A prestigious advisory group to the President outlines six ‘key components’ to a second-term climate agenda … without running into inevitable gamut of congressional opposition.
Posted inFeature Article
Database Suggests Downward Trend in Times Coverage
An ‘imperfect’ but well-regarded analysis of New York Times environment and climate coverage points to a decline in number of stories published in recent years. A database of environment-related stories aggregated by Environmental Health Sciences, of Charlottesville, Va., shows a general downward trend in New York Times coverage in recent years.
Posted inCommentary
Goodbye Jim Hansen, civil servant. Hello Jim Hansen, citizen scientist
Don’t look for retiring NASA/Goddard climate scientist to disappear into a well deserved retirement. In the most important ways … Jim Hansen isn’t going anywhere.
Posted inAnalysis
Points Leading Conservative Voices Most Often Make on Climate Change
Extreme weather, President Obama, Solyndra, and fears of economic harm are among common targets for prominent conservative voices opining on climate change.
Posted inThis Is Not Cool
Sportsmen’s and anglers’ views highlighted in new This Is Not Cool video
This month’s Yale Forum video captures the first-hand views of climate change impacts through the eyes of sportsmen, anglers, hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts.
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2013 ‘State of’ Report Describes Continuing Woes of Journalism
Report details another year of declining hard-news audience numbers and shrinking newsroom staffs — with P.R. supplanting real news in more and more cases. ‘And that’s the way it is,’ the late Walter Cronkite might lament in regarding today’s news media.
Posted inReview
Jared Diamond, yesterday’s world, today’s perceptions, tomorrow’s climate
UCLA geography professor Jared Diamond’s latest book, The World Until Yesterday, provides food for thought on climate change, though the main focus is his comparison of more than three dozen so-called traditional societies to those in the developed world. Diamond uses the term traditional societies as a catch phrase for ones that exist in contemporary […]
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NASA’s science visualization wall: Cool is an understatement
This blog post recounts a TV meteorologist’s recent experiences visiting a NASA science visualization project and working with other meteorologists and George Mason University researchers (re-posted with permission).
Posted inFeature Article, Policy & Politics
Millennials, Change, and Outlook for Climate Activism and Coverage
Youthful protesters are putting a face on climate change, helping to personalize an issue often seen as abstract. And some mainstream news outlets appear to be taking notice. College students across the country have long been staging protests around environmental and global warming issues. Some actions have been spotlighted in various media reports, but most […]
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Making sense of sensitivity … and keeping it in perspective
Climate ‘skeptics’ down-play the sensitivity of Earth’s climate to increased CO2 emissions and concentrations, and so might some policy makers. In the end, it’s the emissions and concentrations that most matter rather than uncertainties about climate sensitivity. Climate sensitivity is suddenly a hot topic.
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New York Times Cuts Back Again: Farewell to ‘Green’ Blog
The daily generally considered to be the best in the U.S. for the second time in two months sends a troubling signal as it again eliminates a platform for specialized climate and environment coverage. Editors’ promise to ‘forge ahead with our aggressive reporting” for many rings hollow. Another one bites the dust.
Posted inPolicy & Politics
Washington Post’s Eilperin Moves from Green to White (as in White House)
Veteran climate and environmental news reporter advances to ‘online strike force’ and White House beat. It’s generally considered one of the premium news beats in journalism, the pinnacle of a reporter’s career — covering the White House for The Washington Post, and advancing to that assignment can only be good for one’s resume.