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Newest Blog Entries:
NYT Magazine: Capitalism to the Rescue
"Can the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins reduce our dependence on oil, help stop global warming, and make a lot of money at the same time?"Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, October 5, 2008
NYT Books in Review: “Hot, Flat and Crowded,” “Tell Me How This Ends,” “Lion of Jordan,” “King Hussein of Jordan”
Thomas Friedman's clarion call for a "green revolution"; a look at the real Gen. Petraeus; and two books on the life of King Hussein.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, October 5, 2008
Dire economy steering Michigan voters to Obama
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, October 5, 2008NYT: New Jersey Grants Rights to Build a Wind Farm About 20 Miles Offshore
Individual states still lead the way on alternative energy.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, October 4, 2008
Van Jones: Green Jobs Can Fix Economic and Ecological Crises | Environment | AlterNet [VIDEO]
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, October 1, 2008NYT: Frustration in the South as a Gasoline Shortage Drags On
Annoyance turns to frustration - and now to anger.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Robert F. Kennedy Jr: Palin buys into Big Oil’s deception
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, September 30, 2008NYT (3): International News
Putin and Chavez strengthen their alliance; a modern-day "Jack Sparrow" gets more than he bargained for; and an outspoken Croat in Bolivia is under attack.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, September 27, 2008
NYT (5): International News
Violent clashes between U.S. and Pakistani forces at Afghan border; honoring Solzhenitsyn - in Moscow; West Bank settlers escalate their defiance against ouster; Europe toughens its auto emissions plan; and extraordinary pledges to the U.N. may be affected by economic reality.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, September 26, 2008
NYT Editorial: Ten States With a Plan
How states - individually and collectively - rather than the feds, are leading the environmental movement in the U.S.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, September 25, 2008
NYT (3): International News (Energy/Environment)
A climate program to help poor nations gets a new home - and funds; North Korea is up to its old (nuclear) tricks again; and a French nuclear power company buys a British one.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tomgram: William Astore, Rebuilding America, Remaking Ourselves
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, September 24, 2008AlterNet: Van Jones: We Can’t Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy Problems
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, September 24, 2008NYT (5+): Environment/Energy
Solid protection for Great Lakes water; a U.S.-Canadian emissions proposal; the G.O.P. gets what it wants re offshore drilling; a wind farm in NYC; solar panels are a "hot" commodity; and a link to a special section on "The Business of Green," including many excellent articles.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Has Sarah Palin been picked as the titular head of the coming police state?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, September 24, 2008Sarah Palin’s creationism will rape the environment
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, September 22, 2008NYT Op-Eds (5)
"The twin-pronged Rovian strategy of truculence and propaganda that sold Bush and his war could yet work for John McCain" (Rich); "The political campaign to transform Barack Obama into a Muslim is succeeding. The real loser as that happens is our entire political process" (Kristof); "Aaron Sorkin conjures meeting between Barack Obama and former President Jed Bartlet of the 'West Wing.'" (Dowd); "George W. Bush never challenged Americans to do anything hard, let alone great. The next president is not going to have that luxury" (Friedman); "'The Dark Knight' echoes a civil discourse strained to helplessness by panic, overreaction and cultivated grievance" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, September 21, 2008
On climate, who will lead by example?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, September 20, 2008NYT: Chicago Unveils Multifaceted Plan to Curb Emissions of Heat-Trapping Gases
"Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago on Thursday unveiled perhaps the most aggressive plan of any major American city to reduce heat-trapping gases."Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, September 19, 2008
NYT: Berkeley Approves City-Backed Loans for Solar Panels
"A closely watched plan to retrofit properties using a special tax district."Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, September 18, 2008
NYT (4): National Politics/News
In an unsurprising move, Republicans try to shut down the Palin "troopergate" inquiry; the House pursues an independent review of the Ivins anthrax case; the House vote is narrow (236 to 189) to approve offshore drilling; and Charlie Rangel will keep his chairmanship of the Ways & Means Committee.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, September 17, 2008
NYT: Crude Oil Continues Decline
Crude oil goes below $100 a barrel - but gas prices continue to rise. Uh...I know that I did not fail economics, so am I missing something here?Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, September 16, 2008
NYT (3): Environment
Making polluters pay; a federal judge rejects more snowmobiles in National Parks; and a carefully kept 112-year weather record in upstate NY gives some clear evidence of global warming.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, September 16, 2008
NYT Op-Eds (4)
"If institutions need to be rescued like banks, they should be regulated like banks — why were we so unprepared for this latest shock?" (Krugman, who also has the quote of the month: "If life gives you Lehman, make Lehman aid"); "It’s past time for such an antiestablishment awakening. If it goes too far, though, I of course reserve the right to become an antidisestablishmentarian again" (Kristol, on Obama and Palin); and two guest op-eds look at offshore drilling from different perspectives: the first, re the environment ("Americans should shift their focus from gas prices to a more comprehensive economic framework that weighs the private benefits of drilling against the likely costs"), the second re bonanzas for coastal states ("Congress must debate offshore drilling on its own merits without using resource revenue to buy votes).Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, September 15, 2008
NYT (3): Environment/Energy
"For years, wind-farm projects have stalled in the face of local political opposition. Then an entrepreneur named Peter Mandelstam came up with a new and energizing approach"; a major assist to the Everglades may also be a major assist to one sugar-industry family; and, as expected, gas prices rise in the wake of Hurricane Ike.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, September 14, 2008
