Why do warmists do so much fossil-fueled travel?

"Real"Climate: Post-holiday round-up

What with holiday travel, and various other commitments, we’ve missed a few interesting stories over the last week or so.

My 5 best meals on the road in 2010 | Warmist Tom Philpott

I travel a good bit for my job. It may sound glamorous, but it can be quite grueling: long days in conference halls and meeting rooms tend to suck my brain dry. My consolation comes when I hit the streets in search of food. Over the past year, I've had terrific meals at unique, local-minded restaurants from Austin to Seattle to Boston. I'm usually too worn out from meeting-world to write much about them. (Exception: a paean to sandwich shops in Brooklyn and New Orleans; and a tribute to the street food at San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Market.)

Flashback: Five Questions with Environmental Writer Tom Philpott . NOW | PBS

Frankly, our addiction to cheap and easy energy explains why so much of the current political discussion of energy is focused on replacement fuel sources like ethanol instead of on other solutions like conservation and public transportation. A mature reckoning of our situation with regard to climate change will require a much deeper conversation—and any progress is going to require a multi-pronged approach.