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They've Got the Power The youth climate movement proves itself at Power Shift 2007	Brian Beutler	08 Nov 2007	Muckraker

Topics: campus activism, climate, grassroots activism, Muckraker, Van Jones (all these topics)

A Green Tug-of-War Green groups battle over climate bills in the Senate	Brian Beutler	25 Oct 2007	Muckraker

Topics: Congress, environmental movement, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

The Coal Nine Yards Coal industry asks for still more handouts, and Washington lends an ear	Brian Beutler	19 Sep 2007	Muckraker
We're gradually learning how the U.S. government will approach our country's energy needs in the carbon-constrained future -- and if you were envisioning a future free of mining the earth for dirty energy, you should probably check the optimism. Same coal, same coal. Photo: iStockphoto Two important hearings on Capitol Hill earlier this month strongly indicated that we're stuc ...
Topics: carbon sequestration, coal, coal-to-liquid fuel, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Tighten Up Plans to boost energy efficiency start getting traction in Congress	Amanda Griscom Little	23 Apr 2007	Muckraker
What's not to love about energy efficiency? It's the paradigmatic win-win scenario -- save money, protect the climate and broader environment, and reduce reliance on unsavory sources of energy, all in one fell swoop. As efficiency guru Amory Lovins puts it [PDF], "Using energy more efficiently offers an economic bonanza -- not because of the benefits of stopping global warm ...
Topics: Amory Lovins, Congress, Ed Markey, energy, energy efficiency, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

The Warm on Terror Bipartisan bill calls for intelligence assessment of climate impacts	Amanda Griscom Little	05 Apr 2007	Muckraker
How might U.S. national security be threatened by mega-droughts, coastal flooding, killer hurricanes, food scarcity, and the other ecological calamities scientists widely predict will occur if global warming continues apace? Is climate change the real ticking bomb? Photo: iStockphoto No one knows, but Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) think it's time to f ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, legislation, Muckraker, national security, politics (all these topics)

The Goracle Gore gets a warm welcome on Capitol Hill, and a few heated exchanges	Amanda Griscom Little	22 Mar 2007	Muckraker
Exhibiting a curious mixture of nostalgia and irreverence, Al Gore returned to the halls of Congress yesterday to make the case for sweeping federal action to fight global warming. Buoyed by his recent Academy Award triumph, Gore testified at hearings in both the House and the Senate. Audiences of hundreds lined the oak-paneled walls of the hearing rooms, crowded the aisles, ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barbara Boxer, climate, climate change mitigation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Let's Call the Coal Thing Off Coal-bashing is hot new trend in Congress, science circles, and business world	Amanda Griscom Little	09 Mar 2007	Muckraker
Is King Coal about to be deposed? Climate scientists, key members of Congress, enviros, and the progressive wing of the business world are plotting a coup d'�tat. Regime change isn't likely to come soon, but this resistance movement could significantly alter the way the pollution-spewing sovereign wields its power. James Hansen. Photo: Arnold Adle/N ...
Topics: business, climate science, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, James Hansen, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Friends With Benefit Packages Romance blossoms between big biz and enviros over a candlelit dinner	Amanda Griscom Little	16 Feb 2007	Muckraker
Love is in the air. Photo: iStockphoto The on-again-off-again flirtation between big business and the mainstream environmental movement seems to be progressing into a full-on steamy love affair -- and perhaps even a committed, long-term relationship. On Tuesday morning, a handful of Fortune 500 execs joined Jonathan Lash, president of the environmental think ...
Topics: business, greenish companies, Muckraker (all these topics)

Feeling the Heat Bush administration put on the defensive over climate change	Lisa Hymas	09 Feb 2007	Muckraker
After six years of dodging the climate issue, the Bush administration is finally having to face it head on. They aren't changing policy -- don't be silly! -- but they are changing rhetoric. Bush is changing his climate talk, but not his walk. Photo: Whitehouse.gov Over the past month, climate change has become impossible for the White House to ignore: more than 2,500 of the world's top climate ...
Topics: climate, George Bush, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Tip Tip Hurray! Senate bills and corporate coalition push Washington toward climate action	Amanda Griscom Little	23 Jan 2007	Muckraker
Will January 2007 prove to be a tipping point for U.S. climate-change policy? Already this month we've seen a barrage of high-profile activity -- and President Bush hasn't even given his State of the Union address yet. Are we at a tipping point? First there was a rapid-fire succession of four major climate-change bills proposed in the Senate, all of which call for mand ...
Topics: business, climate, greenish companies, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Energizer Money Enviros delighted with House Democrats' energy bill	Amanda Griscom Little	17 Jan 2007	Muckraker
"I can't find anything wrong with it. Really, there is no catch. It's all good." Is the sun setting on some oil industry tax breaks? Photo: iStockphoto Let the record show that these contented words were spoken by an environmentalist -- Jim Presswood, a top lobbyist for the Natural Resources Defense Council to be exact. He's talking about the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, introduced on ...
Topics: energy, legislation, Muckraker, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Even Stevens? With new energy-focused bills, Stevens delights enviros and Obama disappoints	Amanda Griscom Little	12 Jan 2007	Muckraker
Among the barrage of energy-related bills already unleashed by the 110th Congress, one of the most progressive comes not from the newly empowered Democrats, but from Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, a zealous proponent of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Just as peculiar, one of the bills that most rankles environmentalists comes from Democratic ...
Topics: Barack Obama, energy, legislation, Muckraker, politics, Ted Stevens (all these topics)

A Little of This, a Little of That Congress gives parting nod to offshore drillers, but also to renewable-energy industries	Amanda Griscom Little	19 Dec 2006	Muckraker
Dark clouds on the horizon -- and drilling rigs too. Photo: iStockphoto The GOP-controlled 109th Congress went out with a bang -- that of drills hitting sea bottom. In the waning hours of the final legislative session earlier this month, Republican leaders pushed through a provision to open up 8.3 million acres on the outer continent ...
Topics: Congress, energy, legislation, Muckraker, oil and gas drilling, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Dingell All the Way Dingell and other Democrats plan oversight hearings on environmental issues	Amanda Griscom Little	01 Dec 2006	Muckraker
"There has been literally no oversight in the last six years," Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), incoming chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told Muckraker yesterday. "It's been nothing more than Kabuki theater." That's why Dingell says he's gearing up to hold oversight hearings investigating the Bush administration's energy and en ...
Topics: Congress, John Dingell, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

A Capitol Idea How green will the 110th Congress be?	Amanda Griscom Little	17 Nov 2006	Muckraker
"You'd have to go back to the Enlightenment to see such a big change in worldviews." That's how Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook characterized the environmental shift coming to Congress after the Democrats' triumph over the GOP last week. Barbara Boxer. Photo: Kevin Parry/ WireImage But, hyperbole aside, what victories can enviros realistically expect on Capitol Hill over the next t ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, Congress, Muckraker, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

How Green Was My Election? Activists say environmental issues helped push green candidates through tough races	Amanda Griscom Little	09 Nov 2006	Muckraker
Fist-pumping, chest-thumping, and hallelujahs abounded yesterday at a press conference of top environmental strategists responding to the results of the Tuesday elections, which ushered in a Democratic Congress after 12 years of near-total GOP control. Jon Tester, one of the greener senators-to-be. "Let me be clear: The environment won last nigh ...
Topics: elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Pom and Jerry McNerney is giving Pombo a run for his money	Amanda Griscom Little	26 Oct 2006	Muckraker
A year ago it was virtually unthinkable that Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) -- right-wing darling, fundraiser extraordinaire, champion of polluting industries, and enemy No. 1 of the environmental community -- could be unseated by any Democrat, much less one with zero political experience to his name. But now, a week and a half before Election Day, the rookie Democratic challenger in California's 11th ...
Topics: California, elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Colorado, elections, Michigan, Muckraker, Ohio, Oregon, politics, state politics (all these topics)

All You Need Is Guv Governors' races along Eastern seaboard could lead to big environmental gains	Amanda Griscom Little	10 Oct 2006	Muckraker
While the Mark Foley mess has everyone's attention riveted on the fast-changing congressional landscape, enviros should also keep an eye on gubernatorial races this November. "The state level is where all the truly positive environmental action has been happening in recent years," says Tony Massaro, senior vice president for political affairs with t ...
Topics: elections, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Muckraker, New York, Pennsylvania, politics, state politics (all these topics)

Branson With the Stars Virgin founder's $3 billion climate pledge heralds new era in philanthropy	Amanda Griscom Little	28 Sep 2006	Muckraker
Richard Branson, founder and chair of the British conglomerate Virgin Group, has racked up more than his share of high-profile high jinks over the years. Among them, signing the notorious Sex Pistols to his young record label, dangling nearly nude over Times Square, and botching numerous transoceanic hot-air balloon expeditions, necessitating rescue by helicopter ...
Topics: business, greenish companies, Muckraker, renewable energy, Richard Branson (all these topics)

I Speak for the Freeze Gore calls for carbon freeze in major speech on climate solutions	Amanda Griscom Little	19 Sep 2006	Muckraker
It is "time for a national oil change," said Al Gore with a sly wink in his voice. "That is apparent to anyone who has looked at our national dipstick." "Freeze right there!" says Gore. Photo: David Lodge/WireImage This was one of the few moments of comedy in what was billed as a "major policy address" yesterday by the former veep. ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Take Your Pick Environmentalists pick their sides in key Senate races	Amanda Griscom Little	14 Sep 2006	Muckraker
It's a rare political event that can draw applause from both the White House and environmental groups, but Lincoln Chafee's victory in the Rhode Island Republican primary on Tuesday was just that. Lincoln Chafee. The Bush administration reasons that Chafee -- the most liberal Republican in the Senate, and frequently at odds with Bush on hot-button issues from Iraq to tax cuts -- is their on ...
Topics: elections, League of Conservation Voters, Missouri, Montana, Muckraker, Pennsylvania, politics, Rhode Island, Sierra Club, US Senate, Washington (all these topics)

No Campaign, No Gain California climate deal could help Schwarzenegger win reelection	Amanda Griscom Little	08 Sep 2006	Muckraker
He rose to fame as a cyborg warrior fighting to wipe out life on the planet. Now he's fighting to save it. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is about to sign into law the most ambitious global-warming legislation in U.S. history -- and in a twist worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster, the Republican's support for mandatory emissions caps may actually help, not hurt, his chan ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, elections, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Better Off Ned? Enviros are split over Lieberman vs. Lamont	Amanda Griscom Little	01 Sep 2006	Muckraker
Progressives around the country cheered when Ned Lamont knocked out Sen. Joe Lieberman in Connecticut's Democratic primary last month, but some enviros held their applause. Joe Lieberman. Photo: Paul Morigi/ WireImage Lieberman -- now running as an independent in an effort to hold onto his seat -- has, by most accounts, been a standout leader on environmental protection during his 18 years in the Sen ...
Topics: Connecticut, elections, League of Conservation Voters, Muckraker, politics, Sierra Club, state politics (all these topics)

The Gas Menagerie Obama leads bipartisan effort to raise fuel-economy standards	Amanda Griscom Little	26 Jul 2006	Muckraker
Is the sting of $75-a-barrel oil and the threat of World War III exploding in the Middle East enough to convince Congress to finally boost auto fuel economy? Probably not, but a bipartisan coalition of senators led by Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is launching an admirable new effort anyway -- the Fuel Economy Reform Act. Barack Obama. Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage. "It is possibly ...
Topics: Barack Obama, fuel efficiency, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

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