Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Is the New York Times coverage of global warming fatally flawed?
climateprogress.org - 2/24/2009
Is the New York Times coverage of global warming fatally flawed?
—
Two dreadful, tunnel-vision articles in the New York Times suggest the “paper of record” must rethink how it covers the most important issue of our time. Yes, the NYT has the biggest climate team and the best climate reporter in the nation, but their silo-based reporting (rather ...
realclimate.org - 2/22/2009
Bushfires and extreme heat in south-east Australia
— realclimate.org — Guest commentary by David Karoly , Professor of Meteorology at the University of Melbourne in Australia On... Saturday 7 February 2009, Australia experienced its worst natural disaster in more than 100 years, when catastrophic bushfires killed more ... (more) Bushfires and extreme heat in south-east Australia

Comments vote down Green Car Congress found this 2/22/2009found this
climateprogress.org - 2/20/2009
Breaking: Obama EPA to act on global warming emissions from new coal plants
— climateprogress.org — Based on a letter received from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson , the Sierra Club explains the biggest... climate action news of the day: President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today took the first step toward regulating carbon ... (more) Breaking: Obama EPA to act on global warming emissions ...

Comments vote down Switchboard, from NRDC found this 2/20/2009found this
climateprogress.org - 2/20/2009
If Obama stops dirty coal, as he must, what will replace it? Part 1
— climateprogress.org — A year ago I wrote a post “ Old coal’s out, can’t wait for new nukes, so... what do we do NOW? ” where I hypothesized: Suppose the leaders of this country were wise enough to put a moratorium on traditional coal (the most ... (more) If Obama stops dirty coal, as he must, what will replace ...

Comments vote down Conservation Value Notes found this 2/20/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Worldchanging: Bright Green:  Media Literacy: Is the New York Times Coverage of Global Warming Fatally Flawed?

Comments
Blog Reactions

Media Literacy: Is the New York Times Coverage of Global Warming Fatally Flawed?
Worldchanging: Bright Green — ... staffed with people who found ZERO mistakes in George Will’s error-filled denial column “). The bottom line: Once again, if you want to find the best journalism now on climate — the most science-based, the most fact-based, the most integrated and comprehensive, the most relevant to your lives and the lives of your children and the people you care about and indeed all of humanity — you must go to the web, specifically the blogosphere. This piece originally appeared on Joe Romm's blog, Climate Progress ...

Related Content
California asks EPA to review car emissions waiver
reuters.com 1/22/2009 — Reuters: California asked the new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to reconsider the state's request, denied by the previous administration, to impose its own tough limits on climate warming emissions from cars. The letter ...
United States: Getting renewable power to the people
sfgate.com 12/29/2008 — San Francisco Chronicle: The Southern California desert could produce a gusher of renewable energy. Strong sunlight bathes its open plains, even in winter. Powerful winds stream through its mountain passes. Fractures in the earth along the San Andreas ...
02/06/2009: EPA Revisits California Waiver Decision
yosemite.epa.gov 2/6/2009 — Release date: 02/06/2009 Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn, 202-564-4355 / milbourn.cathy@epa.gov; Contacto en español: Lina Younes, 202-564-4355 / younes.lina@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. – Feb. 6, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will ...
EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver
environmentalleader.com 7/2/2009 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted California a waiver, enabling the state to enforce its stricter tailpipe emissions standards for new motor vehicles, beginning with the 2009 model year. Thirteen other states and the ...
Obama's Move on Fuel Efficiency: A Sweet Win for Greens
time.com 1/28/2009 — Time Magazine: President Barack Obama made the first big green move of his Administration by simply getting out of the way. Speaking from the White House, the President on Monday announced that he was directing the Environmental Protection Agency ...
Climate Change Effects In California
sciencedaily.com 4/13/2009 — ScienceDaily: A biennial report released April 1 by a team of experts that advises California's governor suggests that climate changes are poised to affect virtually every sector of the state's economy and most of its ecosystems. Significant impacts ...
Obama to push for California waiver that mandates cut in auto CO2 emissions
climateprogress.org 1/27/2009 — Today Obama “ will direct federal regulators to move swiftly to grant California and 13 other states the right to set strict automobile emissions and fuel efficiency standards ,” the NYT reports. This is a key move that makes crystal ...
Is global warming driving Australia’s bushfires?
features.csmonitor.com 2/16/2009 — The deadly wildfires that tore across southeastern Australia this past week have prompted some experts to look beyond the arsonists, lightning strikes, and carelessly discarded cigarette butts to a more complex culprit: climate change. While all ...
BREAKING: Obama Lets California and 13 States Regulate Global Warming Pollution from Cars and Trucks
watthead.blogspot.com 1/26/2009 — Obama will also speed efforts to set federal fuel economy standards. BREAKING NEWS: President Barack Obama will grant California and 13 other states the authority to regulate global warming pollution from cars and light trucks, setting standards ...
Stephen Chu: “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California,” Part 2
climateprogress.org 2/6/2009 — Finally, we have a top administration official telling it like it is. Energy Secretary and Nobelist Stephen Chu told a Los Angeles Times reporter: In a worst case, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a ...
Patrick Takahashi: Evolution, Global Warming, Doomsday and the Afterlife — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 2/23/2009
About that title, Carnac the Magnificent would pause because he would at least be mildly confused as to his possible response. In time, he utters, "Not the life progression for Americans" and opens the envelope. There is only a trickle of laughter ...
Could Radar Keep Birds from Colliding with Aircraft? — Scientific American - Environment 2/25/2009
 The heroics of US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and his Flight 1549 crew in ditching their bird-strike disabled Airbus A320 aircraft on in the Hudson River near New York Citybetween Manhattan and New Jersey are now ...
News Analysis: In Climate Debate, Hype Is a Pitfall — NYT > Environment 2/25/2009
In the attempt to shape the public’s views on climate change, hyperbole is a temptation on all sides. >
Economic Crisis Complicates California’s Goals on Climate — NYT > Environment 2/25/2009
California was one of the first states to enact legislation to tackle global warming. But the state is also proving how hard it can be to carry out such laws, especially now. >
Why Global Warming Can Mean Harsher Winter Weather — Scientific American - Environment 2/25/2009
Dear EarthTalk: Don’t all these huge snow and ice storms across the country mean that the globe isn’t really warming? I've never seen such a winter! -- Mark Franklin, Helena, MT [More]  ...