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Cost issues get in the way of renewable energy development

By | 11.08.10 | 9:03 am

The New York Times ran a great story yesterday on the elephant in the room when it comes to renewable energy: cost.

Even as many politicians, environmentalists and consumers want renewable energy and reduced dependence on fossil fuels, a growing number of projects are being canceled or delayed because

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Who’s the Biggest Outside Political Spender of Them All?

By | 10.22.10 | 8:51 am

Critics of the media will allege that The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have both betrayed their slants today, publishing stories about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, respectively, each claiming its target to be this election cycle’s More…

Koch-Led GOP Network Laying the Groundwork for a Post-Midterm Push

By | 10.20.10 | 9:04 am

The vast Koch Industries-led cabal of GOP donors, free-market ideologues and titans of industry is real, it turns out, and The New York Times has obtained the letter that proves it. Before the 2010 midterms are even over, the company led by Charles and David Koch has sent out More…

Report: China Blocking Rare Earth Mineral Shipments to U.S.

By | 10.19.10 | 3:24 pm

Just days after the Obama administration announced that it is investigating China’s clean energy trade policies, The New York Times is reporting that the country has blocked shipments to the United States of rare earth minerals essential for the manufacturing of green technologies.

If this is true (the More…

New York Times Editorial Board Slams Senate GOP Candidates on Climate

By | 10.18.10 | 9:13 am

The New York Times editorial board came out swinging in a Sunday editorial on climate change, slamming Republican Senate candidates for questioning whether climate change is largely a result of human activity.

To illustrate its point, the board compared the candidates to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who led More…

The New York Times Slams the Koch Brothers’ Lobbying on Prop 23

By | 09.21.10 | 9:08 am

The New York Times editorial board slammed the Koch brothers yesterday, arguing they are “disastrously wrong” about the science and economics behind climate change.

On Extreme Weather and Climate Change

By | 08.16.10 | 9:39 am

The New York Times ran a front-page story on Sunday that tackles a thorny scientific and political issue: whether individual extreme weather events are evidence of long-term shifts in climate.

According to the Times, the answer is “probably.”

In reality though, the answer to this question is much more More…

Ross Douthat to Opine for The New York Times

By | 03.11.09 | 3:59 pm

Marc Ambinder has the big media news: Ross Douthat, age 29, will replace Bill Kristol as a columnist for The New York Times.

Douthat’s book “Grand New Party,” which he co-wrote with Reihan Salam, is a good guide to his thinking and influence. He is not, like Kristol, a More…

And Where Do You Work?

By | 10.27.08 | 10:55 am

LEESBURG, Va. — Here’s a quick snapshot from the trail with Gov. Sarah Palin.

The Secret Service was getting press credentials sorted out for journalists who joined us today. After Jill Abramson gave her name, the agent asked her what outlet sent her. “The New York Times,” said the news More…