NRDC Experts on Hacked Email Controversy, Kudos to South Korea for Advances in Cutting Global Warming Pollution, Whitebark Pine Forests Declining in Yellowstone and Controlling Asian Carp in the Great Lakes, and Updates from Experts in Copenhagen

In a Bloomberg article on Exxon Mobil’s criticism of EPA’s greenhouse gas pollution announcement, David Doniger explained that Exxon may have disingenuous motives for advocating a carbon tax … In a Los Angeles Times article profiling South Korean climate-change ambassador Rae Kwon Chung, Jake Schmidt applauded the ambassador for his leadership and praised South Korea for taking steps to reduce emissions and increase efficiency… Dan Lashof reaffirmed that the scientific community is in agreement when it comes to anthropogenic global warming in a Florida News-Press OpEd targeting ‘Climate-Gate’ claims…

In an Associated Press piece about the beetle epidemic killing whitebark pine forests in Yellowstone, Louisa Willcox warned of the consequences it could have for other species as well as some industries… Thom Cmar explained how current measures to stop the invasion of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes are failing and detailed what needs to be done to fix the problem in a Wisconsin Radio Network interview… GRITtv with Laura Flanders interviewed New Yorkers who are making progress on sustainable jobs and climate change, including our very own Dale Bryk… Alex Wang talked to the Global Times about the roles that China and the United States need to play at the Copenhagen summit and discussed his hopes for a positive outcome.