 2009 and the 2008 presidential election -- will likely set the terms of the U.S. political debate, which for all practical purposes, within the constraints of Hansen's standard and timeframe for action, will determine the outcome. Therefore, a Bright Lines plan of action must accomplish three things: polarize debate in Congre ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, elections, legislation, politics (all these topics)

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