Maebh O'Gorman (UCD): Global Warming: A Tragedy of the Commons. Donal R. Hamilton (UCD): The Greatest Tragedy of All: Regulating the Atmosphere in a Climate of Indecision. Leslie Thiele (Florida): Theorizing the Climate Crisis. From The New Yorker, as the world burns: Ryan Lizza on how Washington blew its chance on climate change (and more and more). Beyond Oil: Any hope that the Deepwater Horizon would mark a turning point in the fight for a climate bill quickly evaporated, but the spill still offers us a "teachable moment" on many critical issues. It’s already clear that the climate talks in December will go nowhere, so what do we do? George Monbiot wonders. In an otherwise depressing year for people concerned with global warming — with no legislation forthcoming from the US Congress, and in the aftermath of the failed talks in Copenhagen — the news from Ecuador offered rare cause for hope and celebration. Despite everything, David Suzuki is optimistic. From FDL, a book salon on The Rebirth of Environmentalism: Grassroots Activism from the Spotted Owl to the Polar Bear by Douglas Bevington. Edward B. Barbier on his book A Global Green New Deal: Rethinking the Economic Recovery. An interview with Mary Robinson on climate justice. From Exxon to BP and Beyond: Michael Barker on greasing the cogs of corporate environmentalism. David Roberts on how the right’s climate denialism is part of something much larger.
