http://ecopolitology.org The Politics of Energy and the Environment Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:36:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mother Jones' environmental policy reporter Kate Sheppard discusses connecting policy with the everyday and preaching to the choir with ecopolitology's Dave Levitan. [Our ongoing series “Communicating Climate Change” with Dave Levitan will often feature conversations with journalists and other communicators who face the challenge of writing on climate issues. We have ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/09/communicating-climate-change-kate-sheppard-on-the-politics-beat/ [caption id="attachment_5250" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Sarah Palin addresses Tea Party conventioneers in Nashville, Tennessee (Adapted from photos published at Climate Progress)"][/caption] Ex-Alaska Gov. asks, "How's all that hopey-changey stuff workin' out for ya?" Giving the keynote address at the first-ever National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday night, former Alaska governor ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/08/palin-endorses-revolution-at-tea-party-convention-calls-alaska-beacon-of-hope-video/ We've written fairly extensively about the climate change policy mechanism called cap-and-trade. And to be honest, not all of it has been positive. We've critiqued cap-and-trade for not being clear or explained well,  we've come up with reasons a cap-and-trade is inferior to a carbon tax. And most recently, we wrote ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/05/the-facts-of-cap-and-trade-video/ [caption id="attachment_5122" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="A cornfield at dusk on the Great Plains (Photo: James Jordan/flickr)"][/caption] Last year the U.S. produced 11.1 billion gallons of biofuel. Obama's new plan states that by 2022, 21 billion gallons of renewable fuels will need to come from so-called advanced biofuels. [There are few people with a ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/04/breaking-down-obamas-biofuel-plan/ Survey shows that American voters, despite party preference, prefer a straight carbon tax over cap-and-trade as a policy option to address climate change. According to the results of a new survey, American voters -- regardless of party preference --  prefer a carbon tax over a cap-and-trade to control carbon emissions. [shared] The survey, ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/03/american-voters-prefer-carbon-tax-over-cap-and-trade-2-to-1/ [Another "Gang of Four" podcast from Earth & Industry Radio featuring host David Wescott (It's Not a Lecture), Tim Hurst (ecopolitology), Maria Surma Manka (Maria Energia), and Jeff McIntire-Strasburg (Sustainablog). Originally published at Earth & Industry.] This time the Gang of Four is focusing on some of the serious challenges environmentalists ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/02/sticky-environmental-politics-in-2010-earth-and-industry-radio/ [caption id="attachment_5017" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Can't read the sign? Don't worry about it, no one knows what cap-and-trade is anyway."][/caption] What the hell is cap-and-trade, and how does it relate to global warming? Our weekly "Communicating Climate Change" series will examine the challenges involved with writing on climate issues. It will often feature ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/02/communicating-climate-change-what-the-hell-is-cap-and-trade/ [caption id="attachment_4985" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="President Barack Obama meets with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Jan. 29, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)"][/caption] Perhaps indicating the dwindling likelihood of passing a climate bill in 2010, new Obama budget will not assume revenue generated ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/02/01/obama-budget-drops-plan-for-billions-in-carbon-revenue/ Remember Zaproot, the now-defunct eco-snark-laden video news show hosted by Jessica Williamson on ViroPop? Well, Zaproot's creator, Damien Somerset, is back with a new project called Shift Logic that does much of the same stuff as its predecessor but the new iteration relies on user-submitted content to fuel the eco-snark. ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/01/30/eco-friendly-eating-with-roadkill-the-yes-men-and-more-video/ The 65,000 owners of land proposed for London's Heathrow Airport expansion are seeking input from architects and designers to help building some type of fortress to defend the "Airplot" from police and bulldozers should the Government try to take the land by force. After planting an orchard and taking other steps ... http://ecopolitology.org/2010/01/29/digging-in-greenpeace-to-build-fortress-at-heathrow-camp/