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Amending Fences
Energy bill goes to Senate floor amidst bipartisan hopes |
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14 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Amending Fences Energy bill goes to Senate floor amidst bipartisan hopes With the public up in arms about gas prices and President Bush breathing down its neck, today the Senate begins consideration -- again -- of the Moby Dick of modern-day politics: the energy bill. The House already passed a version, attacked by greens and fiscal conservatives for its billions in subsidies to fossil-fuel industries. By all accounts, a n ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Going down with the ship
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David Roberts |
14 Jun 2005 |
Gristmill |
| Lee Raymond, chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has decided that global warming is bunk and that his company is not going to waste time or money funding renewable energy. Openly and unapologetically, the world's No. 1 oil company disputes the notion that fossil fuels are the main cause of global warming. Along with the Bush administration, Exxon opposes the Kyoto accord and the very idea of capping global-warming emissions. Congress is ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, oil (all these topics) |
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A win for Kyoto cities plan
U.S. mayors unanimously endorse climate-protection resolution |
Lisa Hymas |
14 Jun 2005 |
Gristmill |
| The nation's mayors have thrown their weight behind Kyoto (and thereby thumbed their noses at Dubyah). At the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Chicago yesterday, municipal leaders unanimously endorsed a resolution calling on U.S. cities to meet or beat the protocol's emissions-reduction targets. Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels spearheaded the resolution, as well as a more specific campaign that's gotten 164 cities (so far) to commit to taking steps to protect the climate. ... |
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| Topics: Chicago, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, Seattle (all these topics) |
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My Kind of Down
Chicago Climate Exchange paves the way for U.S. emissions trading |
Jason Margolis |
14 Jun 2005 |
Main Dish |
| Forget the feds -- we'll make our own deals. The Oakland airport seems perfectly situated. Unlike many urban airports, which require an expensive taxi trip or hour-long train ride to reach the city where you thought you'd just arrived, downtown lies mere minutes away. Such convenience is possible because the runways sit on a former wetland at the edge of San Francisco Bay. But this pri ... |
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| Topics: business, climate (all these topics) |
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Going to the Matt
Matt Petersen, CEO of Global Green USA, answers Grist's questions |
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13 Jun 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Matt Petersen. What's your job title? President and CEO of Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? When founding Green Cross International, Mikhail Gorbachev presented a challenge: We must foster a value shift that reconnects humankind to the environment. Planet Earth ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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If the Suit Fits, Wear It
BT and other multinationals call for action on climate change |
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13 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| If the Suit Fits, Wear It BT and other multinationals call for action on climate change More and more prominent suits are issuing calls to action on global warming. The latest is Ben Verwaayen, chief exec of U.K. telecom company BT, who this week became the first Brit corporate bigwig to say publicly that climate change is hurting his business -- and, oh yeah, could destabilize the world economy. Summer flooding in ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Esprit de Gore
Gore is transforming into fiery climate evangelist |
Amanda Griscom Little |
09 Jun 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Al Gore. Photo: The House Policy Committee. Al Gore, once derided by the right as a stiff, wooden Ozone Man, is now recasting himself as the fiery, headstrong Climate Avenger -- a blunt and passionate spokesperson about what he calls "a collision between our civilization and the earth." He is currently in negotiations to play a starring role in a big-budget, feature-length documentary ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, Muckraker, politics, San Francisco, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Nothing to See Here, Folks
White House defends revisions of scientific reports on climate change |
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09 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Nothing to See Here, Folks White House defends revisions of scientific reports on climate change The White House scrambled into damage-control mode after The New York Times revealed yesterday that a former oil lobbyist had revised scientific government reports on climate change to enhance the appearance of uncertainty. Pushed in a press briefing to respond to charges that the edits made by Philip Cooney, chief of staff for the Whit ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Puh-lease Academies
Science academies from 11 countries say global warming is, yes, real |
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08 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Puh-lease Academies Science academies from 11 countries say global warming is, yes, real Yesterday, national science academies from 11 nations cosigned a letter to the world's leaders, making an unprecedented joint statement: Global warming is almost certainly caused by human activity; it's the biggest risk we've ever faced as a species; please #$&!*% do something about it. Signatories include science organi ... |
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| Topics: climate, National Academy of Sciences, news (all these topics) |
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Get Me Rewrite!
Bush official edited gov't climate-change reports to play up uncertainty |
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08 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Get Me Rewrite! Bush official edited gov't climate-change reports to play up uncertainty Philip Cooney, a former top oil lobbyist now serving as chief of staff for President Bush's Council on Environmental Quality, edited scientific government reports on climate change to exaggerate the appearance of uncertainty and doubt, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. Cooney, a lawyer by trade, has no scientific training. ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Can you say "anthropogenic"?
Bush dodges question about whether climate change is caused by humans |
Lisa Hymas |
07 Jun 2005 |
Gristmill |
| After making kissy-face in front of the press corps at the White House today, Bush and Blair took a couple of questions. One reporter asked Bush whether he believes global warming is an anthropogenic problem (without using any big words, of course): And, Mr. President, if I may, as well, on climate change -- you didn't talk about climate change -- do you believe that climate change is manmade and that you, personally, as the leader of the richest country in the world, ha ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, George Bush (all these topics) |
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It's a Lap Dog's Life
Blair heads to D.C. to beg for Bush's support on G8 climate agenda |
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02 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| It's a Lap Dog's Life Blair heads to D.C. to beg for Bush's support on G8 climate agenda U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair has put his political life on the line to support the Bush administration numerous times, citing the "special relationship" between the two countries. Ha ha, sucka! Next week Blair will fly to Washington, D.C., to beg the Bushies to support his ambitious agenda for July's ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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Lights, Climate, Action
Schwarzenegger declares war on global warming |
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02 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Lights, Climate, Action Schwarzenegger declares war on global warming "I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat, and the time for action is now." With those words, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) yesterday defied Bush administration orthodoxy, announcing ambitious plans to reduce his state's emissions of greenhouse gases. The Governator issued an ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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We Won't Emit Defeat
On reducing emissions, one person at a time |
Umbra Fisk |
01 Jun 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I want to adopt the Kyoto treaty myself and adjust my lifestyle accordingly. No waiting, and to hell with George Bush! If my nation had adopted it, I'd have to be doing it anyway. So what is my per-capita fossil-fuel ration for the next 10 years, how do I measure it, how do I account for indirect consumption, etc.? Please advise. Thanks! Hans Noeldner Oregon, Wis. Dearest Hans, Good for you. T ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, climate, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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Salarymen of the World: Untie!
Japan adopts 'no-tie' look for summer to save energy |
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01 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Salarymen of the World: Untie! Japan adopts "no-tie" look for summer to save energy The paradigmatically propriety-conscious Japanese bureaucrat may be loosening up and dressing down, thanks to, well, orders from above. In an effort to conserve energy by reducing air-conditioner use, Japan's Environment Ministry today launched a campaign urging government workers to leave suit coats and ties at home. ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, green living, Japan, news (all these topics) |
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The Blair Pitch Project
Biz leaders urge Blair to act on climate |
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27 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Blair Pitch Project Biz leaders urge Blair to act on climate A dozen of Britain's top business chieftains have sent a letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair urging him to get on the ball in the fight against climate change. The heads of BP, Shell, HSBC Bank, and other major companies say global warming is a massive problem that demands aggressive business investment, but they want to know how government ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Amend and Hallelujah
Climate finally getting more notice in Senate with energy-bill amendments |
Amanda Griscom Little |
26 May 2005 |
Muckraker |
| The climate-change debate is beginning to move forward inside the Beltway -- at a glacial pace relative to the rest of the industrialized world, of course, but these days even glaciers are moving at a discernable clip. Heat is on in Senate as climate starts getting more attention. As the energy bill goes through the markup process in the Senate and security hawks an ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Muckraker, politics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Pick a Little, Talk a Little
Few new ideas emerge from latest U.N. climate meetings |
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18 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Pick a Little, Talk a Little Few new ideas emerge from latest U.N. climate meetings What comes after Kyoto? That was the focus of a 190-nation, two-day seminar convened by the U.N. this week in Bonn, Germany, the first in what's likely to be a gazillion-step process of figuring out what sort of climate-change treaty should pick up where the Kyoto Protocol leaves off. As usual, U.S. representatives were brimming with enthusias ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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On a Wing and a Mayor
U.S. mayors form coalition to fight climate change, one city at a time |
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16 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| On a Wing and a Mayor U.S. mayors form coalition to fight climate change, one city at a time A bipartisan coalition of 132 U.S. mayors -- led by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels (D), and recently joined by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) -- has issued a high-profile rebuke of Bush administration inaction on climate change. The leaders have committed to reducing their municipalities' greenhouse-gas emissions to 7 percent below 1 ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Quiz Show
On Umbra's smarty-pants readers |
Umbra Fisk |
11 May 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dearest Readers, Today I will explain the answers to the recent climate-change quiz. First, a confession: I was trying to make you fail. Not because I'm mean, just because I wanted to prove a point to my editor, who claimed you knew lots about this topic. To see if that was true, I wrote some veeeerrry tricky questions. Trickier than Bill Clinton's definition of what "is" is. Most of you did well in the face of m ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, climate (all these topics) |
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Mouths Where Their Money Is
Emily Gertz sends a dispatch from a summit on climate change and investing |
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11 May 2005 |
Dispatches |
| Emily Gertz is a regular contributor to WorldChanging.com, and an internet content and strategy consultant for nonprofits. She has written on environmental policy for BushGreenwatch, and on the intersections of environment, culture, art, and activism for The Bear Deluxe and other independent alternative publications. Wednesday, 11 May 2005 NEW YORK, N.Y. Yesterday, nearly 400 people met at th ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, Dispatches, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Fiddler on the Hot Tin Roof
Climate scientists grow more concerned as Rome burns, Nero fiddles |
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10 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Fiddler on the Hot Tin Roof Climate scientists grow more concerned as Rome burns, Nero fiddles In most fields of science, lay opinion tends to be more alarmist than scientific opinion, says Carbon Mitigation Initiative codirector Robert Socolow. "But, in the climate case, the experts -- the people who work with the climate models every day, the people who do ice cores -- they are more concerned. They're goin ... |
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| Topics: climate, Netherlands, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Got to Admit, It's Getting Brighter, It's Getting Brighter All the Time
Global dimming reversed in past decade; now brightening again |
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06 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Got to Admit, It's Getting Brighter, It's Getting Brighter All the Time Global dimming reversed in past decade; now brightening again So, remember that big hubbub about "global dimming" a while back, whereby particulates (e.g., smog) in the earth's atmosphere were reflecting light and taking the edge off global warming? Yeah, well, funny story: That's not happening anymore. Two new papers in the journal Science ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Jagged Little Drill
Cornerstone environmental law, NEPA, under fire in energy bill |
Amanda Griscom Little |
05 May 2005 |
Muckraker |
| When the energy bill sailed through the House of Representatives late last month, the media reported that it was the same old grotesquely corpulent package that the GOP leadership had previously tried -- and failed -- to pass through Congress four times in the last four years. This is true. But what flew under the radar were a few new provisions snuck in at the 11th hour by Rep ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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The World Less Traveled
Greens shun cheap air travel, point to impacts of industry |
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04 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The World Less Traveled Greens shun cheap air travel, point to impacts of industry A small but growing number of eco-conscious Brits are turning away from cheap airfares and looking to other means of transport or forgoing planned vacations altogether in hopes of reducing their personal environmental footprints. Overall, aircraft-related carbon-dioxide emissions make up some 5 percent of Britain's ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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