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What’s in a name?

August 18, 2008

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
adler, andrewsullivan, environmentalists, polling, publicopinion

Andrew Sullivan links to a post by Professor Jonathan Adler at The Volokh Conspiracy about a poll that shows people are much less likely to describe themselves as “environmentalists” than they were 20 years ago.Adler is correct, I think, when he writes:...

Hey George Will, the 1970's wants your brain back

May 22, 2008

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment

Tags:
georgewill, globalwarming, polarbears

I'm a big fan of George Will.  He's easily one of the most entertaining and articulate pundits on ABC's This Week and he's a damn fine writer.  Besides, my Dad loved the guy.  Which is why it was so...

Dyslexics Of the World Untie!

January 14, 2008

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
dyslexia, fieldguide, johnmuirlaws

   On Sunday, the Washington Post published a fascinating article about John Muir Laws, the author and illustrator of a new field guide to the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The book itself has gotten rave reviews and the illustrations, one of which...

Nice Column, But I Think Your Agenda's Showing

January 1, 2008

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
arctic, globalwarming, seaice, tierney

John Tierney has an interesting column in today's New York Times (it doesn't seem to be available on the the Times' web site).  The basic thrust of his piece is that "activists, journalists, and scientists" are all working together to...

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Andrew Wetzler
Director, Endangered Species Project
Chicago
I grew up in New York City but spent my summers canoeing and hiking in...
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