Joe Romm

The Difference Between April and November Fools

Bennet Kelley | Posted 04.02.2012

Bennet Kelley

April Fools' Day is a day for light-hearted hijinks without real consequences. Embracing foolishness as public policy is a far different notion altogether. The Cuba embargo is one of several fixtures in American politics that requires a suspension of disbelief.

Energy Efficiency on the Rebound

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Chameides

That there is a rebound effect is clear. How large of one is the question. If emission reduction goals turn out to be illusory, we will be in climate-change trouble.

The 2010 Climate B.S.* of the Year Award

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter H. Gleick

To counter the campaign of climate disinformation, we are issuing the first in what may become a series of awards for the most egregious Climate B.S.* of the Year. "B.S." means "Bad Science," doesn't it?

It's the Climate, Stupid (Not the Deficit)

Patrick McCully | Posted 05.25.2011

Patrick McCully

If you care about your grandkids' welfare, by all means be concerned about the deficit -- but be very, very, very concerned about the need to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The Latest Must-Read Green Book

Al Gore | Posted 05.25.2011

Al Gore

Joe Romm is one of the most important and influential voices fighting for an end to the climate crisis, and his new book is my latest reading recommendation for anyone who wants to cut through the misinformation.

Weekly Mulch: Why the Senate Climate Bill is Doomed

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), though down one man, finally released their stab at cl...

Missing the SuperFreaking Point (and Ignoring the Business Case for Green)

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Winston

The authors of SuperFreakonomics fail to mention that the process of shifting to a low-carbon economy has enormous upsides completely aside from the benefits to climate balance.

Joe Romm's Strategy to Lose the Clean Energy Race

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Jesse Jenkins

On Monday, Joe Romm of Climate Progress publicly attacked us for publishing an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle called "Will America lose the clean energy race?"

DoE's Chu Wants to Gut Long-Term/Long-Range Fuel Cell Vehicles Program in Favor of Short-Term/Short-Range Plug-In Hybrids

Peter Hoffmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Hoffmann

American car makers and the government didn't take the Japanese seriously with their funny little, cheap-to-run, quality cars. Ditto with the Koreans, Toyota and Honda.

Joe Barton Begins "Guerrilla Warfare" On Climate Bill

The Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

The markup session for the landmark Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill is underway in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (live webcast from C-...

Energy Boon or Dirty Boondoggle: Which Would You Choose?

Ben Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Carmichael

In instances of collective forecasts, consensus is rare. Opinions diverge, camps form and passions run hot. How can we avoid a decline in oil production from being disruptive?

NOVA's "The Big Energy Gamble": The Challenge of Climate Narratives

Ben Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Carmichael

This is the problem of narrating climate change: it lacks the natural elements that make for a gripping story. Our earth's climate is a reality unfit for reality TV.

What Pickens Has Right, What He Has Wrong

ClimateProgress | Posted 05.25.2011

Everybody's been talking Pickens lately, but ClimateProgress gets down and dirty. For some of the most complete analysis of the "Pickens Plan," read o...