It really is: China’s Communist state is hardly known for its transparency. So when environmental groups appealed to the government last year to disclose official data on air pollution, they were not expecting much. “Way beyond our expectations, the government actually said yes,” said Ma Jun, head of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs …
Energy Policy
I may have to go and help her with GOTV
This is a plea from Michigan – from valued commenter HillaryRettig: Dear Juicers, Greetings from southwest Michigan, where the landscape is flat, the people are darned nice, and the football teams and the beer kick ass. (Plus, we just got an Alamo Drafthouse – yeah, us!) Plus, we progressives have a GREAT candidate, Paul Clements, …
More Nukes Now
A group of climate scientists, including former NASA scientist James Hansen, are calling for more nuclear power to address climate change: Renewables like wind and solar and biomass will certainly play roles in a future energy economy, but those energy sources cannot scale up fast enough to deliver cheap and reliable power at the scale the …
(Not) liberal enclaves on the coasts
We talked about a small local project involving wind turbines here: When the Archbold and Pettisville school districts brainstormed ways to reduce their electricity bills during the mid-2000s, they arrived at a common solution: wind power. Students, teachers, and school officials celebrated Wednesday the completion and operation of identical 750-kilowatt wind turbines at each community’s …
Romney and the RNC confuse the timeline
Jake Tapper has a very good, and aptly titled, piece on some Republicans’ criticism of Obama over the attacks in Libya. It points out that, as mistermix said, the embassy’s statement came out before the violence began, and it ends by calling a lie a lie. Romney wasn’t the only one — Republican National Committee …
Weird Scenes Inside the Coal Mind
These babies are popping up all over the northern panhandle and southwestern PA: Because we are in the middle of a post truth and post accountability election, I have no idea where the signs are coming from. There are no paid for markings on the signs, so I just have no clue. Could be the …
How To Give A Damn About Climate Change
When it comes to the politics of climate change, there’s one question I’ve never been able to answer satisfactorily: Where’s the outrage? It’s not entirely missing. I remember the Keystone Pipeline protests, the largest act of civil disobedience at the White House since Vietnam. But, impressive a display as it was, the Keystone protests were dwarfed …