March 2010
5 posts
“What I try to remember is that the whole country’s going through a...”
– Van Jones said that, in an interview with Grist’s David Roberts, after Roberts asked him if he’s angry about what went down last September.
Solid response, in my opinion.
Forgiveness is a hugely powerful thing.
“To be honest, I’m not sure I’d characterize myself as an environmentalist now....”
– Aussie science-sorter John Cook said that in an interview with Andy Revkin.
Cook is a physicist, not a climate scientist, but he has spent a lot of time over the past few years examining the specifics of climate change skepticism. He’s not impressed.
So he blogs, “getting skeptical...
“Everyone around here knows about it. The water nearby turns red during the hunt....”
– Hisato Ryono said that. He’s a town councilman in Taiji, Japan. And he doesn’t think it’s fair that the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove calls Taiji “a little town with a really big secret.”
While I’m sure he’s downplaying the secrecy, he’s right to...
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On Farmers, Environmentalists, and Communication →
NRDC President Frances Beinecke and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack agree that farmers and members of the environmental movement should be friends. Their long-term interests are EXACTLY the same. They just need to figure out how to communicate.
Simple. But far from easy.