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Bill McKibben and the Solar Road Trip Come to DC
This is a reprint of a message from a 350.org organizer urging DC folks to check out the Solar Road Trip’s stop here this evening. We hope to see you there.
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Ehrlich on Schneider: Being a scientist doesn’t relieve one of the obligations of a citizen
In a fine remembrance of his friend Stephen Schneider, Paul Ehrlich notes how he and Schneider “had many discussions of the responsibilities of ‘public scientists.’” They agreed: “Being a scientist does not relieve one of the obligations of a citizen … Continue reading
Incentivizing risk: the road to the Deepwater Horizon disaster
At the Netroots Nation conference, Kate Sheppard of Mother Jones magazine led panelists David Pettit, Bob Cavnar, and Van Jones in a diagnosis of the regulatory and legislative failures that made the Deepwater Horizon disaster possible.
Al Franken: “Net Neutrality is the First Amendment Issue of Our Time”
We took an excerpt from U.S. Senator Al Franken’s keynote address at the Netroots Nation closing night. In the clip, Franken speaks about net neutrality, corporate power, and democracy. We believe the themes Franken weaves together are of key significance … Continue reading
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White House Ends Climate Change Gag Order: EPA Whistleblowers Now Free to Speak Out
The Government Accountability Project (GAP), counsel for EPA and climate change whistleblowers Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel, sent a letter to President Obama yesterday thanking the White House for causing the EPA to withdraw its censorship orders that effectively gagged … Continue reading
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Stephen Schneider: Eulogies and Tributes
From multiple sources, a collection of eulogies and tributes to Steve Schneider, whose untimely death at age 65 on July 19 is a profound and tragic loss — by Ben Santer, Peter Gleick, Richard Somerville, Michael Mann, Michael Oppenheimer, Richard … Continue reading
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Climate Science Watch Weekly Update – July 13, 2010
Policy-focused reconstruction financing to rebuild the country; NY Times: Putting “the manufactured controversy known as Climategate behind us”; NASA: first half of 2010 set global temperature record; Giant ice sculpture to be unveiled outside U.S. Senate July 15; U.S. Climate … Continue reading
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Climate Science Watch Weekly Update
A brief summary of events we are attending and tuning into this week.
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Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference showcases strength of labor-environmental coalition
We attended the third annual Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in Washington, DC, May 4-6, organized by the Blue Green Alliance, a “national, strategic partnership between labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expanding the number and quality of jobs … Continue reading
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NOAA’s Tom Karl explains temperature data supporting conclusion: ‘global warming is unequivocal’
The American Meteorological Society yesterday presented a briefing by Tom Karl in the U.S. Capitol Building on “Detecting Climate Change: The Temperature Record.” We attended and heard Karl, the Interim Director of NOAA Climate Services and Director of the NOAA … Continue reading
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