Climate Pulse

What I think Obama needs to be doing now is hard lobbying one-on-one with key swing senators.  That way he can focus on a targeted pitch for each one and have a frank discussion.  He needs to start moving people one-by-one from the “fence sitter” to the “probably yes”... [continue]

Lloyd Alter Many small towns are experiencing a comeback these days; a combination of aging boomers and the green movement, combined with technology that lets people work just about anywhere make them a viable alternative to urban and suburban life. Sami has written extensively in TreeHugger about... [continue]

The anti-science crowd has been freeping this newspaper poll.  ClimateDepotted run by the The Swift Boat smearer Marc Morano — who believes climate scientists should be publicly beaten — even provided the email address and phone number of the Chief of Staff for the University President... [continue]

You can get daily email updates on climate science, solutions, and politics by clicking here. If you want to know more about this website, start with “An Introduction to Climate Progress.” This is a Think Progress repost. Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke with New York Times columnist... [continue]

Who are the scientists and sceptics and what will they be asked by MPs on the science and technology committee today?Follow our live coverage from 3pmI'll say right now that nothing in the emails undermines the case for man-made global warming. Instead it's all about how the scientists and the... [continue]

Live coverage of the science and technology committee inquiry into disclosure of climate data by the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East AngliaFind out about the witnesses and terms of reference hereScientists and sceptics to face parliamentary inquiry into emails12.14pm: Phil Jones,... [continue]

Image credit: LlewTube From test driving the Mitsubishi MiEV through taking a ride with Ecotricity's Dale Vince to interviewing Diarmuid O'Connell of Tesla, I am a huge fan of Robert Llewellyn's Llewtube show. The format of taking an interesting personality—often involved in green technology... [continue]

Opposition continues to grow to the Dirty Air Act — Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) Resolution of Disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding, S.J. Res 26.  CAPAF’s Director of Climate Strategy, Daniel J. Weiss, has the story. Students from the Clean... [continue]

Last week, the South Dakota House of Representatives passed a resolution to “urge” public schools to teach astrology.  Brad Johnson has the amazing story in this Think Progress repost. By a 36-30 vote, the legislators passed House Concurrent Resolution 1009, “Calling for balanced teaching of... [continue]

Virginia’s Attorney General is claiming that global warming is “unreliable, unverifiable and doctored” science, but the state’s climatologists aren’t buying it, as Brad Johnson reports in this Wonkroom repost. Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli (R-VA) — a former state senator and corporate... [continue]