By Arthur Alpert Darn that Albuquerque Journal. I was working on an essay aimed at giving you insight into the editors’ sad assumptions that underlie the daily’s journalistic failures. And what happens? The very same editors execute a simple but characteristic political maneuver that screams for my immediate attention and yours. They did so via […]
Entries Tagged as 'energy policy'
The ExxonMobil Global Warming Cover-Up Story: Its first Journal appearance portrays the oil giant as a victim
November 12th, 2015 · 2 Comments · climate change, energy policy, environment, journalism, regulation
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Attorney General Eric Schneiderman·Big Oil·Big Tobacco·climate change·Climate Progress·cover-up·Emily Atkin·energy policy·ExxonMobil·fossil fuels·global warming·Guardian·Los Angeles Times·Peabody Coal·Robert Samuelson
Standing Up for George Orwell, Citing Pete Domenici and Fact-checking The Fact-free Victor Davis Hanson
January 7th, 2015 · 2 Comments · budget policy, energy policy, Fact Check, journalism, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Is a newspaper responsible for its syndicated columnists? For the columnists’ factual accuracy and intellectual honesty, I mean. It’s not an easy question. An answer in the affirmative puts a serious burden on editors. It’s time-consuming to read copy carefully and decide if it should be published as is, corrected or shelved. […]
Tags:American Energy Alliance·Arthur Alpert·energy policy·gas prices·George Orwell·Hoover Institute·Los Alamos National Laboratory·National Energy Technology Laboratory·oil industry·Pete Domenici·Sandia National Laboratory·the Bureau of Mines·Victor Davis Hanson
Skew
September 17th, 2013 · 1 Comment · energy policy, environment, journalism
By Arthur Alpert What I most admire about the Albuquerque Journal is the editors’ ability to advocate for the One Percent without trampling upon its conscientious reporters. To say the least, it’s a delicate operation. As an example, let’s consider their treatment of Kevin Robinson-Avila’s cover story Sunday, Sept. 15, on the move (national and […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·climate change·coal·coal-fired energy geernation·energy policy·EPA·Kevin Robinson-Avila·PNM·PRC·Public Regulation Commission
From Downton Abbey to Fracking
February 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier For those who relished the final installment of Downton Abbey Sunday night, here’s a way to extend the pleasure a bit while still doing your homework on today’s energy questions: Read “What Downton Abbey Can Teach Us About the Future of Energy.” The story appears in StateImpact, a Web site out of […]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Downton Abbey·energy policy·fracking·Heath Haussamen·Los Alamos Daily Post·oil and gas·StateImpact·Texas Tribune