Comments on: There he goes again

By: Collide-a-scape » Blog Archive » Collide-a-scape >> Somebody Help Joe Romm

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:30:53 +0000

[...] a journalism professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, shined a light on Romm’s modus operandi, but so far as I know, nobody at Grist or any other prominent environmental outlets has dared to [...]

By: Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:26:22 +0000

“Foams at the mouth” and “rabies,” eh? Perhaps we should refer to those as burst pustules of journalistic smallpox.

By: Tom Yulsman

Tom Yulsman — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:59:29 +0000

Aaron: I already described my opinions about the flaws of Waxman-Markey in very great detail (and along the way found the TBI article credible enough to cite). So I believe I have already done what you are calling for here. (One caveat though: I have not yet read Nordhaus and Shellenberger’s “Green Bubble” essay in the New Republic, and until I do I will offer no opinion about it.)

As for what’s worthwhile to blog on, even a cursory glance at CEJournal will reveal that I mostly stick with analysis. But when an influential blogger like Romm foams at the mouth, I think it’s fair game to warn people about the potential for rabies.

By: Collide-a-scape » Blog Archive » Collide-a-scape >> Romm’s Slimefest

Wed, 27 May 2009 06:14:48 +0000

[...] readers (or such comments that make it past Romm’s censor), so check out Tom Yulsman’s reaction and takedown at CEJournal. After that, read the point-by-point rebuttal offered by the Breakthrough folks, the [...]

By: RichardOn

RichardOn — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:37:55 +0000

Interesting site, but much advertisments on him. Shall read as subscription, rss.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:42:24 +0000

I agree with steve bloom. Why not comment on the actual TBI article instead of Romm’s critique of it? The TBI article deserves to be criticized and you would have been better off writing your own interpretation of their article instead of commenting on how you disliked Romm’s. Despite the language he used, do you disagree with any point romm made in the article? This is what’s worthwhile blogging on. Not yet another article highlighting your opinion that Romm is using inflammatory language to the detriment of his blogs and professional integrity on climate and energy issues.

By: Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:45:17 +0000

N+S: “It has become an article of faith among many greens that the global poor are happier with less and must be shielded from the horrors of overconsumption and economic development–never mind the realities of infant mortality, treatable disease, short life expectancies, and grinding agrarian poverty.”

Tom, I find it really peculiar that you are able to defend people who would make such a statement. It’s the sort of thing one might expect to find on Free Republic e.g. Aside from being a baseless lie, it’s neither respectful nor civil.