global warming

Thanks to three years of hard work with the NRDC, the Boston Red Sox can now boast to not only one of the oldest ballparks in the country, but also one of the most sustainable. With solar powered trash compactors, recycled paper media guides and programs, a Green Team to collect bottles and cups from fans, and ARAMARK concessions providing recycled paper supplies and locally grown and organic produce, Fenway can now provide one more excuse for Sox fans to cheer.

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Last Monday, the Democratic presidential candidates debated on CNN. And once again, there were exactly zero questions asked about global warming. The perplexing absence of discussion about an issue that countless scientists, economists, and politicians hold up as the fundamental challenge of our times is fast becoming familiar.

Radiohead's an easy band to love. Not just because their the best rock band on the planet (IM-not so-HO), but because they take serious issues seriously, and talk about them with candor, intelligence, and thought. Like global warming.

Consider these tidbits:

I've got to hand it to Joe Romm--veteran energy expert, revered climate blogger, and now gambling man--he's putting his money where his mouth is. Accused in some camps of being a touch alarmist in his predictions of the imminent effects of climate change, he's taking wagers on the melting of arctic sea ice.

The bet: Romm's putting down $1000 on his prediction that "the Arctic Sea will be essentially ice-free" by 2020.

I've made no secret of my contempt for coal, sharing David Roberts' opinion that it is, as much as anything else in the world, "the enemy of the human race."

Buckle up for this startling bit. Yesterday in India a $2,500 car was unveiled by Tata Motors. Called the Nano, it's a cramped little four-seater with an engine that wouldn't power some American snowblowers, but it's a landmark announcement with massive global warming implications.

Read this press release from NRDC. Then tell your congressmen or women that you want your car to go farther on a gallon of gas by creating higher fuel efficiency standards and supporting renewable energy technology.

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Just when you thought politics couldn't get any more frustrating, the EPA manages to take inefficiency to a whole new level. Don't Republicans generally support state's rights? Or is that just when it's concerning gun legislation?

Here's the NRDC Press Release:

EPA Sticks Thumb in Eyes of Governors Representing Half of All Americans, Says NRDC

We’re making great strides in the fight to significantly change America’s energy use, but it seems that old habits die hard.

Looks like President Bush is going to get an early Christmas present from the Senate in the form of a House and Senate approved Energy bill. Let's hope he uses common sense to not veto what could be a major first step in the fight against global warming.

Read the NRDC Press Release:

Vote Maintains House’s Fuel Mileage and Energy Efficiency Standards

WASHINGTON, DC (December 13, 2007) –The Senate today affirmed its determination to send an energy bill to the president’s desk before Christmas, by an 86-8 margin. Failing to reach the required 60 votes for cloture last Friday, Senate leadership brought the bill back for successful passage, while maintaining key aspects of the House-approved legislation.