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I oppose hearings into “journalistic malpractice” underlying Washington Post climate coverage

November 10, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 510 views

Let me state for the record that I oppose Congressional hearings into “journalistic malpractice” underlying Washington Post coverage of global warming. Sure Gawker said “The Washington Post Has the Worst Opinion Section in America.” But is that “journalistic malpractice”? Sure the Post seemed to abandon any journalistic... [read more]

So-called “conservatives” reveal their true agenda

November 7, 2010 by Lou Grinzo
with 609 views

Bracken Hendricks has an excellent piece on the WaPo site, Don’t believe in global warming? That’s not very conservative, in which he points out in some detail why the so-called conservatives are acting in a particularly reckless way when it comes to climate change. The explanation for that claim, which many others (including me) have... [read more]

Don’t believe in global warming? That’s not very conservative.

November 7, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 773 views

The best science available suggests that without taking action to fundamentally change how we produce and use energy, we could see temperatures rise 9 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit over much of the United States by 2090. These estimates have sometimes been called high-end predictions, but the corresponding low-end forecasts assume we will... [read more]

Is new global warming poll cause for despair?

October 18, 2010 by Andrew Freedman
with 1,681 views

News flash: Americans are confused about global warming. Of course, that's not exactly earth-shattering news, considering the bevy of polling data released during the past year, much of which has shown declining majority support for the view that global warming is primarily caused by human activities — a view held by the vast majority of climate scientists. [read more]

Loan Guarantee Foolishness by the Folks With Green Eyeshades

October 9, 2010 by Rod Adams
with 1,642 views

On Monday, October 4, 2010, the ANS Nuclear Cafe published a DC Perspective column discussing the complex topic of loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants. It is not exactly a page turning topic; understanding the nuances requires a good deal of research into legal language and an understanding of the way that decisions get made in... [read more]

Lindsey Graham says, “yeah,” there’s a chance for climate to move forward this year - On the bipartisan bill he wrote with Kerry and Lieberman: "I really believe in this product. I think it's a damn good solution."

April 29, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 135 views

WashPost’s Ezra Klein has posted an interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) about the immigration and climate bills. Since my Monday post, it’s been hard to tell whether the Senator has been principled or petulant — or perhaps a bit of both. I’ll excerpt the parts of his interview with Klein about the climate bill and you can... [read more]

Yes, there were over 100,000 at the Earth Day rally - Washington Post downplays this amazing show of support for climate and clean energy action

April 26, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 258 views

In its main environmental story today – “On climate bill, Democrats work to overcome Graham’s immigration objections” — the WashPost said: In some ways, the problem that proponents of climate legislation face is that they’re pursuing a policy goal that is not much of a hot-button political issue. Environmental activists had a... [read more]

Offshore Drilling and The Problem with Compromise

April 13, 2010 by David Holt
with 162 views

Nobody was expecting – nor were very many recommending – that offshore drilling be allowed indiscriminately around all of the country. CEA applauded President Obama’s bold decision last week to allow offshore drilling in parts of the country, and we continue to do so. But as reviews of the president’s proposal pile up, there does seem... [read more]

Without Affordable Clean Alternatives, South Africa Turns to Coal

March 23, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
with 160 views

Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute South Africa's finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, has an op ed in the Washington Post that illustrates the multi-faceted challenges facing developing nations as they struggle to provide the affordable access to modern energy needed to pull citizens out of poverty. The piece highlights the... [read more]

Graham, Kerry, Lieberman almost ready to run their bipartisan climate and clean energy bill up the flagpole - But will 60 Senators salute?

February 27, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 217 views

Senators to propose abandoning cap-and-trade Three key senators are engaged in a radical behind-the-scenes overhaul of climate legislation, preparing to jettison the broad “cap-and-trade” approach that has defined the legislative debate for close to a decade. That’s the lead WashPost story today. My sources say the final... [read more]

Breaking: Reid demands climate bill ASAP

February 24, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 149 views

Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has instructed Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to produce a revamped climate bill as soon as possible, according to sources, a task Kerry intends to accomplish within two weeks. So the Washington Post reported at 7:37 pm ET, at their cleverly (ironically?) named Post Carbon site. Looks like Reid wants a... [read more]

WashPost editorial: “If current trends persist, it’s likely that in coming decades the globe’s climate will change with potentially devastating effects for billions of people.” - IPCC errors are "trivial mistakes"

February 23, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 140 views

THE EARTH is warming. A chief cause is the increase in greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere. Humans are at least in part responsible, because the oil, gas and coal that we burn releases these gases. If current trends persist, it’s likely that in coming decades the globe’s climate will change with potentially devastating... [read more]

Open letter from a Glacier Scientist

February 18, 2010 by Michael Tobis
with 126 views

Reprinted here with permission: Dear all, I was quite disappointed in the tenor of the Washington Post article a couple days ago: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/14/AR2010021404283.html It's particularly sad for me that I have been quoted in the same article as Sen. Inhofe, the guy who claims that... [read more]

NRC panel of advocates for dead-end hydrogen cars, chaired by a former ExxonMobil executive, trashes plug-in hybrids in deeply flawed report, Part 1

December 24, 2009 by Joseph Romm
with 334 views

In a staggering lapse of judgment, the National Research Council let its panel of hydrogen advocates publish a deeply flawed report trashing plug-in hybrids. Last week, the NRC’s “Committee on Assessment of Resource Needs for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies,” which is stacked with hydrogen car experts and advocates, but lacks... [read more]

ExxonMobil Bets That Natural Gas Prices Will Rise - Placing A Similar Bet Is Like Betting With The House

December 23, 2009 by Rod Adams
with 351 views

There have been many analytical reports issued in the 8 days since ExxonMobil announced that it was purchasing XTO Energy, one of the largest independent natural gas producers in the United States, for a total of approximately $41 billion. ($31 billion in ExxonMobil stock plus assumption of $10 billion in XTO debt.) Some analysts have... [read more]