Publication Items

UN Credentialing Limits Reporters' Access to Copenhagen Talks [1]

Non-profit media, online media, freelancers, student journalists, and even some mainstream media are having trouble getting credentials to cover the climate treaty talks in Copenhagen Dec. 7-18, 2009. While one root of the problem may be capacity of the building, a key issue is whether non-profits, bloggers, and freelancers are truly legitimate media.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Region:
International [5]
Europe [6]
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Public [7]
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The Psychology of Climate Change Communication [8]

The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University has published a free, research-based guide for "Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public."
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Study: Many Forests Vulnerable to Climate Change [9]

An international team has pulled together what it says is the first global assessment of tree deaths linked with drought and heat stress. They cite 88 cases since 1970 on six continents.

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TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Forests [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]
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Feds Begin To Quantify Hidden Climate Change Costs [13]

As debate over climate legislation rages, reporters will encounter many confusing and seemingly contradictory statements about the costs of changing US energy practices. You may help your audience with an understanding of how incomplete the cost figures cited by companies and politicians often are.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Government [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Feds Begin To Quantify Hidden Climate Change Costs [13]
100s of National Park Sites Threatened by Climate Change [16]

A new report identifies 25 park units considered to be most threatened, but the vulnerability principles spill over to hundreds of additional national park units and other types of natural areas that may be of interest to your audience.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Natural Resources [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about 100s of National Park Sites Threatened by Climate Change [16]
CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill [18]

A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service is likely to be one key focus of an upcoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
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TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Government [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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New Findings Slow CO2 Sequestration Rule [19]

EPA has been working on regulations designed to protect drinking water from impacts of underground carbon sequestration, but new data and concerns have spurred the agency to open a short new public comment period.
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TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Government [15]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]
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Law Allows Astroturf Roots Cover-Up [22]

Current law has no disclosure requirements for fake grass-roots lobbying — such as that of a coal industry campaign to stop climate legislation which sent forged letters to members of Congress, pretending to be from minority and community organizations.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Law Allows Astroturf Roots Cover-Up [22]
Lobbyists of All Stripes Join Climate Change Fray [23]

A Center for Public Integrity report indicates the number of entities officially lobbying on climate change increased 31% in the second quarter of 2009, and draws some parallels between the lobbyists involved prior to the June 2009 House vote on a climate change bill and the major pre-vote changes that happened to the bill.
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TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Lobbyists of All Stripes Join Climate Change Fray [23]
Big Money Targets Weatherization [24]

The topic of weatherization might appear mundane, but the sheer magnitude of the current multi-billion-dollar program, and its relative importance in increasing energy efficiency and combating climate change, make it a story worth covering.
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TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Government [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Big Money Targets Weatherization [24]

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