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Denial on trial in Years part 3
For the record, I chose the title for this post BEFORE Rep. Grimm was indicted on fraud charges Did the producers of the Showtime docu-series Years of Living Dangerously have to conduct an...
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The “Inevitability” Trap
Paul Loeb has updated his terrific book: The Impossible Will Take a Little While: Perseverance and Hope in Troubled Times. I was honored to have a short essay in the original version, and sobered by...
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Divest. Separate. Win.
Go Fossil Free took a big leap forward last week as Stanford University announced that it will purge coal stocks from its endowment portfolio. And Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, in a...
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Freidman for Freedom: But from what?
Tom Friedman’s Memorial Day 2050 column is worth a look, starting with the terrific quote from Washington Governor Jay Inslee, We’re the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the...
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Back off, cahbon!
Climate policy question #1 is simple: Will we put responsible limits on the largest sources of climate pollution? Until we say yes to that question, it’s kind of hard to take ourselves seriously....
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“When push comes to shove:” When is that, anyway?
“Teddy Roosevelt loved to be in the middle of a fight. Not every President does. It’s partly a temperamental thing.” - Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illustration by Victor Juhasz In his...
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Obama on cynicism: “Boo.” On hope: “Yay.”
President Obama is right: cynicism is toxic to climate solutions. But it can’t be cured just by naming it. He has to fight it. The President continued where his Years of Living Dangerously interview...
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It’s on: US-China, KXL, and the wild ride of a real climate battle
Dizzy? Disoriented after the US and China reached a breakthrough climate deal the week after James “Greatest Hoax” Inhofe became the presumptive chair of the Senate Environment Committee and some...
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Good news! Check out ClimateCast: The Week in Clean Energy Solutions
Hey, need a great weekly climate news digest, with an emphasis on solutions? Check this one out, edited by Seth Zuckerman at Climate Solutions: ClimateCast: The Week in Clean Energy Solutions Seth...
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Shell and high water: Will Seattle take a stand… or a cut of the Arctic...
Not long ago, Seattle’s business, environmental, labor, education, and multicultural leaders, led by the Chamber of Commerce, crafted a “Shared Regional Vision of Sustainable Prosperity”. The Port...
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