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Have you ever wondered how political pundits are experts on so many subjects? On any given Sunday, you can tune in to the talk shows to hear a political roundtable discuss war, economics, environmental issues, popular culture, polling, race relations…the list continues ad nauseum. One of my favorite pundits is George Will of the Washington Post. Week after week Will pontificates on any number of subjects, but when it comes to environmental issues, Will rarely misses the chance to say something utterly false or misleading. This Sunday was …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A few months after the Wall Street Journal shut down its green blog, Environmental Capital, the New York Times forging ahead in the opposite direction by broadening the coverage of its green blog. To highlight the change in mission, Green Inc. will now be known as simply Green (not exactly a standout name, but we’ll probably refer to it as NYT Green or something like that). …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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I’ve been sharing some of the videos I shot (shakily, with a Flip cam) from last night’s raucous debate between Power Trip author/Grist writer Amanda Little and Phelim McAleer, the climate skeptic behind the notorious Gore-bashing film Not Evil, Just Wrong. Sarah Silverman was moderating, and thinks got rowdy–so rowdy in fact, that McAleer resorted to arguing that if environmentalists continue to supp…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Last night I attended what may be the strangest green-themed event ever. In order to roll out their new CT 200 hybrid with a bang, Lexus hosted an evening called the Darker Side of Green. The main attraction was a debate between author Amanda Little (Power Trip) and Gore-hating Phelim McAlee (the film Not Evil, Just Wrong) ‘moderated’ by Sarah Silverman (I say ‘moderated’ because as you’ll see in the videos below, she had no qual…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Yes, there were movies being made about climate change as early as the 1950s. Dave Roberts has a great column in Grist today about the short memory we have in American political culture, and how this applies especially to climate ‘scandals‘ and ‘controversies’. He points out that though oil and coal lobbying groups–and the corporate-friendly politicians that are influenced by them–would like you to think …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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As early as last month, there were estimated to be at least 1500 sea lions off of San Francisco‘s famous Pier 39. Now, most appear to have all but vanished. A few stragglers lounge on piers where hundreds of sea lions used to lay in massive stacks–so where did the famous mammals go?…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Andrew Revkin in Copenhagen, via flickr

You usually know you are doing something right when you are attacked from both sides. Rush Limbaugh thinks Andy Revkin is part of a radical environmentalist fringe and suggests he should kill himself to reduce his carbon emissions; Joe Romm accuses him of making “egregious mistatements” and Read the full story on TreeHugger

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In 2009, there were few figures as divisive as Glenn Beck–some found him engaging and entertaining, and some found him a fear-mongering, modern-day McCarthy. But one thing is clear: Beck was a force to be reckoned with. From le…Read the full story on TreeHugger

During a heated televised debate in Copenhagen Henrik Svensmark, a participant from the skeptic side, had a heart attack. Svensmark has reportedly made a fast recovery, but the event has caused quite a stir in Denmark. Details and video after the jump….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Okay, so Eugene Mirman has no training as a reporter, a journalist, a climate scientist, or a politician, and he seems to lack basic social skills. Which makes him about as qualified to discuss climate change as Glenn Beck. But Eugene’s not in Copenhagen as a special correspondent with Grist to report. He’s there because he’s hilarious. Watch his exploits after the jump….Read the full story on TreeHugger