In GristMill - Posted 1 day ago

By David RobertsIn a post yesterday I drew attention to an emerging battle over macroeconomics. To put it crudely: does the financial crisis mean the ...

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In Dot Earth - Posted 2 days ago

What financial bubbles and climate policy may have in common....

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In GristMill - Posted 5 days ago

By David RobertsA new study [PDF, via WSJ] from the Congressional Budget Office discovers something I guess I kind of thought was common knowledge: ...

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In Open Congress: Congress Gossip Blog - Posted 1 week ago

Here's an indicator of priorities: House Democrats today released their first piece of draft legislation for the next session of Congress, and it's a...

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In WSJ.com: Environmental Capital - Posted 1 week ago

Crude oil futures rebounded Tuesday after an interest-rate cut in Australia raises hopes of a wider policy response that could rescue lagging demand f...

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In DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds - Posted 1 week ago

Would she or wouldn't she? To tell from the lavish some would say obsessive coverage that preceded the vice-presidential debate in St. Louis, ...

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In WSJ.com: Environmental Capital - Posted 1 week ago

Crude oil futures are nervously hovering around $94, waiting on final House action on the bailout bill, Bloomberg reports. With oil poised for its big...

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In GristMill - Posted 1 week ago

By Joseph RommThey're back! I've been bombarded by people wanting a comment on the new S&N L.A. Times piece, The green bubble bursts. How about n...

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In The Green Skeptic - Posted 1 week ago

Steve Rayner, climate policy expert and lead author of The Wrong Trousers: Radically Rethinking Climate Policy (PDF), is featured in this month's Wire...

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In WorldChanging - Posted 1 week ago

How to actually deliver green-collar jobs to those who need them. by Alan Durning Converting the Pacific Northwest over the next few decades to a pla...

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