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All Is Not Well in La-La Land
Top Schwarzenegger air-quality officials depart under protest |
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03 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| All Is Not Well in La-La Land Top Schwarzenegger air-quality officials depart under protest If Arnold Schwarzenegger were a cobbler, his children would have no shoes. Or something like that. While the Governator has been busy spreading the climate gospel around the world, his air-quality agency is coming apart at the seams. Last week, Schwarzenegger fired Rob ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, news, politics, shenanigans, state politics (all these topics) |
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15 Green Politicians
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26 Jun 2007 |
Main Dish |
| From mayors to heads of state, politicians the world over are going green. Check out our list of top achievers, then tell us which political leaders you'd nominate in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Photo: Thomas Hawk via Flickr Arnold Schwarzenegger The Governator has truly pumped up environmental action in California. He made the state a global leader on climate change by signing into law the landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which ... |
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| Topics: Angela Merkel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbara Boxer, international politics, lists, local politics, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Terminating His Term
With one day left in office, Blair chats climate with Schwarzenegger |
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26 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Terminating His Term With one day left in office, Blair chats climate with Schwarzenegger If you'd asked Tony Blair a decade ago which foreign official would be the last he met with while in office, chances are he wouldn't have put his pounds on Arnold Schwarzenegger. But that's exactly who filled the slot today. Blair, who steps down tomorrow, met with the Governator at 10 Downing Street to chat about -- wa ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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When push comes to guv
Ahhhnold and friends tell the folks on the Hill to get with it |
Kate Sheppard |
13 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Ahhhnold is calling out the U.S. government for being a bunch of girly men and women on climate change. On Monday, he teamed up with Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, a fellow Republican, to chastise the folks on the Hill for 'inaction and denial' on climate change in an open letter published in the Washington Post. Not only have they failed to take major federal action, they've also tried to thwart actions by progressive states like California and Connecticut, the ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Well, Uh, At Least No One Got Zero?
California, Vermont, Connecticut top ranking of energy-efficient states |
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06 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Well, Uh, At Least No One Got Zero? California, Vermont, Connecticut top ranking of energy-efficient states Less than a week after California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) declared at an economic summit in Canada that clean energy is becoming the basis for "a new gold rush," his all-star state has topped an energy-efficiency ranking issued by the American Council for an Energy ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, energy, energy efficiency, news (all these topics) |
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I'll Be Back, Eh
Schwarzenegger visits Canada to talk tough on emissions |
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30 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| I'll Be Back, Eh Schwarzenegger visits Canada to talk tough on emissions It's hard to believe any country could be worse on climate than the U.S., but Canada seems to be making a run for it. Yesterday, Friends of the Earth Canada and Sierra Legal filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that their government is shirking its Kyoto Protocol pledge. "This government is not fre ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Canada, climate, Kyoto Protocol, litigation, news (all these topics) |
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The 'Terminator' eyes Cali farmland
Schwarzenegger to California farmers: Considuh this a divorce |
Tom Philpott |
27 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| There's a fair amount of debate on Gristmill about how much green cred to give the Governator -- that A-list action hero of enlightened Republicanism. I don't follow California politics closely enough to venture an opinion. But I do know that promoting a policy that will result in yet more suburban sprawl and evict small- and mid-sized farmers from their land -- all in an effort to save chump change from the state budget -- hardly does Schwarzenegger credit. Over on ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, placemaking, sprawl (all these topics) |
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In case you mistook Schwarzenegger for a green
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Gar Lipow |
25 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Ahnold cuts transit funding. (via Michael O'Hare) |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Republican governors to Bush: Pull over and let us pass
The federal gov't is blocking state efforts to fight climate change |
David Roberts |
22 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) take to the pages of the Washington Post to send President Bush a simple message: 'It's high time the federal government becomes our partner or gets out of the way.' At issue is the waiver Calif. and 11 other states need from the EPA to implement their new tailpipe-emissions standards. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court made it clear that California is perfectly within its rights to imple ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, climate change mitigation, politics, state politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Hustle and Muscle
Schwarzenegger, frustrated by inaction, threatens to sue U.S. EPA |
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26 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Hustle and Muscle Schwarzenegger, frustrated by inaction, threatens to sue U.S. EPA In a smackdown between U.S. EPA head Stephen Johnson and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), who would you bet on? It's OK if you need time to ponder, because their battle is unfolding in slow motion. On Tuesday, Johnson said he had begun the process of considering California's req ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Converts and heretics
Time to start welcoming rather than bashing eco-newcomers |
David Roberts |
19 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger is being offered up as an eco-hero, so naturally some folks in the green movement rush to point out that it's all a big fraud. Why they do that -- why progressives eat their allies -- I'll never understand. Let's approach this through a semi-related phenomenon. I had the privilege of meeting Andrew Dessler in person the other day (how'd your talk go, Andrew?), and we discussed, among other things, how several climate change skeptics start ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, celebrity, environmental movement, green living, messaging, politics (all these topics) |
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He Covers the Hotter Front
Schwarzenegger says sexy greens are successful -- and he should know |
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12 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| He Covers the Hotter Front Schwarzenegger says sexy greens are successful -- and he should know In a speech at Georgetown University yesterday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said environmentalists need to get hip and sexy to counter their image as "prohibitionists at a fraternity party." Brandishing a batch of recent green-themed magazines -- some featuring h ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, environmental movement, green living, news (all these topics) |
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If the Issue Fits
Biz magazines spotlight the sustainability revolution |
John Elkington, Mark Lee |
27 Mar 2007 |
Full Disclosure |
| By John Elkington and Mark Lee 27 Mar 2007 |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger (all these topics) |
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If At First You Don't Secede
Five western states form regional climate-change partnership |
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27 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| If At First You Don't Secede Five western states form regional climate-change partnership Citing a federal leadership void, the governors of five western U.S. states have formed a regional partnership to cut greenhouse gases and fight climate change. The Western Regional Climate Action Initiative, which inc ... |
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| Topics: Arizona, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, climate change mitigation, New Mexico, news, Oregon, politics, state politics, Washington (all these topics) |
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Am I allowed ...
to have a crush on the Ah-nold? |
Katharine Wroth |
05 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| ... to have a crush on the Ah-nold? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proven to be many things during his tenure, among them surprisingly green-leaning. Today he proves that even when he's being catty and 'uncensored,' he's still a gentleman. Some of our higher-ups could learn a thing or two from him, don't you think? |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger (all these topics) |
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Schwarzenegger is having his hair done that day
Ouch |
David Roberts |
01 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Sen. Barbara Boxer invited the Governator to testify to the EPW committee about his state's global warming regulations, but he ... had urgent matters to attend to. 'Meetings he can't miss,' as it happens.Would you want to get stuck between Boxer and Inhofe if you agreed with the former and shared a party with the latter? |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe (all these topics) |
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Flexing His OPECs
Schwarzenegger, E.U. unveil new carbon-cutting schemes |
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10 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Flexing His OPECs Schwarzenegger, E.U. unveil new carbon-cutting schemes California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) may be hobbled by a broken leg, but his mind is still strong. (File that under Sentences We Never Thought We'd Write.) In his State of the State address last night, the green-leaning Governator announced a plan to cut carbon in transportation fuel 10 percent by 202 ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, European Union, news, politics (all these topics) |
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One Nation, Under Terry
An interview with California environmental adviser Terry Tamminen |
David Roberts |
04 Jan 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Terry Tamminen is a compact, affable man. With his bluntness and lack of pretense, it's easy to see why Arnold Schwarzenegger trusted him. The California governor brought Tamminen on as his environmental adviser in 2003, elevated him to secretary of the state EPA, and then appointed him a senior cabinet adviser in 2004. In part due to Tamminen's behind-the-scenes influence and t ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, interview, politics, state politics, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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An environmental A to Z for 2006
The year, alphabetically |
Kit Stolz |
29 Dec 2006 |
Gristmill |
| When it comes to global warming and the environment, everything seemed to change in 2006 -- at least in terms of public awareness. Here's an A-to-Z accounting of just some of those changes: A is for An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's scientific but surprisingly human documentary on the threat of climate change, which was expected to take in at most $6-7 million at the box office but went on to gross over $45 million, the biggest documentary of the year and the thi ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Arnold Schwarzenegger, biofuels, energy, green living, James Hansen, Kyoto Protocol, lists, movies, politics (all these topics) |
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He's making a list
And I'm checking it. Twice. |
Kate Sheppard |
28 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| People like to number things. They like to make lists. But I'm always impressed by the seeming randomness with which organizations decide to publish decisive lists. Why choose Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006 to publish your top 100 green campaigners of all time? Why not?! Not quite at the end of the year and a little late for the turn of the millennium, the U.K. Environment Agency released their 'Earthshakers' list today, just in time for ... well, I'm sure it's in time for s ... |
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| Topics: Amory Lovins, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Hansen, Lester Brown, lists (all these topics) |
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Can Bush learn from Arnie?
If so, what? |
David Roberts |
08 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Greg Anrig Jr.'s advice to Bush: Be more like Arnold. Just one year after California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's political humiliation, with all four of his favored ballot initiatives crushed at the polls, the Terminator won reelection yesterday by 17 points. How did he accomplish such a dramatic turnaround? According to the Los Angeles Times, he 1) apologized for his missteps, which were attributable largely to rigidly adhering to right-wing ideology, 2) ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger (all these topics) |
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No guv, no love
Enviro voters hope to green the statehouses as well |
Kate Sheppard |
07 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Muck's got the complete scoop here and here, but here's a quick rundown on governors' races with a green tinge: California -- Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) v. Phil Angelides (D) Voters get to decide this year whether they want to keep Arnie in office or move forward with Angelides, the state treasurer and this year's Democratic candidate. The big enviro groups are standing behind Angelides (and for a cheesy video demonstrating this, check here), but on the whole, voters i ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Richardson, elections, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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When Guvs Try
Enviros hope to make gains with gubernatorial races in key states |
Amanda Griscom Little |
19 Oct 2006 |
Muckraker |
| With Election Day just over two weeks away, Muckraker brings you part two of our roundup of gubernatorial races with important green angles. Last week, in part one, we chronicled the hottest campaigns along the Eastern seaboard. This week, we're briefing you on a few of the must-watch races in the Midwest and Pacific regions. Michigan: Jennifer Granholm (D) vs. Dick DeVos (R) Jenn ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Colorado, elections, Michigan, Muckraker, Ohio, Oregon, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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A Tip of the Cap
California will join Northeast greenhouse-gas reduction program |
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16 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Tip of the Cap California will join Northeast greenhouse-gas reduction program California will participate in the carbon cap-and-trade program being established in seven Northeast states, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) announced today. Linking in with the so-called Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative -- which we suppose won't be so regional anymore -- will help California's industries comply w ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news, Northeast (all these topics) |
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Does Silicone Count?
California will measure chemical levels in people's bodies under new law |
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03 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Does Silicone Count? California will measure chemical levels in people's bodies under new law The first state to measure how residents absorb chemicals from everyday products will be, of course, Arkansas. Ha ha -- you wish, Arkansans. No, it'll be California. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed a "biomonitoring" bill Friday that calls on state health officers to collect voluntarily submitted sam ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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