 Stories About: Barack Obama AND climate AND news AND politics
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'We're the Saudi Arabia of coal'
Obama & Clinton shill for coal in Montana |
Kate Sheppard |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Flathead Beacon in Montana pinned down interviews with both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Tuesday primary. The paper asked questions on domestic oil and gas drilling, the preservation of public lands, and coal. The whole thing is interesting, but the candidates' responses on coal were the most notable: Q: But what role should fossil fuels play, specifically in Montana, where we've got vast coal reserves? Do you think, in the short term or ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, Hillary Clinton, Montana, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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The first 100 days
Obama says climate and energy would be top priorities at start of his admin |
Kate Sheppard |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| It's a bit buried here, but Marc Ambinder notes that at a fundraiser in Denver on Wednesday night, Barack Obama said his first-100-day priorities would include sending a 'signal to the world' on energy and climate change. Wish that were a bit more specific, but hey, at least it's in there. |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Climate and service
Obama's commencement speech calls for service to the country, planet on climate front |
Kate Sheppard |
27 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| David beat me to a post on Barack Obama's commencement speech at Wesleyan on Sunday. The part about climate change and clean energy was good, but what I found most encouraging was at the beginning, when climate change was cited, along with hunger, war, and economic strife, as an area where our personal lives and the life of the nation should be aligned: [Y]ou are about to enter a world that makes it easy to get caught up in the notion that there are actually two dif ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, education, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Make it stop
Oregon and Kentucky vote; nation yawns and rolls over |
Kate Sheppard |
20 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In case anyone's still paying attention, there were two more primaries today. Hillary Clinton scored a big win in Kentucky, with 65 percent of the vote to Obama's 30 percent. But Obama looks poised to win Oregon, and says he's reached the delegate threshold. Various media folks are reporting that he now has an 'insurmountable advantage' in the race for the Democratic nomination, much like they said ... back in February. It's the Groundhog Day primary! Clinton sa ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, Hillary Clinton, Kentucky, Muckraker, news, Oregon, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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More Kentucky coal pandering
Obama airs new coal-themed TV ad; Clinton talks up coal too |
Kate Sheppard |
12 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Obama campaign is running TV ads in Kentucky touting the candidate's commitment to the coal industry, along the same lines as a flyer the campaign is sending out in the state: 'He came to southern Illinois and seen the devastation and the loss of the jobs in this coal industry,' says miner Randy Henry in the ads, which are appearing in the Lexington and Bowling Green television markets. 'Washington, D.C., is not listening to us. Barack understands it.' Th ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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War and Peeves
U.S. fails to be climate leader because of war, says Obama |
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09 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:53 AM on 09 May 2008 The war in Iraq is one reason the U.S. is such an environmental laggard, Barack Obama said in a CNN interview Thursday. "I think the way we have run this war in Iraq has ... led us to ignore the critical needs for us to focus on a sound energy policy in this country," Obama told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "It has left us unable to lead on critical global issues like global warming. ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, energy, news, politics, presidential race 08, TV (all these topics) |
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Climate Change We Can Believe In
Clinton, Obama questioned on climate change at religion forum |
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14 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:07 AM on 14 Apr 2008 Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were asked about climate change as part of the Compassion Forum, a gathering focused on eliciting the candidates' views on matters of faith. Asked whether Americans can combat global poverty and climate change without changing their standard of living, Clinton got all "10 things you can do," ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, Hillary Clinton, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Brood and Gore
Obama says he'd consider Gore for climate post in his administration |
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03 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:27 AM on 03 Apr 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said at a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania yesterday that he would consider asking former vice president and current climate superstar Al Gore to assume a cabinet-level position in his administration to help tackle climate change. "I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Ready to Barack and Roll
Obama says will move immediately on international climate pact |
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11 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:05 PM on 11 Feb 2008 Prior to his weekend wins in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barack Obama promised to begin developing the U.S. position on an international pact to halt global warming now, instead of waiting until 2009. "I've been in conversations with former Vice President [Al] Gore repeatedly, and his recommendation, which I think is sound, is that you c ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, climate change mitigation, elections, international politics, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Right Said Ted
Sen. Ted Kennedy endorses Obama |
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28 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:09 PM on 28 Jan 2008 Influential Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), whose family has long been friendly with the Clintons, has nonetheless endorsed Barack Obama for president. Included among Ted's reasons: "With Barack Obama ... we will make the United States the great leader and not the great roadblock in the fateful fight against global warming." Kennedy is the brother of late President John F. Kennedy; JFK's daughter, Caroli ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Everything Goes Better With Barack
Obama joins McCain, Lieberman to push Senate climate bill |
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16 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Everything Goes Better With Barack Obama joins McCain, Lieberman to push Senate climate bill If you follow politics, the phrase "McCain-Lieberman" might make you throw up in your mouth just a little. Since 2003, U.S. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) have worked to pass a bill that would cut greenhouse-gas emissions, to no avail. But wrap your tongue around this: McCain-Lieberman-Obama ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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