Andrew Leonard - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/andrew_leonard/?source=rss&aim=andrew_leonard en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST How Geithner's Fed screwed up the AIG bailout By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/geithner_and_the_aig_bailout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/geithner_and_the_aig_bailout/index.html?source=rss The Fed asked the banks for concessions. The banks said no. The Fed caved The wrong response to ClimateGate By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/how_not_to_respond_to_climategate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/how_not_to_respond_to_climategate/index.html?source=rss Whining about malicious invasions of privacy won't cut it in the war over global warming science Peak globalization By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/peak_globalization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/peak_globalization/index.html?source=rss The upside to higher energy prices and catastrophic climate change: Trade de-liberalization The plot against Google By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/the_plot_against_google/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/the_plot_against_google/index.html?source=rss Microsoft and Rupert Murdoch scheme to roll back history, reduce consumer choice, and tame the wild Internet Treasury Secretary Jamie Dimon? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/23/dimon_as_treasury_secretary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/23/dimon_as_treasury_secretary/index.html?source=rss The New York Post's suggestion that the JPMorgan CEO replace Geithner would please absolutely no one in Washington Pfizer's Thanksgiving road-trip pet agenda By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/23/pfizer_hopes_you_have_a_car_sick_dog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/23/pfizer_hopes_you_have_a_car_sick_dog/index.html?source=rss The recession plus a car-sick dog makes for a holiday bummer, says the drug company. But don't worry, here's a pill Explaining ClimateGate: A history of distrust By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/23/the_case_of_the_hacked_climate_change_e_mails_part_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/23/the_case_of_the_hacked_climate_change_e_mails_part_2/index.html?source=rss Asking researchers to delete e-mails after receiving an FOI request is never a good idea. So why did it happen? Climate-gate! By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/climategate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/climategate/index.html?source=rss Climate skeptics claim hacked e-mails prove, once and for all, that global warming is a hoax A Goldman Sachs shareholder revolt? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/goldman_sachs_shareholder_revolt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/goldman_sachs_shareholder_revolt/index.html?source=rss Huge bonuses inspire grumbling. But before we cheer, remember, shareholder democracy usually means screw the worker More fun with corn cobs and ethanol By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/more_fun_with_corn_cobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/more_fun_with_corn_cobs/index.html?source=rss Does it make a difference who pays for the research on how biofuel production impacts soil fertility? Oliver North's climate change English lesson By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/oliver_norths_climate_change_english_lesson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/20/oliver_norths_climate_change_english_lesson/index.html?source=rss Did environmentalists stop talking about "global warming" of their own accord? Who cares about peak oil when you have corn cobs? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/corn_cobs_to_the_rescue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/corn_cobs_to_the_rescue/index.html?source=rss The nation's biggest ethanol firm says costs for corn-cob biofuel are coming down. But what happens to the soil? Because even a Somalian pirate's gotta text By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/somalian_pirate_phones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/somalian_pirate_phones/index.html?source=rss Finally, mobile phone coverage comes to the Gulf of Aden Liberals, conservatives, agree: Geithner must go By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/the_knives_come_out_for_geithner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/the_knives_come_out_for_geithner/index.html?source=rss No love for the Treasury Secretary from either the hard right or the hard left Banking lobby lament: Put down your pitchforks By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/pitchforks_and_torches/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/pitchforks_and_torches/index.html?source=rss Everybody is being so unfair to Wall Street! Won't someone tell the angry mob to just please go home? California's jihad against flat-screen TVs By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/how_the_world_works/2009/11/18/california_jihad_against_flat_screen_tvs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/how_the_world_works/2009/11/18/california_jihad_against_flat_screen_tvs/index.html?source=rss The state approves new energy efficiency requirements for the audiovisual equivalent of gas-guzzling SUVs Clean, green... Texas? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/texan_wind_power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/texan_wind_power/index.html?source=rss Move over California. The amazing growth of Texan wind power proves renewables can be a real global player, today A 3,700-year old bristlecone pine cannot lie By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/bristlecone_pines_and_champagne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/bristlecone_pines_and_champagne/index.html?source=rss Rising temps are forcing plants to adapt, whether they want to or not. But humans have brains -- let's use them! Obama's zugzwang economy By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/the_zugzwang_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/the_zugzwang_economy/index.html?source=rss The president talks up debt reduction, while the House pushes a new jobs bill. Can't do both, can't do neither Tracking the right-wing cyclist-hating nexus By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/cyclist_hate_and_the_arkansas_project/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/cyclist_hate_and_the_arkansas_project/index.html?source=rss How to connect the dots between the Richard Mellon Scaife-funded Arkansas Project and anti-bike rage Geithner and AIG, the Rashomon version By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/geithner_and_aig_the_rashomon_version/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/geithner_and_aig_the_rashomon_version/index.html?source=rss Did the AIG audit vindicate the Fed, whitewash it, or condemn its actions for all eternity? The Chamber of Commerce humiliates itself, again By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/chamber_off_commerce_and_healthcare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/chamber_off_commerce_and_healthcare/index.html?source=rss The lobby seeks an economist who will prove healthcare reform kills jobs. Oops! Did they say that out loud? The East isn't red; it's polluted By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/the_east_is_polluted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/the_east_is_polluted/index.html?source=rss Track the migration of carbon dioxide emissions via Google Maps. Hint: It's China-bound A New Deal for child care By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/a_new_deal_for_child_care/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/a_new_deal_for_child_care/index.html?source=rss If there aren't enough "shovel-ready projects" for workers, how about a mass mobilization for early education? Why Genentech lobbyists are worth every penny By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/genentech_and_biosimilars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/16/genentech_and_biosimilars/index.html?source=rss Figuring out the right rules for biotech drug development should be hard. But Big Pharma makes it easy