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Now That's Richardson Bill Richardson endorses Barack Obama for president		21 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 12:08 PM on 21 Mar 2008 Sen. Barack Obama has been endorsed for president by New Mexico governor and former presidential racer Bill Richardson. Among other things, said Richardson, Obama "will make the historic and vital investments into renewable energy, to help create clean energy jobs and fight global warming." source: MSNBC From the Archives A Doom With a Review. Report by ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

How a Bill Becomes a Blah Richardson drops out of presidential race, takes clean-energy fervor back to N.M.		10 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 1:47 PM on 10 Jan 2008 New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination today, after tanking in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. In making his announcement, he looked on the bright side: "A year ago ... we were the campaign with the most aggressive clean energy plan and the most ambitious standards for redu ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

On the Prez Grist interviews presidential candidates Edwards, Kucinich, Richardson, and Dodd		07 Aug 2007	Daily Grist

Topics: Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, climate, Dennis Kucinich, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Richardson on the Record An interview with Bill Richardson about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	06 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Bill Richardson dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 10, 2008. Bill Richardson. Photo: Michael Millhollin via flickr Bill Richardson likes to play up his image as a horse-ridin', gun-totin' man of the Wild West, but don ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Richardson on the Issues A look at Bill Richardson's environmental platform and record		06 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
Update: Bill Richardson dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 10, 2008. Bill Richardson. Bill Richardson has been an advocate for clean energy and action against climate change during his tenure as governor of New Mexico from 2003 to the present, and now, as a Democratic presidential candidate, he's pushing perhaps the biggest and most far-reaching energy and climate plan of the campaign. Pr ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Speaking of stupidity, the ultimate renewable resource Remember when stupidity was something to be ashamed of rather than a point of pride?	JMG	28 Jun 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Bill Richardson, elections, politics (all these topics)

Two presidential ads on global warming From the candidates with the best plans and least chances	David Roberts	12 Jun 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Clinton and Obama: eco-sellouts? A columnist thinks so	David Roberts	24 May 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, politics (all these topics)

Why Does Bill Richardson Hate America? Democratic presidential candidate unveils ambitious energy plan		18 May 2007	Daily Grist
Why Does Bill Richardson Hate America? Democratic presidential candidate unveils ambitious energy plan Today we bring you part 16 of "Promising Energy Policies Put Forth By U.S. Presidential Candidates Who Don't Have a Chance in Hell of Getting Elected." This week, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has been touting his plan for battling global warming. Yesterday, saying the c ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, climate change mitigation, energy, news, politics (all these topics)

Bill Richardson's climate and energy plan The boldest plan on the table	David Roberts	17 May 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Bill Richardson, climate, elections, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, presidential race 08, renewable energy (all these topics)

Bill Richardson introduces climate and energy plan Reviews are good	David Roberts	17 May 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Bill Richardson, carbon tax, carbon trading, elections, energy, politics (all these topics)

The Land of Electric Enchantment Tesla Motors to build electric-car plant in New Mexico		22 Feb 2007	Daily Grist
The Land of Electric Enchantment Tesla Motors to build electric-car plant in New Mexico In April, electric-car start-up Tesla Motors will break ground on a manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, which beat out Flagstaff, Ariz., and Pittsburg, Calif., for the honor. The plant will churn out 10,000 WhiteStar sedans a year starting in 2009 -- "zero-emission" ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, cars, electric vehicles, New Mexico, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

We guv you, too A majority of states retain green-leaning guvs	Kate Sheppard	08 Nov 2006	Gristmill

Topics: Bill Richardson, elections, politics, state politics (all these topics)

No guv, no love Enviro voters hope to green the statehouses as well	Kate Sheppard	07 Nov 2006	Gristmill

Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Richardson, elections, politics, state politics (all these topics)

Industrial milk, New Mexico style Legislators and citizens are starting to catch on to the health and environmental consequences of Bi	Mark Winne	21 Apr 2006	Gristmill

Topics: Bill Richardson (all these topics)

Bill Richardson on energy independence Speechifying.	David Roberts	27 Mar 2006	Gristmill

Topics: Bill Richardson, energy, politics (all these topics)

No Word on the Mansions Governors abandon gas-guzzling SUVs as they ask others to use less fuel		12 Oct 2005	Daily Grist
No Word on the Mansions Governors abandon gas-guzzling SUVs as they ask others to use less fuel As post-hurricane gas prices in the U.S. hover around $3 a gallon, several governors have dumped their state-funded, gas-hogging SUVs for more energy-conscious vehicles. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) will be sidelining his Lincoln Navigator for a Ford Escape hybrid, and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, green living, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

The Revolution Will Be Localized Sundance getaway converts mayors into climate activists	Amanda Griscom Little	14 Jul 2005	Muckraker
Salt Lake City played host to mayors getting up to speed on climate issues. City leaders from around the U.S. were treated to a rare bird's-eye view of the environment earlier this week at the Sundance Summit, a three-day mayors' retreat on climate change hosted by Robert Redford in Salt Lake City and at his 6,000-acre resort nestled beneath Utah's Mount Timpanogos, near ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, climate, green living, local politics, Muckraker, politics, Robert Redford (all these topics)

Ay, Chihuahua! New drilling approved for New Mexico's Otero Mesa		25 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Ay, Chihuahua! New drilling approved for New Mexico's Otero Mesa The Bureau of Land Management yesterday made the final decision to open nearly 2 million acres of Chihuahuan desert grassland in southern New Mexico to oil and gas drilling. The Bush administration insists that drilling in the area, known as Otero Mesa, won't be a "free-for-all," as the BLM's plan calls f ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, Bureau of Land Management, mining and drilling, New Mexico (all these topics)

Jolly Good, Guv'nors Western Governors Adopt Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals		24 Jun 2004	Daily Grist
Jolly Good, Guv'nors Western Governors Adopt Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals Western governors agreed this week to a resolution calling for development of renewable energy in the region, a plan they hope will stabilize energy costs for consumers and make the region an exporter of energy -- nay, the "Saudi Arabia of wind and solar energy," according to the group's statement. Co-sponsored by California Gov. A ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Richardson (all these topics)

Party Favors Bush drilling plan ticks off many New Mexicans and tickles GOP donors pink	Amanda Griscom	10 Mar 2004	Muckraker
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) is facing off against the Department of Interior and its Bureau of Land Management over a plan to allow oil and gas drilling on his state's pristine Otero Mesa -- an expanse of desert grassland which the governor, with a touch of dramatic flair, has called "the West's ANWR." Don't mesa 'round with New Mexico. Photo: Nathan Newcomer, N ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior, energy, environmental non-government organizations, land stewardship, Muckraker, New Mexico, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics)

Southwest Passage New Mexico Passes Renewable-Energy Bills		05 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
Southwest Passage New Mexico Passes Renewable-Energy Bills New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) yesterday celebrated the passage of a remarkable package of progressive energy bills, with the vocal support of a broad coalition including utilities, environmentalists, ranchers, and consumers. The centerpiece is a new law stating that all investor-owned electrical utilities in the state must gen ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, energy, New Mexico, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Natural Gas, Unnatural Allies Unlikely Coalition Opposes Bush's Plan to Drill in New Mexico		11 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Natural Gas, Unnatural Allies Unlikely Coalition Opposes Bush's Plan to Drill in New Mexico New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) is leading an improbable coalition of enviros, ranchers, hunters, and property-rights activists in a fight against the Bush administration's plans to drill for natural gas in the Otero Mesa area of New Me ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, Department of Interior, elections, energy, New Mexico, oil and gas drilling, politics, West, wilderness (all these topics)

Brand New Mexico		11 Apr 2003	Daily Grist
Brand New Mexico And in very good news for enviros in New Mexico, Gov. Bill Richardson signed into law yesterday a measure designed to increase the amount of open space in the state. The Land Conservation Incentives Act will allow taxpayers -- whether individuals or corporations -- to deduct from state taxes half of the value of any land they donate to an environmental steward or protect under a conservation easement. The credit ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, New Mexico (all these topics)

Send Us the Bill		14 Jun 2001	Daily Grist
Send Us the Bill Former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson was elected late last week to serve on the board of trustees of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Karen Golembeski, Richardson's spokesperson, said he was drawn to the group "primarily for its work on global climate change." Some folks in the know expect Richardson to run for governor of New Mexico next year. Richardson served in the House and as the U.S.'s amb ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, NRDC (all these topics)

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