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SEJ President Hopey's Letter to Texas Observer Editor and Publisher, and Editor's Response

December 18, 2012

Dave Mann, Editor
Piper Stege Nelson, Publisher
The Texas Observer
307 W 7th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
editors@texasobserver.org

Mr. Mann and Ms. Nelson:

As president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, I must take strong exception to the wholly inaccurate portrayal of our October conference in the December 11, 2012, article written by Melissa del Bosque and headlined "Notorious polluters sponsor a conference for environmental journalists."

"Global Malaria Battle Stalls as Financing Gets Tight"

"Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says are 'remarkable recent gains' in the battle to control one of the world's leading infectious killers."

Source: Reuters, 12/18/2012

"Pollution From Car Emissions Killing Millions in China and India"

"Study published by Lancet says surge in car use in south and east Asia killed 2.1m people prematurely in 2010."

Source: Guardian, 12/18/2012

"Fracking Lobbyists Prepare Case Against Matt Damon's Promised Land"

"Energy in Depth prepares 'cheat sheet' of pro-fracking talking points before release of Gus Van Sant drilling-rights drama."

Source: Guardian, 12/18/2012

"Too Big to Flood? Megacities Face Future of Major Storm Risk"

"As economic activity and populations continue to expand in coastal urban areas, particularly in Asia, hundreds of trillions of dollars of infrastructure, industrial and office buildings, and homes are increasingly at risk from intensifying storms and rising sea levels."

Source: YaleE360, 12/18/2012

'Peak Farmland' -- As Crop Yields Rise And Population Growth Slows

"OSLO -- The amount of land needed to grow crops worldwide is at a peak and an area more than twice the size of France can return to nature by 2060 due to rising yields and slower population growth, a group of experts said on Monday."

Source: Reuters, 12/18/2012

"Will Wind Tax Credit Blow Away?"

The federal tax credit for wind energy expires December 31, unlike many subsidies for fossil fuels. Congressional inaction could doom or hobble many green entrepreneurs.

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 12/18/2012

"Pediatricians Call To Keep Thimerosal in Vaccines"

"A mercury-containing preservative rarely used in the United States should not be banned as an ingredient in vaccines, U.S. pediatricians said Monday, in a move that may be controversial."

Source: Reuters, 12/18/2012

"Spain's Oldest Nuclear Plant Shuts Down"

"Spain's oldest nuclear plant Garona is shutting down on Sunday ahead of new taxes included in a government energy reform that would render the plant unviable."

Source: Reuters, 12/18/2012

"As Secretary of State, John Kerry Would Be a Climate Hawk"

"Over the weekend, various news outlets reported that President Obama is going to tap Sen. John Kerry to serve as the next Secretary of State. This is not much of a surprise, since the other reported leading candidate for the post, UN ambassador Susan Rice, withdrew herself from consideration last Thursday. For climate hawks, having Kerry at the helm at State would be very good news."

Source: Mother Jones, 12/18/2012

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