LETTER: Republican Sen. Hedlund addresses ‘environmental scorecard’ - Hingham, MA - The Hingham Journal

It is a shame that the scorecard did not mention the work I did over the past two years as a member of the special Senate Committee on Global Warming (much to the chagrin of many members of my party), nor my long-standing support for stricter enforcement of anti-idling laws, nor the bills I have filed allowing for the operation of low- and medium-speed electric vehicles on local roadways.

Alarmist reporter takes a fossil-fueled trip to the annual convention of the Associated Press Managing Editors

My big moment is sharing the podium with the fellow whose group shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore last year. California academic scientist Dr. Richard Somerville co-wrote the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that irrefutably linked human-caused carbon emissions with global warming. He is a delightful fellow in his late 60s, gentlemanly, learned without being dull, and decidedly media savvy. His book, The Forgiving Air, shows considerable skill in explaining detailed research in easy-to-digest terms, something he demonstrates in person, too.

My description of the East Oregonian Publishing Co.'s award-winning climate change series is well received, in part because we are a small media group, but also because we were so early to the topic, driven by Publisher Steve Forrester's 2005 quote that, "Climate change is the biggest, most significant challenge of the 21st century." Giant papers, like the Des Moines Register and San Antonio Express-News, now are running series. Most U.S. mainstream newspaper coverage on climate change is driven by passionate environmental reporters who must battle to convince skeptical editors that localizing this story is worthwhile.