Here’s an article from Auto News that describes the automobile industry outlook under a Romney presidency. Those aggressive CAFE (fuel economy) standards will go the same place that the Republicans have promised to take all the other progress the U.S. has …
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From Guest Blogger Karen Boyarsky: The Five Worst Cars for the Environment
Every year, GreenerCars.org releases a list of cars that are rated according to their Green Score. While many potential car buyers look to this list for environmentally-sound automobile choices, we thought it would be more entertaining to peruse the list …
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From Guest Blogger Kristine Orion: As Evidence Mounts, Climate Change Legislation Becomes More Likely
Climate change is poised to take center stage in the U.S. legal arena once more, spurred by a threatened lawsuit by one of the champions of the theory. Dr. Michael E. Mann is often credited with popularizing the idea of …
The Climate Change Issue — Strangely Absent in the Presidential Debates
Like most environmentalists, I was peeved with the presidential candidates’ avoidance of the climate change issue in their first two debates. Here’s a good article that has convinced me that this is probably best for those of us concerned with …
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Politics of Energy and the Environment
A friend writes re: my recent piece on the politics of energy and the environment: Looking at history, significant changes move at a glacial pace unless: 1) National leadership, especially the bully pulpit, drives a massive sea change. (e.g. JFK …
Environmental Groups Are Often Quite Effective
One of the things that gives me hope for the world is that the protests of individuals and groups have the potential to be extremely effective. For example, what the Sierra Club has done with coal is amazing to me. …
President Obama’s Effectiveness with Respect to Climate Change
Here’s what I think is a fair and balanced article that presents the strengths and weaknesses of President Obama’s term in office vis-à-vis climate change. I like the way the author brings up some interesting and valid mitigating circumstances: notably …
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Contemplating the Triple Bottom Line, Where Investments Pay Returns Financially, Socially, and Environmentally
A reader sent me this article on the metrics we need to determine how “green” certain of our actions are. Specifically, how do we measure our success at contributing to the “triple bottom line,” where investments pay returns financially, socially, …
Young People and Environmentalism
I went to a party last night in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, to celebrate the grand opening of a hair salon. A dear friend, whom I’ve known since kindergarten, married a wonderful Japanese woman who owns …
Renewable Energy and Job Creation
Here’s an op-ed by former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson that makes a number of excellent points about renewable energy and job creation. Obviously, there’s nothing wrong with that; we’re all concerned with jobs and the economy, and Richardson does …
