By Arthur Alpert Across the globe, demonstrators marched and chanted and some did civil disobedience to wake the rest of us to the ill effects of climate change. That was Sunday, Sept. 21. The New York Times’ story the next day, prominently displayed, was headlined “Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets”. The […]
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Not Newsworthy at The Journal: Climate Change Protests, Departure of Google and Facebook from ALEC
September 24th, 2014 · 1 Comment · energy policy, environment, journalism
Tags:ALEC·alternative energy·American Legislative Exchange Council·Amy Goodman·Arthur Alpert·climate change·Dominc Rushe·Emily Atkin·Eugene Robinson·New York Times·oil and gas industry·solar energy·The Guardian·Think Progress·Washington Post
The Journal’s Anti-Tesla Bias Examined
January 17th, 2014 · 1 Comment · energy policy, journalism
By Arthur Alpert Can we talk? Good, I want to tell you a story about the Albuquerque Journal’s treatment of Tesla, the company that builds and sells electric automobiles. Tesla reported Tuesday, Jan 14 that “deliveries of its Model S sedan in the fourth quarter blew past what the company had forecast, sending shares up […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Detroit Free Press·electric cars·Model S sedan·Nathan Bomey·oil and gas industry·Reuters·Tesla
Fossil Fuels Industry Coverage: No news if it’s bad news
April 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · economy, energy policy, environment, journalism, regulation, role of government
By Arthur Alpert Look for the Albuquerque Journal to run an Op Ed soon that extols the oil and gas industry for its outstanding safety record, in particular. How do I know this? I don’t. But the newspaper’s pattern makes it a sure thing. Where oil and gas are concerned, the editors consistently run opinion […]
Tags:Alberta·Arthur Alpert·CARE·Exxon Mobil pipeline leak·fossil fuel industry·Kenneth Brown·Keystone XL Pipeline·Marita K. Noon·Mark Mathis·oil and gas industry·Parkers Prairie·Steven Mufson·tar sands oil
The Business of Boosting Fracking
December 4th, 2012 · No Comments · energy policy, environment, journalism
By Denise Tessier People can’t live without water. It’s that basic. That’s the lead sentence of an Albuquerque Journal editorial (April 6) about the City of Albuquerque´s water infrastructure. Because it’s an editorial, it’s the official position of the Journal as a paper. (And one could add, it’s a no-brainer.) Yet, the Journal seems to […]
Tags:boosterism·Chaco Canyon·Denise Tessier·drilling·fracking·green fracking·Las Vegas NM·Mancos Shale·oil and gas industry·oil boom·Permian Basin·San Juan Basin·solar energy·water