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1. The Observatory

   Arab Spring to Arab Summer

   July 6, 2011 05:00 PM

   Doha, Qatar—The Arab Spring that toppled governments in North Africa and the Middle East turned into an Arab summer for science journalism, as more than 700 attendees from ninety countries gathered for four days last week in this Persian Gulf... Continue reading

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   The Times, It Is A Changin’

   February 25, 2011 02:38 PM

   “The world turns. The universe expands. The stethoscope passes. And we have a new Science editor,” Bill Keller, the executive editor of The New York Times, announced in an e-mail to staff last week. Barbara Strauch, who is now the... Continue reading

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   A Referendum on Energy Issues?

   November 5, 2010 05:14 PM

   There is something ironic about the post-election surge of articles about the environmental consequences of various outcomes at the polls - from the gloom and doom in Washington to brighter skies in California. Before the ballots were cast, journalists paid... Continue reading

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   Copenhagen Watch: Bipolar Coverage Disorder?

   December 16, 2009 03:45 PM

   As the heads of state from 110 countries began to arrive at the United Nations summit in Copenhagen for the final high-level climate talks, news reports turned decidedly gloomy. Disorder and continuing uncertainty about the outcome of the negotiations reigned... Continue reading

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   Copenhagen Watch: Haggling at Halftime

   December 11, 2009 03:04 PM

   "The battle of the drafts has begun," The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin announced at the top of her Friday article about the international climate treaty negotiations taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark. A proposal by an official U.N. Framework... Continue reading

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   Copenhagen Watch: Disarray in Denmark?

   December 9, 2009 02:48 PM

   The big news out of Copenhagen yesterday was the leak of an informal agreement drafted by the Danish government. The document aims for the scientifically recommended target of limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, but has drawn widespread... Continue reading

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   Copenhagen Coverage Watch: “Hopenhagen?”

   December 7, 2009 05:30 PM

   As delegates from 192 countries descended on Copenhagen for the start of the United Nations climate treaty talks today, the general mood seems to have turned decidedly upbeat. After downplaying the chances for a binding agreement at the international confab... Continue reading

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   Sidebar: The New Energy Beat

   September 24, 2009 12:00 AM

   Energy Journalism All Green To Me: An eclectic energy and environment Web site from The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware. Bloomberg: This financial and numbers-based energy section tends to focus... Continue reading

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   The New Energy Beat

   September 24, 2009 12:00 AM

   On a Monday morning in January, less than a week after his inauguration, President Barack Obama signed two memoranda designed to improve automobile fuel efficiency. “These are extraordinary times,” Obama told an audience gathered in the White House’s East... Continue reading