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1. The Observatory

   See No Evil, Report No Evil

   May 28, 2010 03:37 PM

   The gall of BP and their federal overseers in withholding the fact that the “top kill” effort was suspended for much of yesterday is almost too outrageous to be believed. Officials from both the oil giant and the government gave... Continue reading

2. The Observatory

   Muddling On

   May 21, 2010 12:26 PM

   The Earth is warming thanks to the human industrial complex, we must price carbon emissions in some way and soon to avert catastrophe, and brace ourselves for inevitable fallout from the climatic havoc we’ve already wreaked. This warning’s been issued... Continue reading

3. The Observatory

   Who’s Watching the World, Now?

   May 18, 2010 02:23 PM

   With untold millions of gallons of crude oil spewing into the Gulf and a troubling outlook for energy legislation in the United States, the need for strong environmental reporting is urgent. But dwindling resources and consumer... Continue reading

4. The Observatory

   A “Slick” Numbers Game

   May 4, 2010 05:36 PM

   Monday night, Jon Stewart laid into coverage of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, noting the disaster had dealt “a potentially crushing blow to our nation’s describing-the-size-of-things industry.” He rolled a series of news clips... Continue reading

5. The Observatory

   Green Like Money

   April 28, 2010 03:57 PM

   Earth Day rose from a powerfully anti-corporate, grassroots movement, revved up on 1960s idealism and genuine fear inspired by books like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, which documented the threat of pesticides to wildlife and the food supply. The event’s founders... Continue reading

6. The Observatory

   To Inspire and Explain

   April 23, 2010 07:30 AM

   [Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series examining recent coverage of President Obama’s plans for the future of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The first part is here.] In 1961, John F. Kennedy <a... Continue reading

7. The Observatory

   Spaceballs

   April 21, 2010 01:55 AM

   [Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series examining recent coverage of President Obama’s plans for the future of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The second part is here.] Last week, President Obama plotted a... Continue reading

8. Guide to Online News Startups

   The Faster Times

   October 24, 2011 11:24 AM

   NEW YORK, NEW YORK — For a twenty-eight dollar "membership" in The Faster Times, you can get a critique of your dating profile... Continue reading

9. Guide to Online News Startups

   Watershed Post

   June 14, 2011 09:53 AM

   DELHI, NEW YORK — The Watershed Post, an online news source for five counties in upstate New York, made a splash last fall with... Continue reading

10. Guide to Online News Startups

    LiveScience

    January 5, 2011 07:50 PM

    NEW YORK, NEW YORK — LiveScience cranks out a high-volume mix of newsy and fun science curios in its efforts to chase after... Continue reading

11. Guide to Online News Startups

    Grist

    January 4, 2011 05:17 PM

    SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Grist is an irreverent online environmental magazine that aggressively courts young readers, ad dollars, and philanthropic backers. Launched in 1999, the... Continue reading

12. Guide to Online News Startups

    Yale Environment 360

    January 4, 2011 03:45 PM

    NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT — Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine that publishes long-form environmental journalism by prominent reporters, academics, and policymakers. A nonprofit... Continue reading