Global Warming

Edelman Likes It Hot

by Bob Burton — August 1, 2008 - 12:26am
  • Topics: Activism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Issue Management, Global Warming, International

    • Over the next week, campaigners from around the United Kingdom will converge on the site of a proposed expansion of the coal-fired Kingsnorth Power Station and participate in civil disobedience protests. The company behind the proposal, E.ON UK, a subsidiary of the German energy company E.ON, is so worried by the prospect of the planned civil disobedience campaign that it has hired the PR firm Edelman, to see if it can help ensure that the company's proposal retains government support.

    Will Global Warming Revive Good Journalism?

    by Sheldon Rampton — July 24, 2008 - 4:47pm

    "Media coverage of climate change is at a crossroads, as it moves beyond the science of global warming into the broader arena of what governments, entrepreneurs, and ordinary citizens are doing about it," reports Cristine Russell.

    Main Source: 
    Columbia Journalism Review, July/August 2008

    Nuclear "Renaissance" Dismissed as a "Carefully Fabricated Illusion"

    by Bob Burton — July 22, 2008 - 4:42am

    Asked why people like Patrick Moore and Stewart Brand, who made their name as environmentalists are now nuclear power advocates, the highly regarded energy efficiency analyst Amory Lovins was blunt: "I think they haven't done their homework.

    Main Source: 
    Democracy Now, July 16, 2008

    Cheney's Office Pushed Purge of Climate Change Testimony

    by Sheldon Rampton — July 8, 2008 - 4:47pm

    U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office was behind a push to censor congressional testimony that global warming poses a danger to the public, according to Jason Burnett, a former associate deputy administrator at the U.S.

    Main Source: 
    Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2008

    A Flood of Evidence

    by Sheldon Rampton — July 2, 2008 - 8:25pm
  • Topics: Global Warming, Corporations, Politics, Science, Think Tanks, U.S. Government

    • Next week, I will moderate a panel titled "Beyond the Phony 'Debate': Government Science and the Climate Crisis" in Washington, DC. In case I needed any proof that the climate is important, last month's flooding in the Midwest gave me a personal look at what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was talking about last year when it warned of "an increased chance of intense precipitation and flooding due to the greater water-holding capacity of a warmer atmosphere."

    The photograph at right shows a road not far from my home in Portage, Wisconsin that was damaged during the floods. In Sauk County, just a few miles from where I live, officials estimated that 95 percent of the roads were damaged. The seven states where the flooding occurred are still trying to assess the cost of the disaster, but it is already clear that the damages will run into billions of dollars.

    In Lake Delton, about 20 miles from Portage, the water broke through a dam, causing the entire lake (600 million gallons of water) to drain into the Wisconsin River, washing away several homes in its path. The Wisconsin River passes through Portage. Like other local residents, I spent some time at the levee, gawking at the rising waters and watching for bits of other people's homes as they floated downstream.

    YouTube vs. CNN on the Clean Coal Debate

    by Judith Siers-Poisson — June 25, 2008 - 8:51am

    A new YouTube video raises the question of whether CNN's coverage of the clean coal<

    Main Source: 
    YouTube

    Rejuvenating Public Sector Science

    by Sheldon Rampton — June 24, 2008 - 9:54am

    Do federal scientists fear for their jobs for speaking the truth? What about corporate-funded science? Increasingly, powerful institutions have tried to curb scientific independence and integrity regarding issues as wide-ranging as public health, the environment, the economy, and government energy policy.

    Main Source: 
    Center for Science in the Public Interest

    More Hot Air from Exxon?

    by Sheldon Rampton — June 3, 2008 - 10:29am

    The Center for Science in the Public Interest points out that ExxonMobil has just announced "for the second consecutive year" that it is cutting funding to groups which promote skepticism about global warming.

    Main Source: 
    Integrity in Science Watch, June 2, 2008
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