The XX Factor : global warming

Hot Global Warming Conspiracy

Emily Yoffe — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT

A stolen cache of e-mails from climate scientists reveals a disturbing pattern of possible manipulation and destruction of data, as well as plans to destroy the careers of warming skeptics. Since 10 years of flat temperatures show the climate models are...(read more)

Obama Sells Out on Offshore Drilling

Melinda Henneberger — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:32:00 GMT

Recent reports that Barack Obama is, in fact, a politician, and therefore fully capable of calculation, compromise and confessional performance art, neither alarmed nor crept up on me; throughout the primary season, every time I heard someone moan that...(read more)

Why Obama Can't Close the Deal

Melinda Henneberger — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:33:00 GMT

A couple of years ago, my son remarked that President Bush seemed to think every day was Opposites Day, which would explain how he always wound up listening to the wrong people and giving the best ideas the boot. That's how I feel now, listening to Hillary's...(read more)

Defending Dave Lindorff

Juliet Lapidos — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:43:00 GMT

Rachael , I agree that Dave Lindorff's joke is off-color—I certainly don't think the prospect of Red America wiped out by flood or drought due to global warming is a good thing! And yet I find myself wanting to defend the guy ... First, Lindorff's revenge...(read more)