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No, I’m not talking about Allen Iverson.  Here is the solution to our entire energy crisis.

This is the first in what I hope will be a daily feature. I have named it slow news in a nod to the “slow food movement.” According to Slow Food International, the movement aims to “to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.” Likewise, in an age of high speed, low thought journalism, I hope to highlight articles (perhaps radio segments, too) that reflect a broader consideration of an issue, an event, or trend. Any topic is up for grabs. Readers are invited to submit their own suggested articles in the comments section.

slow news (April 22, 2008)

Time magazine is hardly known as a vanguard publication in the fight for progressive publication. However, since the early 1990s, Time has consistently covered environmental issues with less of the doubt about global climate change that has plagued the rest of the mainstream media. With climate change already a very serious threat (bigger than Iran, I dare say), few publications have gone beyond saying that climate change is something we need to discuss. While several people have suggested policies that help address the problem, I’ve yet to see a clear blueprint that maps out how we can solve the problem (not even from Al Gore who suggests tighter regulations and investing in technology and that’s about it). Now, Bryan Walsh of Time offers one in “How to Win the War on Global Warming.” This is up there with George McGovern’s plan to get out of Iraq on my Top 5 Best Socio-Political Blueprints of the Past Five Years list.