Articles by Mason Inman
Mason Inman is an award-winning journalist and author of the upcoming book The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future, now available for pre-order.
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The Climate Post: While Congress debates climate science, China and Europe move ahead
This picture is out of date. The race begun long ago, but the guy on the right is still pacing around trying to decide whether he should start.Republicans are far more skeptical of “global warming” than of “climate change,” a study led by a University of Michigan psychologist found. Among Democrats, on the other hand, about 85 […]
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The Climate Post: Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, including Fox News, goes carbon neutral
“Maybe climate change is a hoax, but my company is going to reduce its footprint anyway.”Photo: World Economic ForumAn email has linked Fox News to deliberately casting doubt on climate change, but their parent company — Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp — seems to take climate change very seriously. News Corp announced it is now carbon neutral, claiming […]
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The Climate Post: Tension over Middle East oil
Will Gaddafi sabotage Libya’s oil pipelines to spite protesters?Photo: Crethi PlethiOver the past week, the unrest in the Middle East deepened, with growing protests in Bahrain and Libya, and more draconian measures by the countries’ leaders to quash the opposition. Libya is a significant oil exporter, and the first member of the Organization of the […]
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The Climate Post: Obama’s new budget would make Big Oil pay for clean energy
The president gives a preview of his budget in his weekly address.Republicans are vowing to fight President Obama’s newly released budget for the 2012 fiscal year. Among other things, the new budget includes a few significant changes to spending on climate and energy research. In the energy sector, it calls for slashing tax breaks and loopholes for fossil […]
