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Politico published a science story by Erika Lovley so bad that, well, there is no legitimate reason to post directly to it directly as opposed to Joe Romm with New media same as the old media. Politico pimps global cooling for Hill deniers, David Roberts with Politico’s journalist malpractice, The Way Things Break with [...]

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Larry Summers is now officially part of the senior Obama Administration team on economic issues. Let us be clear, energy and global warming are cross-cutting issues, so cross-cutting that stances on views on these issues should be examined against essentially all appointees. While Summers has the shadow of a controversial early 1990s World [...]

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Okay, for any number of reasons, don’t count me among the cheering fans of the Kyoto Accord. With its problems and seemingly troubled history, perhaps even more credit should be given to this indication that Kyoto is working:
The greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialized nations that signed the Kyoto Protocol treaty in 1997 have [...]

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In his second substantive, issue-focused discussion since the election, President-elect Barack Obama spoke to the bipartisan governors’ meeting on climate change, with an extensive international audience. I recommend reading the speech (after the fold) and watching the video, but there are some key points worth calling out and perhaps just one important issue to raise.
This [...]

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We see this in blogging spaces, in coffee pot conversations, from right-wing talk show hosts to any conversation in the Senate including Senator James Inhofe (R-Exxon), the ever increasing frustration of those speaking with science and fact in their efforts to speak with, to engage, to convince those rejecting the science in relation to Global [...]

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This year could be a breakthrough year to truly change the nature of dialogue and action in Washington, DC, and nationwide. One of the great realities of the 2008 campaign: there will be a tremendous increase in the Oval Office and Congressional IQs when it comes to energy issues. In energy illiterate America, [...]

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Tomorrow night, Frontline will broadcast Heat, a result of some 18 months of work …

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A few days ago, guest poster Jill Richardson brought us exciting news with the question “Can Organics Save Us from Global Warming?” Jill excitedly brought news of a new study from the Rodale Institute entitled REgenerative ORganic Farming: A Solution to Global Warming. After now having taken the time to read this report, [...]

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The various fossil fuel industries have been spending hundreds of millions (if not billions) of dollars to influence the national discussion this year, from campaign contributions to Santa Claus giving out ‘clean coal’ at the Metro exits closest to Congressional offices to sponsoring presidential debates throughout the election cycle. This fossil foolish promotion [...]

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Jill Richardson is an extremely interesting, provocative, and fresh voice on the web in the arenas of food and agriclture. She is a founder of La Vica Locavore. This is, with permission, a cross-post of her latest piece.
Last weekend, I visited the Rodale Institute as part of the 2008 Community Food Security Coalition Conference. [...]

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