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US Energy R&D: can it beat $1 Saudi oil?

December 23, 2010 by David Lewis
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I post here a number of charts which helped me put Energy R&D in the US into perspective, as well as some discussion.  I conclude by asking a question:   “Are the people who say a “moon shot” of energy R&D will produce “cheaper than fossil” energy really thinking they’re going to beat $1 a barrel Saudi oil, or $15... [read more]

Deciphering deniers

October 29, 2010 by Lou Grinzo
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Andy Revkin has posted a piece over on DotEarth that I highly recommend, as much for the reader comments as for the main post itself. The piece is, ‘Shrinking’ the Climate Problem, and it includes a “post card” of from Renee Lertzman about the psychoanalytical work being done regarding how we react to the topic of climate change. Andy... [read more]

Communicating Climate Change: A Conversation With Andy Revkin

January 12, 2010 by Tim Hurst
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Covering the protest march at the climate talks in Copenhagen (credit: Andrew Revkin) Former New York Times science writer Andrew Revkin discusses advocating for reality, slow-drip problems and a looming murk in the media’s coverage of climate change with ecopolitology’s Dave Levitan. [Our ongoing series “Communicating Climate Change... [read more]

An Interesting Gripe

November 24, 2009 by Michael Tobis
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Never one to shy away from sticking his neck out, Ray Pierrehumbert (aka Raypierre) has actually submitted a top level article to Dot Earth. Ray's follow-up comment is especially interesting.There is so much uninformed comment here I don't know where to begin. So many people are complaining about the "open-ness" of climate modelling,... [read more]