Here are the eco-important races we've been following, with the winners checked off.
Barack Obama (D)John McCain (R)
Ralph Nader (Independent)
Bob Barr (Liberation)
Cynthia McKinney (Green)
Read about Obama's acceptance speech & enviro reaction.
Compare Obama to the candidates he beat.
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
As a point of reference for readers, we've indicated which candidates are endorsed or opposed by the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club, but Grist does not itself endorse or oppose candidates.
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Alaska
Ted Stevens (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
News on Stevens' corruption conviction
Stevens officially loses reelection bid
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Colorado
Mark Udall (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder & interview with Udall
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Georgia
Saxby Chambliss (R)
Backgrounder
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Kansas
Jim Slattery (D)
Interview with Slattery
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Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
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Louisiana
Mary Landrieu (D), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
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Maine
Susan Collins (R), incumbent, endorsed by LCV
Backgrounder & interview with Allen
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Minnesota
Al Franken, endorsed by LCV
Backgrounder & interview with Franken
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Nebraska
Scott Kleeb (D), endorsed by Sierra Club
Interview with Kleeb
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New Hampshire
John Sununu (R), incumbent
Backgrounder & interview with Shaheen
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New Mexico
Tom Udall (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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North Carolina
Kay Hagan (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Oklahoma
Andrew Rice (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Interview with Rice
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Oregon
Gordon Smith (R), incumbent
Interview with Merkley
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South Carolina
Lindsey Graham (R), incumbent
Backgrounder
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Virginia
Mark Warner (D)
Interview with Warner
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
As a point of reference for readers, we've indicated which candidates are endorsed or opposed by the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club, but Grist does not itself endorse or oppose candidates.
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Alaska, at-large member
Don Young (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
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California District 11
Jerry McNerney (D), incumbent, endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Colorado District 4
Betsy Markey (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Connecticut District 4
Jim Himes (D)
Backgrounder
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Kentucky District 3
John Yarmuth (D), incumbent, endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Michigan District 7
Mark Schauer (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Michigan District 9
Gary Peters (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Missouri District 6
Kay Barnes (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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New Jersey District 4
Josh Zeitz (D)
Backgrounder
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New Jersey District 7
Linda Stender (D)
Backgrounder
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New Mexico District 1
Darren White (R)
Backgrounder
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Ohio District 15
Steve Stivers (R)
Backgrounder
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
Delaware
Bill Lee (R)
Backgrounder
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Indiana
Jill Long Thompson (D)
Backgrounder
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Missouri
Jay Nixon (D)
Backgrounder
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Montana
Brian Schweitzer (D), incumbent
Backgrounder
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New Hampshire
John Lynch (D), incumbent
Backgrounder
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North Carolina
Bev Purdue (D)
Backgrounder
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North Dakota
Tim Mathern (D)
Backgrounder
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Utah
Bob Springmeyer (D)
Backgrounder
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Vermont
Anthony Pollina (Progressive)
Gaye Symington (D)
Backgrounder
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Washington
Dino Rossi (R)
Backgrounder
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West Virginia
Russ Weeks (R)
Backgrounder
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
California Prop. 1A
Would partially fund a high-speed train linking Southern California with the Bay Area and the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley.
No
Backgrounder
Video about 1A
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California Prop. 2
Would prohibit the confinement of livestock in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, stand up, lie down, or extend their wings and limbs.
No
Article
Backgrounder
Update: Farm industry upset over passage
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California Prop. 7
Would require utilities to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable energy sources by 2010, 40 percent by 2020, and 50 percent by 2025.
No
Backgrounder
Anti-7 op-ed
Pro-7 op-ed
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California Prop. 10
Would authorize $5 billion in bonds to be dispersed as cash payments to purchasers of certain high-fuel-economy and alternative-fuel vehicles, or to be invested in renewable energy R&D, production, and education.
No
Backgrounder
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San Francisco Prop. H
Would require 51 percent of the city's electricity be sourced from "renewable sources" by 2017, 75 percent by 2030, and 100 percent -- or all that is "technologically feasible or practicable" -- by 2040.
No
Backgrounder
More background & a pro-H video
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Colorado Amendment 58
Would raise taxes on oil and gas companies operating in Colorado and allocate the revenues to college scholarships, wildlife conservation, renewable energy, energy-impacted areas, and water treatment.
No
Backgrounder
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Colorado Amendment 52
A counter-initiative to Amendment 58, it would maintain the present tax structure and redirect a majority of the funds presently going to the Department of Natural Resources -- for mineral extraction, clean energy, and low-income energy assistance programs -- to a new transportation trust fund to ease congestion on the I-70 corridor. If both ballot measures pass, Amendment 52 would supersede 58, as 52 is a constitutional amendment while 58 is a statutory change.
No
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Florida Amendment 4
Would institute a property-tax exemption for property placed under permanent conservation protection.
No
Backgrounder
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Minnesota Clean Water, Wildlife, Cultural Heritage, and Natural Areas amendment
Would raise the state sales tax by three-eighths of 1 percent in order to increase state funding for natural resource protection and cultural heritage programs.
No
Backgrounder
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Missouri Prop. C
Would require 15 percent of the state's electricity come from clean energy sources by 2021, and would require that utilities raise consumer rates no more than 1 percent per year to pay for the renewable energy.
No
Backgrounder
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Ohio Issue 2
Would authorize the state to borrow $400 million for environmental conservation.
No
Backgrounder
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Ohio Issue 3
Would create a constitutional amendment to protect property rights and rights to the reasonable use of water.
No
Backgrounder
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Washington Prop. 1
Would provide $18 billion to support mass-transit services and expand light rail into several communities south of Seattle.
No
Backgrounder
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Washington I-985
Would open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to all traffic during specified hours, require traffic light synchronization, increase roadside assistance funding, and dedicate certain taxes, fines, tolls, and other revenues to traffic-flow purposes.
No
Backgrounder
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Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) [UPDATED]
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Kay Hagan (D-N.C.)
Comments
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Evan Ravitz Posted 8:00 am
05 Nov 2008
Checks and balances are good. So most people want direct AND representative democracy. Except politicians, the people who buy them, and the lobbyists between.
The most evolved project for a hybrid direct/representative democracy is led by former Sen. Mike Gravel. Registered voters can now vote to ratify the National Initiative for Democracy at http://Vote.org, much as citizens ratified the Constitution at the Conventions when the Legislatures wouldn't!
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sayitforthetrees Posted 12:31 am
06 Nov 2008
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thefinestmuffins Posted 12:45 am
06 Nov 2008
http://www.lcv.org/newsroom/press-releases/lcv-endorses-s ...
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