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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST We are what we trade (and how we trade it) By David Sirota Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/06/trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/06/trade/index.html?source=rss International trade affects our healthcare, the economy and the environment -- in other words, everything SuperFreakonomic science fiction By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/10/superfreakonomic_science_fiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/10/superfreakonomic_science_fiction/index.html?source=rss No matter how many lawyers HarperCollins sics on critics, the publisher won't be able to stop the bad press This time, Obama can succeed in Copenhagen By Robert Reich Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/12/climate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/12/climate/index.html?source=rss The president's got to aim high when he goes to the climate change conference Contraception fights global warming By Frances Kissling Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/29/climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/29/climate_change/index.html?source=rss Want to combat climate change? Use birth control. Family planning is a green technology Brace yourselves for life after oil By Michael Klare Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/24/oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/24/oil/index.html?source=rss Before we enter the age of renewable energy, get ready for the very bumpy era of extreme energy Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/dogs_vs_suvs_vs_the_earth_debunked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/dogs_vs_suvs_vs_the_earth_debunked/index.html?source=rss Rumors of the canine carbon footprint appear to be greatly exaggerated Don't persecute the climate change believers By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/climate_change_is_a_religion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/climate_change_is_a_religion/index.html?source=rss A British judge rules belief in climate change deserves the same workplace protection as religion or philosophy Peak oil? Don't worry -- Obama's on the job By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/04/obamas_year_of_energy_progress/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/04/obamas_year_of_energy_progress/index.html?source=rss Energy efficiency gains could slake the world's oil thirst. Thanks, in no small part, to the current administration Al Gore: "I am optimistic" By Philip Bethge, Gregor Peter Schmitz and Gabor Steingart Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/gore/index.html?source=rss In an interview, the Nobel winner and former vice-president talks about how to save the world The Chamber of Commerce is mad as hell By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/27/chamber_of_commerce_sues_the_yes_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/27/chamber_of_commerce_sues_the_yes_men/index.html?source=rss The business lobby has had an awful fall. But suing the pranksters who made fun of it will only make things worse How your pet is killing the planet By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/26/is_your_pet_killing_the_planet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/26/is_your_pet_killing_the_planet/index.html?source=rss A new book -- "Time to Eat the Dog" -- claims golden retrievers have the same carbon footprint as SUVs Global warming ambulance chasers get a break By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/20/global_warming_on_trial/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/20/global_warming_on_trial/index.html?source=rss Victims of Hurricane Katrina can sue energy companies for contributing to climate change, says an appellate court It's official: The media no longer believes in global warming By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/no_more_faith_in_global_warming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/no_more_faith_in_global_warming/index.html?source=rss Sen. James Inhofe's right-hand climate-skeptic man declares an end to fears of man-made climate change. Whew! Save money and the world: Bike to the brothel By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/ride_a_bike_to_the_brothel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/ride_a_bike_to_the_brothel/index.html?source=rss A German sex retailer goes green to fight the global economic downturn Lindsey Graham, the GOP's newest traitor By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/14/lindsey_graham_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/14/lindsey_graham_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss The South Carolina Republican believes we should do something about climate change. For that, he must be shunned! Save the planet -- burn more fossil fuels! By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/09/plants_need_co2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/09/plants_need_co2/index.html?source=rss The newest desperate nuttiness from the oil industry: We will punish the earth if we cut greenhouse gas emissions How to lie about climate change By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/30/how_to_lie_about_climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/30/how_to_lie_about_climate_change/index.html?source=rss More carbon dioxide will help the planet bloom! Are the crazies getting crazier, or just more desperate? A cure for global warming: Economic meltdown By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/climate_change_recession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/climate_change_recession/index.html?source=rss Just what the climate change doctor ordered: A nasty recession Condoms against climate change By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/17/condoms_against_climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/17/condoms_against_climate_change/index.html?source=rss A new study argues family planning is the cheapest way to stop global warming. Thomas Malthus agrees Does the Prius have an Achilles heel? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/02/the_doomed_prius/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/02/the_doomed_prius/index.html?source=rss Hybrid technology depends on rare minerals currently produced mostly in China. The Saudi oil sheiks must be pleased Annals of GOP character assassination: Steven Chu By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/01/steven_chu_the_radical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/01/steven_chu_the_radical/index.html?source=rss The Energy Secretary is a "radical global warming activist." Not that there's anything wrong with that Will the recession kill King Coal? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/27/the_recession_and_king_coal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/27/the_recession_and_king_coal/index.html?source=rss The most voracious consumers of coal-fired electricity have been hit hardest by the economic downturn How to kill a coal plant By Mark Engler Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/18/climate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/18/climate/index.html?source=rss As a recent British protest shows, nonviolent civil disobedience may be our best hope to counteract global warming Can new growth save the Amazon rainforest? By Jens Glüsing Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/17/rainforest_recovery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/17/rainforest_recovery/index.html?source=rss Vegetation is reclaiming agricultural land and might save us from consequences of deforestation