Chris Tackett
Chris Tackett manages social media strategy and partnerships for TreeHugger. Chris joined the team in early 2008 and was also a part of Discovery's Planet Green network. Prior to Discovery and TreeHugger, Chris worked for The Raw Story and Lawrence.com as a writer and advertising manager. He has a degree in Journalism and Strategic Communications from The University of Kansas' William Allen White School of Mass Communication. When he's not working on TreeHugger, he likes to follow politics, camp, ride his bike, take pictures and learn to keep his plants alive.
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Latest Stories from Chris Tackett - Page 7
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"How the White House thinks about climate change, in 7 charts" - Wonkblog
Brad Plumer at The Washington Post's Wonkblog put together a useful summary of the latest Economic Report of the President.
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How the insurance industry can help fight climate change. Or not!
Last month, I posted about how the insurance industry could help fight climate change. Well, maybe I was too optimistic.
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Obama to use Nixon-era law to fight climate change. Will it work?
President Obama will use NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1970, as a way to fulfill his State of the Union pledge to use executive power to address climate change when Congress fails to act.
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Considering the lobster claw game
Conor Friedersdorf has written a thoughtful take that looks at what is morally disturbing about trying to catch a live animal with a giant metal claw.
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What if farmers made house calls?
John Robb at Resilient Communities has better idea for our yards: farmers should make house calls!
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Climate change is top threat, says US Navy commander
Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the US Pacific Command says that the biggest long-term security threat in the Pacific region is climate change.
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Let this slime mold blow your mind! Haunt your dreams!
Watch this and marvel in the weird and wonderful world of slime mold.
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Debunking Paul Ryan's energy budget
Think Progress has a good debunking of eight energy-related issues in Paul Ryan's fiscal year 2014 budget.
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Fire erupts as oil barge hits gas pipeline
John Upton at Grist has a good recap of an accident that occurred last night near New Orleans.
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House Republicans "missing in action" on climate
Rep. Henry Waxman writes an op-ed detailing lack of action by House Republicans to even consider climate change solutions.
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Democrats release draft legislation putting price on carbon
Today, four Democratic Congressmen released draft legislation that would put a price on carbon released by polluters.
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Judge drinks Bloomberg's milkshake, rules giant soda ban illegal
To the delight of soda drinkers, a New York State Judge has ruled the ban on large soda servings illegal, calling it "arbitrary and capricious." The internet has opinions. Here are some of those.
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Is there room for hope on climate?
Grist's "Ask Umbra" is asked if there is hope for the planet. The answer is just what we needed.
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Can Washington D.C. become the greenest city in the U.S.?
The Sustainable D.C. Act of 2012 lists 32 goals, 31 targets, and more than 140 actions aimed to make Washington D.C. the "greenest city in the U.S."
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Obama "cannot in good conscience" approve Keystone XL: NYTimes
In a Sunday op-ed, The New York Times explains why they think President Obama should reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
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"Don't frack my mother," sing Artists Against Fracking
"Don't frack my mother" is a new song and music video from Artists Against Fracking that aims to put public pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban natural gas fracking in New York.
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Thierry Cohen envisions city skylines against the stars
Using 19th century techniques, Thierry Cohen shows us the darkened skylines of New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Paris and Sao Paulo
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Infographic explains "terrifying math of global warming"
A powerful infographic explains the math of climate change and why we must leave fossil fuels in the ground.
