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1:32 PM, Nov 22, 2010 • By DANIEL HALPERMany lament the poor state of our economy. But those poor souls, oh how they miss the good in the bad recession:
Carbon dioxide, widely considered the chief cause of global warming, decreased from 2008 to 2009, largely because of the global economic slowdown, says a study released Sunday.
Read more... The road to hell is paved with bike paths.Nov 8, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 08 • By FRED BARNESHave you heard about Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s “tabletop speech” at the National Bike Summit? Probably not, but it’s legendary in pro-bicycle, anti-car circles. LaHood got a wild standing ovation in March when he climbed on a table in a congressional hearing room, touted his department’s “livable community program,” and talked about getting people “out of their cars.”
Read more... The problem with electric cars.Oct 25, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 06 • By JONATHAN V. LASTThe age of the electric car is here. Everyone says so. There it is emblazoned on the cover of the latest Wired magazine: “The age of the electric car is here. CHARGE!” In the New York Times, Thomas Friedman laments that the Chinese are embracing the electric car while America (sigh) is again failing to keep pace with enlightened Chicom authoritarianism.
Read more... Independents and senior citizens.2:59 PM, Jun 17, 2010 • By GARY ANDRES
A new Economist/YouGov/Polimetrix poll (conducted June 5-8, 2010), finds that Republicans hold a substantial edge on a number of policy issues with two key voter groups – seniors (age 65+) and independents – five months before this year’s midterm elections.
Read more... The rise and fall of the environmental movement.1:35 PM, Apr 22, 2010 • By STEVEN F. HAYWARD
Environmentalists are used to wallowing in misery--in fact, it makes them happy--but the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this week should offer up an extra helping of woe, for the movement has lost its mojo. Opinion surveys show not only that public belief in and concern for global warming is plummeting, but that environmentalism in general is falling out of favor. They have no one to blame but themselves.
Read more... Starbucks wants you to know it sells more than coffee.Mar 15, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 25 • By KARI BARBIC
Everything But the Coffee
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