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August 25, 2009

IPCC Chairman Supports 350

By Tom Turner

Number refers to tolerable concentration of carbon in the atmosphere

August 19, 2009

Roadless Rising

By Tom Turner

Obama and the courts back roadless areas. Mostly.

August 11, 2009

Junketeers

By Tom Turner

Public money, climate change, and a short vacation

August 6, 2009

Claiming Credit

By Tom Turner

Everyone wants credit for the roadless victory

August 5, 2009

Roadless Rule Reinstated By Appeals Court

By Tom Turner

Another (welcome) twist in the Roadless saga

August 4, 2009

Could Southern California Help Save The Delta?

By Tom Turner

Water revolution is using locally available water

July 15, 2009

"Drill Baby" Attacks Climate Bill

By Tom Turner

American politics is a wonder. Let’s say you’re unhappy with the climate bill narrowly passed by the House of Representatives a while back. You think you might be able to influence the Senate and an eventual conference committee if you could get an opinion piece published in the Washington Post. Who would be your best …

July 14, 2009

U.S. Green Reputation Slammed, Or Not

By Tom Turner

I just received a most curious press release from GfK Public Affairs and Media. GfK, one of the largest marketing research companies in the world according to its website, conducted a poll to determine the ranking of various countries as "brands." The country with the best overall reputation is Germany. The U.S. finishes seventh. As …

July 8, 2009

Gentle Persuasion

By Tom Turner

As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to "uphold and defend" the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which set out to protect nearly 60 million acres of pristine national forest lands across the country. Not long ago, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who has responsibility for the Forest Service among many things, announced that he will personally review …

July 8, 2009

Long Live Savage Rapids

By Tom Turner

The pictures are not what you’d generally call beautiful, but they’re stirring nonetheless: the early stages of the demolition of the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon, which has been killing salmon for decades. The demolition is the result of yeoman (yeowoman too) efforts by a cast of hundreds, including Earthjustice’s Mike …