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David Gillette

David Gillette is a Special Correspondent at Twin Cities Public Television, where he spends his time rummaging in the crawlspace between reporting and cartooning. The resulting Illustrated Essays have received four regional Emmy awards for Commentary and three First Place recognitions from Capitolbeat, the National Association of Capitol Reporters. His work can be seen on Almanac, Almanac: At the Capitol and Nightly Business Report.

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Politics & Policy

My view: how to cope in the post-Copenhagen era

By David Gillette | 01/08/10
Three weeks after returning from Copenhagen and the COP15 environmental summit, David Gillette has some reflections he wants to share with young people who are disappointed with the results achieved by the world's adults.
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Two weeks of grueling COP15 debate ... and then the big letdown

By David Gillette | 12/19/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — The last word should go to one of the disappointed young people who are going to have to live with the world the Copenhagen Accord creates.
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With the COP15 clock ticking, world awaits results

By David Gillette | 12/18/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — If you like dramatic endings, keep your eyes on COP15.
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Climate change summit: A slippery mess of snow and protesters

By David Gillette | 12/17/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — As the sun rose, the streets puffed with the first lasting snow of COP15, and my daily bicycle commute to the train station was a slippery, beautiful mess.  I don't usually start so early, but we were promised protesters at the
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End Game time: more security, intense pressure, negotiation maneuvers and a crucial 48 hours

By David Gillette | 12/16/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — The Bella Center may have emptied for the moment, but the pressure remains intense.
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Second week of climate change negotiations starts with a mix of drama and overreaction

By David Gillette | 12/15/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Reports of walkouts and conference "chaos"?
Politics & Policy

Week One recap: There's progress -- and pressure to produce -- as we await arrival of world's leaders

By David Gillette | 12/12/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Week One at COP15 saw controversy, confusion, consensus (occasionally) and somewhere along the way, the word "Copenhagen" became the most searched term on Google.
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Patience please! Media busy chasing 'hiccups' while waiting for negotiation phase to wrap up

By David Gillette | 12/11/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — The reason internal squabbles capture the news cycle isn't because they will ultimately make or break the negotiations; it's because the negotiations themselves are nearly impossible to cover. Christian Science Monitor
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Business as usual? Poorer nations worrying about possibility of a 'back-room deal'

By David Gillette | 12/10/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Are the industrialized nations working out a secret deal?
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Day 2: Power dynamics, power players take center stage

By David Gillette | 12/09/09
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Day Two in the Bella Center shed some light on the power dynamics underlying the COP15 climate talks.