The Observatory

WaPo gets marks for covering UCS “report card,” but misses important details

When the McCain campaign announced that Sarah Palin would be the Republican vice-presidential nominee in late August, few reporters knew anything about the Alaska Governor. She didn’t have much of political track record, but what was there revolved mostly around the environment. So I wrote a column arguing that journalists should dig into the archives […]

NYT’s Altman makes the most out of scant information

Conference offers valuable lessons on modern reporting

James Howard Kunstler and the tragicomedy of suburban sprawl

Friedman’s attempt to bash environmental journalism lacks meat

Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection launches petition

Cosmic Log explains McCain’s misleading criticism

More journalists investigate clean energy as a solution to (or victim of) the economic crisis

Anniversary provides an opportunity for wide-angle reporting about the agency’s purpose

Charlie Petit, who runs the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, has had it with John McCain using a scientific study of bear populations in the northern Rockies as “the butt of low-brow jokes.” McCain has repeatedly cited the study as an example of wasteful federal earmarks, mischaracterizing what is actually a worthwhile and relatively inexpensive project. […]

Crisis begins to crop up in recent climate coverage

As journalists recount its fascinating history

Points for trying, but Nature gets nothing new from the candidates

Journal reintroduces underground coal gasification to U.S. media