http://dir.salon.com/topics/joseph_romm/?source=rss&aim=joseph_romm en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/07/20/apollo_11/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/07/20/apollo_11/index.html?source=rss It's time to save planet Earth. And our inspiration, once again, comes from JFK By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/27/waxman_markey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/27/waxman_markey/index.html?source=rss Passage of the first climate bill in the House is a big first step to cut global warming. But it's not enough By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/04/22/romm_cap_and_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/04/22/romm_cap_and_trade/index.html?source=rss Joining oil companies and conservatives, the Breakthrough Institute says we can reduce emissions without raising the cost of carbon pollution. It's a fantasy. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/09/bill_gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/09/bill_gates/index.html?source=rss He now works to solve humanity's greatest problems with his foundation -- yet has no program to curb global warming. That does not compute. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/01/26/obama_cabinet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/01/26/obama_cabinet/index.html?source=rss Myopic conservatives and the media still don't get global warming. But if anybody can preserve a livable climate, Obama's amazing energy team can. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/12/04/obama_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/12/04/obama_china/index.html?source=rss He must make the U.S. a world leader in global warming solutions. Then he must inspire China to follow suit. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/11/12/barack_obama_detroit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/11/12/barack_obama_detroit/index.html?source=rss The U.S. is gung-ho on rescuing the automakers. But the bailout better have major strings attached. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/10/02/biden_palin_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/10/02/biden_palin_debate/index.html?source=rss The Democratic V.P. candidate can put away Sarah Palin simply by prompting her to talk about energy and global warming. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/24/sarah_palin_energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/24/sarah_palin_energy/index.html?source=rss Fact-checking Sarah Palin, who "knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America." By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/20/john_mccain_environment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/20/john_mccain_environment/index.html?source=rss He may claim to be green, but McCain's environmental record is every bit as dirty as that of Sen. James "global warming is a hoax" Inhofe. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/02/gustav_sarah_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/02/gustav_sarah_palin/index.html?source=rss A leading environmentalist counsels progressives to censor themselves over hurricanes and climate change. But that plays into the hands of deniers like Palin. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/28/t_boone_pickens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/28/t_boone_pickens/index.html?source=rss The oil tycoon's support of John McCain for president demonstrates that his heavily advertised plan for wind power is only hot air. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/28/energy_efficiency/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/28/energy_efficiency/index.html?source=rss Coal? Natural gas? Nuke? We can wipe them all off the drawing board by using current energy more efficiently. Are you listening, Washington? By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/30/climate_act/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/30/climate_act/index.html?source=rss Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/02/nuclear_power_price/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/02/nuclear_power_price/index.html?source=rss Nuclear energy, the sequel, is opening to raves by everybody from John McCain to a Greenpeace co-founder. Don't be fooled. It's the "Ishtar" of power generation. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/17/wind_power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/17/wind_power/index.html?source=rss The U.S. can greatly boost clean wind power for 2 cents a day. Now all we need is a president who won't blow the chance. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/22/earth_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/22/earth_day/index.html?source=rss Affection for our planet is misdirected and unrequited. We need to focus on saving ourselves. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/solar_electric_thermal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/solar_electric_thermal/index.html?source=rss The solar energy you haven't heard of is the one best suited to generate clean electricity for generations to come. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/28/peak_oil_solutions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/28/peak_oil_solutions/index.html?source=rss It won't be easy but we can fix our oil and climate problems at the same time. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/26/cfls_vs_incandescents_again/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/26/cfls_vs_incandescents_again/index.html?source=rss Wanna be warm? Get an electric heater, and get rid of your incandescents, say a chorus of compact fluorescent supporters. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/15/obama_clinton_global_warming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/15/obama_clinton_global_warming/index.html?source=rss Earth, that is. Our energy expert cracks open the Democratic candidates' proposals on global warming -- and is impressed. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/global_warming_deniers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/global_warming_deniers/index.html?source=rss Deniers continue to insist there's no consensus on global warming. Well, there's not. There's well-tested science and real-world observations. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/08/mccain_global_warming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/08/mccain_global_warming/index.html?source=rss Why John McCain is not the candidate to stop global warming. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/22/plug_in_hybrids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/22/plug_in_hybrids/index.html?source=rss The Prius? Nope. Hydrogen? Forget about it. Plug-in hybrids are the only way to drive. By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/20/biofuel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/20/biofuel/index.html?source=rss President Bush signed a new energy bill Wednesday, betting the farm that corn ethanol is the best alternative fuel for the future. It isn't.