(AP) In new role, Kerry back in Vietnam’s Mekong DeltaBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterKIEN VANG, VietnamAlong the winding muddy waters of the Mekong Delta where he once patrolled for communist insurgents on a naval gunboat, Secretary of State John Kerry
On the evening of December 13, in which 18-year-old Karl Pierson entered Arapahoe High School and shot two students, The Denver Post published a description of the teen as a “very opinionated socialist.” However, by the next day, the description
The American Geophysical Union–a group of scientists among whom are many of the most respected names in global warming studies–held their annual fall meeting in San Francisco this week. The weather that greeted them had little warmth to boast, however:
Information that could shed some light on the mental state of the teenage gunman who entered Arapahoe High School in Denver, Colorado and shot two fellow students with a shotgun, trickled out, Friday night. The Denver Post reports that Karl
President Barack Obama has hired senior Democratic strategist John Podesta to try to get his troubled second term back on course, The Washington Post reported. Podesta, 64, served as chief of staff to Bill Clinton when he was president and
Wildlife conservationists are livid at the Obama administration’s approval of a new rule that extends wind farms leases up to 30 years. On Friday, wildlife protection groups decried the new regulation as a “stunningly bad move” that gives wind power
Actress Cate Blanchett is sore that fellow actors like Leonardo DiCaprio get hammered for their climate change hypocrisy. DiCaprio, one of the most vocal stars on the climate change bandwagon, is mocked for flying private jets and leading an extravagant
President Barack Obama let loose with an essential truth today while speaking before a fawning Hollywood audience–pop culture counts more than most of us realize. The stories you tell matter, Obama told a group at the DreamWorks Studio near Los
On Tuesday, National Public Radio (NPR) provided some of the worst reporting on climate change in recent memory in stories by Richard Harris, Steve Inskeep, Julie McCarthy, and Anthony Kuhn. Faced with the slow progress of international climate negotiations as
The Norwegian military is placing soldiers on a “strict vegetarian diet once a week” to “combat climate change.” According to Fox News, the Norwegian military believes such a diet will help the planet by “cutting the consumption of ecologically unfriendly
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New American drone strike stirs outrage in Pakistan Climate change activists walk out of climate change conference New American drone strike stirs outrage in Pakistan Pakistani madrassa students look at parts of the missile
On Thursday, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) compared “climate change” to steroids in sports after Democrats on the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change met with officials from major sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and the United States
Australia’s cabinet has decided it will reject new contributions or taxes related to climate change at this week’s annual United Nations global summit on climate change in Warsaw, calling the measures “socialism masquerading as environmentalism.” According to The Australian, the document
The Hill posits that, with more of Obama’s agenda either hamstrung, or dead because of Congressional in-fighting, the EPA’s ability to skirt the legislative process trhough rule-making may provide him his best shot for a long-term legacy. … there’s one
White House regulatory official Howard Shelanski announced that the Obama administration is making additional changes to a metric that helps regulators estimate the value of rules that cut greenhouse gas emissions. It’s launching a public comment period “in response to public and stakeholder
You’d think a multi-part documentary on climate change would do all it could to rally audiences to its cause no matter their political affiliation. Watching the first trailer for Years of Living Dangerously, a climate change fear project from Avatar
Breitbart News: What do conservatives have to do to resonate with young people? GG: They have to explain, succinctly, why their stuff works. And you have to do it with humor, minus jargon, minus anger. Freedom is fun. It’s not
What a month it’s been for conservatives, during which the most chilling aspect has been the circular firing squad, with conservatives blaming and pointing fingers at one another. McConnell, Cruz, Rubio, McCain, Lee, King, FreedomWorks, HeritageAction, Jeb Bush, Rand… we
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) “It’s like a magician who snaps his fingers in one place so you won’t see what he’s doing with his other hand, They are basically trying to keep the president from doing anything on jobs or
(AP) Obama climate adviser stepping downWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama’s top adviser on environmental and climate issues is leaving. Heather Zichal has been advising Obama for five years and is the architect of his climate change plan. She also advises Obama on
Irish rocker Bob Geldof’s fame took a back seat in the 1980s to his work leading the anti-poverty crusade known as Live Aid. Now, Geldof has made a statement which could make people forget all about that historic concert. Geldof
By NICK PERRYAssociated PressWELLINGTON, New ZealandA man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he’s a refugee–suffering not from persecution, but from climate change. The 37-year-old and his wife left his
A Christian group of parents across the state of Kansas concerned by public schools teaching evolution to children as young as five years old has filed a federal lawsuit. In June, the Kansas State Board of Education joined 25 other
From once making an Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth to winning a Nobel Peace Prize, former Vice President Al Gore’s organizational efforts on behalf of climate change activism appear to be shrinking faster than a glacier in a hot tub.
On Friday, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its “fifth Assessment report.” Climatologists from around the world have spent much of the week in Stockholm debating the thirty-odd page document that will summarize the (approximately) 2000-3000
