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Forwards and Edwards
John Edwards endorses Barack Obama |
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14 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:14 PM on 14 May 2008 Former presidential hopeful John Edwards has at long last endorsed a candidate: Barack Obama. Edwards, whose strong stances on the environment pushed his Democratic rivals to toughen their green proposals, said of his choice, "Democratic voters in America have made their choice and so have I." Hillary Clinton's campaign, which had also pursued Edwards' endorsement, chose to take a different view, ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Show Them That You Car
Obama talks up green while courting manufacturers |
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14 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:52 PM on 14 May 2008 Barack Obama courted manufacturers in Michigan Wednesday, touting proposals to boost both green energy and the auto industry. He talked up a plan to auction carbon credits and use the funds to boost clean technology (and, in turn, green jobs), and said he would help the U.S. auto industry get back on its feet while encouraging investment in hybrids, electric vehicles, and other fuel-efficie ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Big Auto, business, green jobs, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Voters' Voices: West Virginia, II
Race mattered in the W.Va. primary, but will it keep mattering? |
Melinda Henneberger |
14 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08, West Virginia (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 |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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What should Obama do in West Virginia and Kentucky?
Learning from the gas tax episode, Obama could treat rural whites like adults |
David Roberts |
11 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, energy, 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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It's Barack vs. Britney
Politics gaining ground in popular celeb rags |
Sarah van Schagen |
08 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: magazines, celebrity, Barack Obama, green living, politics (all these topics) |
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Holiday on ice
What North Carolina and Indiana tell us about future oil and climate policy |
Joseph Romm |
08 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, messaging, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Candidates talk energy in victory speeches
Obama takes NC; Clinton appears to win Indiana |
Kate Sheppard |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Remember how there are primaries today?
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David Roberts |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Jason and the Carbonauts
Obama energy adviser Jason Grumet talks climate, coal, and green jobs |
David Roberts |
06 May 2008 |
Grist Feature |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Obama's own pander
Direct mailers from Obama campaign hail 'clean Kentucky coal' |
Kate Sheppard |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: barack obama, coal, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Jason and the Carbonauts
Obama energy adviser Jason Grumet talks climate, coal, and transportation policy |
David Roberts |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, interview, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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Name that tune
Clinton sings the faux-populist, anti-intellectual Manichean blues |
David Roberts |
05 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, Hillary Clinton, oil, politics, presidential race 08, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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Guam, as you are
Obama wins Guam; nation forgets island even exists |
Kate Sheppard |
05 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Americans grow up
CBS/Times poll: We reject gas-tax holiday |
Charles Komanoff |
04 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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A Friend Indeed
Friends of the Earth Action endorses Obama; candidates spar over |
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03 May 2008 |
News |
| "gas tax holiday" Posted at 2:54 PM on 03 May 2008 Green group Friends of the Earth Action endorsed Barack Obama for president on Saturday, citing his principled stand against a temporary suspension of the gasoline tax. "The 'gas tax holiday' debate is a defining moment in the presidential race," said Friends of the Earth Action President Brent Blackwelder. "The two other candidates respon ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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The gas-tax wars
Candidates, Congress split on 'gas tax holiday' |
Kate Sheppard |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, politics (all these topics) |
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Obama on gas prices
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David Roberts |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, oil, politics, presidential race 08, Barack Obama (all these topics) |
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Obama on rail transit
A candidate finally discusses public transit ... at a random lunch |
David Roberts |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, placemaking, politics, presidential race 08, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Plan of surrender
Unlike McCain and Clinton, Obama would have us capitulate to Gas Price Terror |
David Roberts |
30 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, legislation, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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How I Spent My Summer Tax Vacation
McCain, Clinton support summer gas-tax rollback |
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29 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:39 AM on 29 Apr 2008 Hillary Clinton. Photo: Marc Nozell U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain have said they support temporarily suspending the federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel over the summer to ease the impacts of high fuel prices on consumers. McCain indicated he would shift revenue from other sources to cover the estimated $9 billion dip in highway infrastruct ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, news, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Obama plays it straight
Energy prices that tell the truth: the real presidential litmus test |
Charles Komanoff |
27 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: politics, Barack Obama, energy, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Last night's debate
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David Roberts |
17 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Clinton bashes Obama on energy
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David Roberts |
17 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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