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Radio Open Source: Politics of Climate Change
Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Politics of Climate Change. Audio (and related blog) for 9 August 2005 broadcast from Radio Open Source, Public Radio International, WGBH-Boston and other stations. The program follows “the money trail that leads from the fossil fuel industry to political spin” and examines “why the American press, as a whole, has been pretty quiet about the issue.” Guests include CSW’s Rick Piltz.
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“Political Science” from PBS Now
Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005
From the PBS television program “NOW”: ”Political Science,” on the politicization of science by the Bush administration. Originally broadcast on 22 July 2005. 16 minute story—climate change segment from 8:54 - 16:00
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What’s Up With the Weather? The Politics of Climate Change
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005
What’s Up With the Weather? The Politics of Climate Change. Audio recording of the National Radio Project’s Making Contact, originally broadcast on 20 July 2005. “On this edition, we’ll hear about whom climate is affecting, industry and government cover-ups, and those calling for action before it’s too late.”
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The Anonymous Source - an Endangered Species?
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2005
In The Anonymous Source - an Endangered Species?, author Philipp Steger discusses the importance of whistleblowers to journalists—and the risks they face. Published in Bridges (13 July 2005), a publication of the Office of Science and Technology at the Embassy of Austria, Washington, DC.
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Al Franken interviews CSW’s Rick Piltz
Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005
Al Franken interview with Rick Piltz of Climate Science Watch, audio recording of the 7 July 2005 edition of the Al Franken Show (Air America Radio and Sundance Channel). The program is 1 hr 54 min long, interview is from 55:50 - 70:30.
Blowing the Whistle on Climate Change
Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2005
”Blowing the whistle on climate change: Interview with Rick Piltz, Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) (22 June 2005) by ES&T Associate Editor Paul Thacker. “Before publishing this interview, ES&T contacted multiple government officials familiar with Piltz’s work. Although they did not agree with all his conclusions, they confirmed that his points are valid.”
Low-Ball-Warming: Chris Mooney on the Resignation of Rick Piltz
Posted on Monday, June 20, 2005
”Low-Ball Warming: There should be a special circle in hell for people who mess with scientific data.” In this article published by The American Prospect (20 June 2005), Chris Mooney writes about the resignation of Rick Piltz from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. “What hath Rick Piltz wrought? It’s too soon to tell, but there’s a new feeling in the air about global warming. It’s a sense that the Bush administration may finally be held to account, by the media and by Congress, for four years of obstruction and denial while a planetary problem steadily worsened.”
U.S. Pressure Weakens G-8 Climate Plan
Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2005
A collection of links to news stories indicating that the U.S. government used its influence to weaken the Climate Change Plan of Action [PDF] produced from the G-8 Summit in Scotland on 6-8 July 2005.
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Brad Friedman Inverviews Rick Piltz
Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005
Brad Friedman intervews Rick Piltz: Part I (6:08 - 21:24) and Part II (4:20 - 20:20) [MP3 files]. Audio recordings broadcast from The Brad Show, a California-based satellite radio talk show broadcast on the IBC Radio network on 18 June 2005.
Bush Aide Edited Climate Reports: Ex-Oil Lobbyist Softened Greenhouse Gas Links (NY Times)
Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005
In “Bush Aide Edited Climate reports: Ex-Oil Lobbyist Softened Greenhouse Gas Links,” (New York Times, June 8, 2005, page 1), Andrew C. Revkin reports that a “White House official who once led the oil industry’s fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming.”
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Resignation of Rick Piltz from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005
News coverage of the resignation of Rick Piltz from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program in March 2005:
- "Climate official resigns, blasting White House interference," Greenwire, March 4, 2005
- "No faith in science," Globe and Mail (Canada), April 9, 2005
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