Solutions & sustainability – Jan 22
Earth Hour: Going dark for the environment
Seeking ways to help the world’s poorest
New site critiques press coverage of science and the environment
Politics
Pipeline diplomacy – Jan 20
Israel cuts off Gaza’s electricity
Pipeline cements Russia’s hold on Europe’s gas supply
Why Russia is winning the pipeline war: Putin
President Bush questions Saudi ability to raise oil supply
A statement last night by President Bush raises questions about the reasonableness of future world oil production estimates by EIA and IEA: “If [the Saudis] don’t have a lot of additional oil to put on the market, it is hard to ask somebody to do something they may not be able to do.”
Personal – Jan 10
Stress of blogging can be a hazard to your health
How to reduce, prevent and cope with stress
Sharon Astyk: On finding my work
Media & activism – Jan 9
Reality TV “Dumped” – 11 volunteers marooned in a South London rubbish dump
Buzzwords 2007
How to diversify environmentalism?
Growing importance of nonprofit journalism
Looking backward – Jan 9
John Michael Greer (Archdruid Report) on Spengler, Toynbee and the decline of the American empire
Classicist: I stopped cheering for the Romans
A question of blame when societies fall
Noble or savage?
Grim – Jan 9
New Year’s dissolution: Surrender vs giving up
The Shell Game: page-turner on peak oil, 9/11
Dvorksy: The Amish and collapse fetishism
The emotional scientist & melting models
United States – Jan 4
NY Times: The one environmental issue
Global warming goes to court
Morgan Freeman on the end of oil
In Bush’s final year, the agenda gets greener
Environment gets unprecedented focus during campaign
Faith – Jan 3
Bill McKibben on Gandhi
Pope makes appeal to protect the environment
Religious leaders back climate-change action
Report of the United Church of Christ environment and energy task force
United States – Dec 28
Hilary: Elect me and oil prices instantly drop
The fuel fixers: bribery ok?
Means’ empty gesture still makes point
California hobbled on auto emissions
United States – Dec 20
Bush signs bill to increase fuel efficiency
Bush’s clean energy man
Lights out for traditional light bulbs
EPA: States can’t set emission rules for cars
German parties seek climate sanctions against United States
United States – Dec 19
Newt Gingrich: Red staters must turn green
Green gains momentum on military bases
A very green year
Former coal exec tapped for DOE seat
Former Calif EPA Director calls for tobacco-like lawsuits against petroleum giants
