<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for What will Sen. Pete Domenici’s retirement mean for the environment?]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Tim Hurst http://www.grist.org/article/for-petes-sake-or-petes-seat/ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:56:55 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/for-petes-sake-or-petes-seat/1 The Purpling of the American West

Spot on, Brian.
Sen. Domenici's denier-ideology and his ubiquitous foot-dragging style has created problems for significant environmental legislation. Historically, Westerners have been notorious ticket-splitters and for that reason it would not surprise me if Sen. Domenici's seat was taken by another Republican.

Having said that, we are also witnessing a demographic change in the American southwest and mountain states that is moving the states further to the left. One only need to look at recent elections in Montana and Colorado to see that pattern. The utility of the red state/blue state is coming into question as we now begin to see solid patches of purple.

Timothy B. Hurst ecopolitology.blogspot.com


]]> The Purpling of the American West

Spot on, Brian.
Sen. Domenici's denier-ideology and his ubiquitous foot-dragging style has created problems for significant environmental legislation. Historically, Westerners have been notorious ticket-splitters and for that reason it would not surprise me if Sen. Domenici's seat was taken by another Republican.

Having said that, we are also witnessing a demographic change in the American southwest and mountain states that is moving the states further to the left. One only need to look at recent elections in Montana and Colorado to see that pattern. The utility of the red state/blue state is coming into question as we now begin to see solid patches of purple.

Timothy B. Hurst ecopolitology.blogspot.com


]]> Comment #2 by Kristina Johnson http://www.grist.org/article/for-petes-sake-or-petes-seat/ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:56:33 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/for-petes-sake-or-petes-seat/2 Last chance to leave a clean, green legacy

It's mind-boggling that Domenici, of all people, has been standing in the way of clean energy legislation. New Mexico stands to benefit more than just about any other state from an investment in wind and solar power. The Union of Concerned Scientists just found that a federal renewable electricity standard would bring thousands of jobs and create $100 million in income for the state's farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners.

Yet Domenici single-handedly blocked an RES in the Senate version of the energy bill earlier this year, prompting a Sierra Club campaign that contributed to his drop in approval ratings--to 41 percent, the lowest since he was first elected to office. There's no good reason for Domenici to continue to stand in the way of clean energy when New Mexicans clearly want it. He still has time to come around, though: He can help get RES included in the final energy bill. That, ultimately, is what will determine his legacy.  

]]> Last chance to leave a clean, green legacy

It's mind-boggling that Domenici, of all people, has been standing in the way of clean energy legislation. New Mexico stands to benefit more than just about any other state from an investment in wind and solar power. The Union of Concerned Scientists just found that a federal renewable electricity standard would bring thousands of jobs and create $100 million in income for the state's farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners.

Yet Domenici single-handedly blocked an RES in the Senate version of the energy bill earlier this year, prompting a Sierra Club campaign that contributed to his drop in approval ratings--to 41 percent, the lowest since he was first elected to office. There's no good reason for Domenici to continue to stand in the way of clean energy when New Mexicans clearly want it. He still has time to come around, though: He can help get RES included in the final energy bill. That, ultimately, is what will determine his legacy.  

]]> Comment #3 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/for-petes-sake-or-petes-seat/ Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:02:29 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/for-petes-sake-or-petes-seat/3 Michael, I Come To Beg Your Forgiveness...


Senator, I hope you will take this as a gift...so that some day, you too will be part of my Familia.

John Bailo
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]]> Michael, I Come To Beg Your Forgiveness...


Senator, I hope you will take this as a gift...so that some day, you too will be part of my Familia.

John Bailo
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