Category Archives: Climate Science Watch

Al Jazeera purchase of Current could improve U.S. TV coverage of climate and global environmental politics

Al Jazeera's purchase of Current will give the Qatar-based 24-hour news network a greatly expanded reach into the U.S. cable and satellite TV market beyond its much more limited availability now. From my experience on Al Jazeera English discussing climate … Continue reading

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Happy New Year and all best wishes for 2013 from Climate Science Watch

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Message to enviro groups: No more co-optation by Obama on climate change

During Obama's first term environmental groups were complicit in enabling what became years of ‘climate silence,’ by allowing themselves to be co-opted by a White House messaging strategy to talk about ‘clean energy’ but not climate change. It’s time they … Continue reading

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Talking with Al Jazeera about the Doha climate conference

We discussed the UN climate change conference in Doha on Al Jazeera English TV November 26, with questions about the U.S. role in the treaty negotiations and fairness in the relationship between the U.S. and developing countries in meeting climate … Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy, climate change, and what is to be done – Q&A with Judith Regan on SiriusXM

“Why is it that the politicians have such an insufficient response to this?  Do they wait until there is loss of life and billion and billions of dollars worth of damage before they do something?  Do we always have to … Continue reading

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Toward government accountability on climate change during Obama's second term

Congratulations to President Obama for his re-election victory last night, after a long and hard-fought campaign.  Of course, while the electoral contest has concluded (finally!), the essential policy problems of U.S. government remain unresolved and still face the President, a … Continue reading

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"Climate dialogue runs aground" (Al Jazeera, "Inside Story: US 2012")

Hurricane Sandy and other extreme weather events like this year's droughts and record temperatures have made the lack of discussion about climate change during the presidential election season even more jarring.  Why have politicians become so afraid to approach the … Continue reading

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"Obama and the Politics of Climate Science Communication"

What is lost when the President fails to communicate with the public about global warming and climate change?  What should the President say to the public -- beyond breaking the silence and tactically gaining public support by clearing the low … Continue reading

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“Greedy Lying Bastards”

A ‘first final cut’ of Craig Rosebraugh’s new film about the power of the oil industry, the global warming disinformation campaign, and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil blowout disaster was screened on September 13 at the international conference on Culture, … Continue reading

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“Culture, Politics, and Climate Change”

We’re in beautiful, environmentally conscious and scientifically literate Boulder, Colorado, this week, participating in an international conference on Culture, Politics, and Climate Change. The conference is co-sponsored by the Center for Environmental Journalism and a number of other components of … Continue reading

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