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Poor misunderstood Bob Lutz. How dare Lutz be castigated for stating that “Global warming is a crock of s*%t!” After all, he follow this with “”Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not a climate denier.” This is, in essence, the opening for an atrociously error-filled Business week column by Ed Wallace that piles misrepresentation on top of […]

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Evidently, Osama bin Laden has released his second message in as many weeks. And, this time, bin Laden’s 12th century lens turns, reportedly, to a real 21st century challenge. Osama bin Laden has accustomed us to wacky, destructive, and immoral approaches to the world. When it comes to climate change, bin Laden doesn’t disappoint — […]

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The contrast between President Obama’s 2009 and 2010 State of the Union (SOTU) addresses is stark when it comes to the intersecting arenas of energy and climate. In 2009, President Obama made a strong and uncompromising call for investments in “clean, renewable energy” and made a direct statement about the type of climate legislation expected […]

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Seeing this makes me think of Frank Luntz and how he worked so hard to twist words into meaningless. From the White House blog: A vision for a clean energy economy “…to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, and more incentives.” We will build on the historic $80 […]

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The “dial” tracking of speeches can be fascinating to watch, seeing how people react in real time to the words, emotions, and themes of a speech or event.  Presidential debates and speeches, the “dial” tracking is an ever-more frequently part of the experience. MoveOn chose to provide real-time web access to a membership ‘dial’. The […]

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From the State of the Union speech, two questions we should ask: How long should we wait? How long should America put its future on hold? The President is challenging Congress to act how Americans expect, that they act to create a structure for tomorrow. You see, Washington has been telling us to wait for […]

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There are few people more beloved by generations of America’s parents and America’s youth than Dr Seuss, the (One indicator: search Dr Seuss and there are only 3.6 million web hits.) Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr Seuss) had a real passion on the environment. From the bio at Suessville.com, On a broader spectrum, however, Ted was […]

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This guest post by the very thoughtful BruceMcF focuses on the public transit / rail version of the need to look beyond stove-pipes to full values for a true cost-benefit analysis. Just like so many fossil fuel costs are externalized (pollution, whether causing cancers or climate change), so too are many transit benefits. Those investing […]

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This guest post comes from Wade Norris, who looks to insurance industry shifts re coverage that seem to relate to climate change. The North Carolina Coastal Resource Commission just finished the first study of sea level rise in the United States. The most significant part of the study was what the report said about what […]

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No matter who wins the election in today’s Senate race, there are clear lessons for both Democratic Party and Republican Party operatives.  The question is whether these operatives will read the tea leaves correctly or incorrectly and, therefore, what measures they will take walking away from the situation. Briefly, for the Republican Party, the message […]

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