Editor’s Choice

Writing the Perfect Protest Sign (cartoon)

I know people need to keep their jobs–but this is certainly a case of misdirected hostility… Read this post »

Features

GOP Will Cry in the Corner During Kerry-Boxer Markup

The seven Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will boycott next Tuesday’s planned markup of the Kerry-Boxer climate legislation. Ah yes, the “screw you guys, I’m going home” tactic. How productive. Read this post »

SuperFreakonomics Redux: Even Congress is Riled Up

Last week I wrote in this space that when faced with a problem that so clearly requires huge top-down action from governments the world over, what two contrarians write in a book doesn’t exactly bother me that much. But now members of Congress are pissed off too. Read this post »

Bill Gates Forced to Support GMO’s (cartoon)

Bill Gates supports biotechnology. Is the “bug”-free Apple to blame? Read this post »

Struggling to Take Clear Stand Indian PM Calls for Consensus Among Government Officials

With so much going on at the international front the Indian government has struggled to chalk out official negotiations plan for the Copenhagen Summit. It must now decide if it wants to be a deal breaker or a major initiator at the climate talks. Read this post »

India, China Push for National Climate Goals Ahead of Copenhagen Meeting

With an international deal in doubt, India and China look to increase cooperation in areas like renewable energy, climate change research. Read this post »

More Ed. Choice

India Seeks to Become Global Leader in Climate Politics

India has announced numerous changes in its climate policy signaling a renewed effort to cement its credentials as a global environment leader. Read this post »

Our Energy Future: Titanic #2 (Cartoon)

With ‘clean coal’ and nuclear power likely to play a larger-than-expected role in climate change legislation, are we heading for an iceberg? Literally, no–they’re all melting. Figuratively, maybe… Read this post »

The Super Freakonomics Dust-Up: Who Cares?

When Joe Romm over at the Indispensable Climate Progress gets going, he really gets going. Frankly, as interested as I am in this sort of thing, I’m getting bored. Read this post »

Senate Set to Compromise on Health Care and Climate Change

Olympia Snowe’s support of the finance committee draft puts health care back in play, but without a public option. The Graham-Kerry compromise climate bill would start to cap carbon, but also allow coal to cash in. Will progressives settle for incrementalism? Read this post »

Trip to 2010: Worst-Kept Secrets Will Kill Climate Bill

Time-traveling to 2010 reveals how some of Washington’s worst-kept secrets will catch up with President Obama and cripple his climate agenda. Read this post »