A chat with Chris Mooney about The Republican Brain | Grist

I would agree with you that liberals are better optimized psychologically for dealing with a problem like climate change.

Warm spring boosts rare butterflies | Environment | guardian.co.uk

The Duke of Burgundy, the second rarest butterfly in Britain, increased in number by 65% last year compared with 2010, and the endangered pearl-bordered fritillary – traditionally known as a friend of the woodcutter for its habit of colonising forest clearings – bounced back with a 103% increase.

Taxpayers Reward Executives for Failure as Green Jobs are Slashed | National Legal and Policy Center

First Solar, the beneficiary of at least $3 billion in Department of Energy loan guarantees, paid its former CEO $32 million over two years as he stewarded its stock price from $143 to below $100. Today it sells for less than $21-per-share, hitting a 52-week low last week, and yesterday the company announced it would slash global payroll by 2,000 workers in Malaysia, Europe and the U.S.

Boardman, Ore., Considers a Future in Coal - NYTimes.com

Just outside Boardman, on a plateau surrounded by wind turbines and cattle ranches, a coal-fired power plant is still in operation, but not for much longer.

Under pressure from the public, Portland General Electric, which owns the plant, has announced that it will shut it down by 2020.

It is the only coal-fired plant still operating in Oregon.

The planned shutdown frustrated local residents who have been grateful for its cheap power and the jobs it provides. Many blame outside groups for the shutdown — and they presume protesters eventually will appear here to fight the coal export facility.

“It won’t be from within,” said Chet Phillips, the mayor of Boardman.

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