Category Archives: Environment

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: The Co-opted Sierra Club Edition

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Author and environmentalist Sandra Steingraber explains her decision to ‘break up’ with the Sierra Club (boldface mine): But more than a month has past since your executive director, Michael Brune, admitted in Time magazine that the Sierra Club had, between … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Environment, Progressives

Japan Now Has to Create a Third-Best Option for Energy Generation

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

I’ve described nuclear power as the second-best option. Just to be clear, I don’t like nuclear power, but, in my opinion, decommissioning nuclear power plants should be the last step on the path to renewable energy, not the first. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Nukular Stuff

The Second-Worst Thing About the GOP Becoming the Batshitloonitarian Party: The Carbon Reduction Edition

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Of course, the worst thing about the GOP becoming the batshitloonitarian party is, as I’ve noted before, they are batshitloonitarians. But one thing it also does is transform merely sane, although not very good, options, into ‘liberal’ policies, when, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Energy, Environment, Housing

We Defeat Them When We Win: The Failure of Evidence and Rhetoric

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Having disagreed with Chris Mooney over this subject in the past, I’m pleasantly surprised to read this in a post about a quasi-former climate skeptic’s inability to debunk global warming (boldface mine): So whatever “data” come out, hard core “skeptics” … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Environment, Global Warming

Our (Adult) Education Crisis Continues: When Will Journalists Take More Responsibility for a Misinformed Public

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

(from here) I post that picture from CNN because it’s funny in a pathetic sort of way. But a NY Times column by Timothy Egan about conservative denialism engages in a more subtle error (boldface mine): The medical community was … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Education, Environment, Global Warming, News Media, Propaganda | 1 Comment

Will the Obama Administration Help the Wackaloon Koch Brothers Get Even Richer?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

And, if so why? By way of John Aravosis, we come across this interesting revelation about who would benefit from the approval of the Keystone-XL pipeline, which is widely opposed–because we need pipelines that have a habit of rupturing travelling … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Democrats, Environment, Oil

Note to Unions: This Is Not How You Build a Coalition

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Forgetting Cruickshank’s rule: No one in a coalition takes a backward step to advance another member’s cause.
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Posted in Environment, Oh Canada!, Oil, Unions | 1 Comment

How Can a Boycott Actually Work? The Failure of Consumer Activism

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

When the marketplace dominates the political sphere, that is not good for most Americans.
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Posted in Bidness, Education, Environment | 8 Comments

Getting Fired For Doing Your Job Well: The Everglades Restoration Edition

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

So the scientists are doing some good, truly bipartisan work (FL governor Jeb Bush and President Bush supported the Everglades restoration) that makes the country a little better, and their reward is…
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Posted in Conservatives, Environment | 5 Comments

Actually, Apartment Buildings Are Sexy

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Improving your home’s energy efficiency is something you should do–and you don’t have to wait for anyone else. But there is a larger issue of how we live and organize our communities that also needs to be addressed.
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Posted in Energy, Environment, Housing, Transportation | 7 Comments