New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman has been on sabbatical writing a book; I'm not sure whether this fiery column about the "shameful pandering" of the holiday gas tax repeal signals a return or just that he's hoppin' mad over the proposal.
CNN/Money portal to green business news -- surprisingly rich and varied resource.
Tara Parker-Pope's "Well" blog covers the flap about bisphenol-A in food containers and hard-plastic bottles, a subject covered frequently on Gina Solomon's Switchboard blog.
Really superb "news dashboard" that allow you to get an at-a-glance view of what's happening in green media. (Lots of other subjects indexed as well.)
James Hansen, once again speaking truth to power.
Blogger A Siegel calls Drudge Report for (drumroll, please....) playing fast and loose with facts in service of fomenting denial re global warming. Sigh...
This SourceWatch wiki has become information central for advocates of a total moratorium on building new coal-fired electricity plants -- an idea that seems to be gathering adherents every day.
Documents show that EPA weakened one part of its new limits on smog-forming ozone after an unusual last-minute intervention by President Bush.
"The Ped Shed blog is focused on walkable urban design and sustainable placemaking." In other words, the kind of thinking that will improve our quality of life as it solves environmental problems.
If you're in a green-business sector like cleantech or sustainable retailing, you know that things are moving at light speed. This round-up of podcasts from Ecopreneurist (part of the burgeoning Green Options blog network) will help you stay current.
Few people can talk about global warming with the force and passion that writer Bill McKibben brings to the topic. Last year, as the public face of StepItUp2007.org, he helped spark a remarkably successful campaign. 350.org is this year's model.
I suspect that Beijing's smog problems make the infamous L.A. smog of the '60s and early '70s look like a clear, brisk day in Switzerland. Good post on the subject here, from a blogger whose little girl suffers with what sounds like debilitating asthma.
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In NYC, city and state officials are considering plans to charge motorists extra to enter Manhattan during peak times. This feature from TA is a good primer.
Marcus Peacock, deputy administrator of the Bush administration's EPA, complains in his blog that the agency is misunderstood. In a comment NRDC's John Walke calls b-s. Results: priceless.
