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Obama's own pander
Direct mailers from Obama campaign hail 'clean Kentucky coal' |
Kate Sheppard |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Hillary Clinton has been pilloried for pandering to working class voters with her gas-tax holiday proposal. But she's not the only one telling working-class voters what they want to hear. 'Barack Obama believes in clean Kentucky coal.' So reads a direct mailer being distributed in Kentucky ahead of the state's May 20 primary. (Click the image to the right for a larger version.) Clark Stevens, press secretary for the Obama campaign in Kentucky, confirmed that the mail ... |
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| Topics: barack obama, coal, elections, Muckraker, news, 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 |
| As executive director of the National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of 20 energy experts created in 2002, Jason Grumet has come in for some flack from environmentalists. NCEP's influential 2004 energy report called for several measures anathema to greens, including a "safety valve" that would set an upper limit on the price of carbon and CO2 permit giveaways to coal utilities and other big polluters. But Grumet's experience finessing the ... |
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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 |
| I must say I'm surprised and gratified at the amount of coverage the gas-tax holiday is getting. It appears to be blowing up in Clinton's face, which is exactly what would happen in a Good and Just world. Earlier this week, asked about the fact that not a single policy expert or economist thinks the holiday would do anything for consumers, Clinton spokesflack Howard Wolfson said: 'We believe the presidency requires leadership,' said Wolfson. 'There are times that a ... |
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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 |
| Weekend election update: Barack Obama won the tiny island territory of Guam by seven votes on Saturday, with 2,264 to Hillary Clinton's 2,257. They'll split the four delegates alloted in this primary evenly. More importantly though, doesn't anyone else wonder why Guamanians get to vote in the primary but not the general? |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Muckraker, news, 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 |
| The margin was narrow -- 4 percentage points. And 5 percent of those polled didn't choose sides. But a CBS News/NY Times poll released Sunday just might signal the moment when Americans began to grasp the intertwined realities of climate, energy and national security. The poll [PDF] found that 49 percent of Americans think suspending the gasoline tax this summer is a bad idea, while 45 percent approve of the plan (see Question 49). If memory serves, t ... |
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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 |
| The 'gas tax holiday' has officially emerged as the latest bickerfest big issue in the presidential race. Hillary Clinton and John McCain say drivers need a break this summer, while Obama is aggressively pushing back against the idea. In a new ad, Obama emphasizes that cutting the tax this summer would save most consumers a mere $30 -- about half the cost of a tank of gas these days. It's a short-term fix, he says in the ad, and 'that's typical of how Washington ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Obama on gas prices
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David Roberts |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| If you can overlook the silly 'price gouging' bit, this strikes me as an enormously effective push-back against Clinton's attacks: |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (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 |
| So I'm looking at this pool report from a run-of-the-mill day in the Obama campaign. Barack and Michelle dropped by to have lunch with an Indiana couple, Mike and Cheryl Fischer. Mike works in Amtrak's Beech Grove shop, as his family has for generations. Notes the report dryly: "No news." But I scan down a bit to the middle, where Barack's talking to Mike about his impending layoff at Amtrak, and suddenly my mouth is hanging open. Says Obama:The irony is w ... |
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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 |
| Gas prices are high, which is the worst thing that's ever happened in the history of America, dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. It's a violation of the spirit of the Constitution of Independence as written by Jefferson Davis. We must declare preemptive war on gas prices before they destroy our freedoms, which they hate. Think of the children. How will they get to soccer practice? "Buy the kid a bike," says the Blame America First crowd. Thankfully ... |
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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 |
| Calling all greens: Barack Obama, battling to remain the front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, this weekend took on the most sacred cow in American politics: cheap gas. Campaigning in Indiana, Obama distanced himself from the gas tax 'holiday' proposed by Sen. John McCain, saying it may not bring down prices and would require raising other taxes to pay for highway maintenance. "The only way we're going to lower gas prices over the long ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Last night's debate
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David Roberts |
17 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I came in this morning planning to review last night's Democratic debate and blog about the energy/environment questions. Turns out there were none -- indeed, policy and substance were almost entirely absent from the debate. There seems to be broad agreement that it was a real low point for journalism, a gotcha-fest that illuminated nothing but the decadence of the establishment media. It did, however, produce one truly magnificent cultural artifact. Watch below as ... |
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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 |
| Clinton is attacking Obama over his energy bill vote in Penn. again. (More on the vote; more on the attacks.)You've got to know McCain is chuckling right now. He's having the easiest campaign ever! |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Lapel-pin patriotism vs. protecting this country against its greatest threat
True patriots would fight global warming |
Joseph Romm |
15 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- As you'll recall, Barack Obama made a controversial sartorial decision last October about what he will and will not wear on his lapel. He declared he will not wear one of those American flag pins that have become so popular among politicians since Sept. 11. 'I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest,' he said while campaigning in Iowa. ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, politics, presidential race 08 (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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Candidates on climate change as moral issue
Clinton & Obama to be queried on CNN tonight at 8pm EST on climate |
Erik Hoffner |
13 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Dem hopefuls Clinton and Obama will participate live tonight in The Compassion Forum, a discussion of "pressing moral issues that bridge ideological divides" including poverty, AIDS, Darfur, human rights, torture, and ... drumroll please ... climate change. The pair will field questions from CNN and Newsweek talking heads as well as from members of the faith community. The Rev Sally Bingham, of the very cool Interfaith Power and Light Campaign will be asking ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08, religion and spirituality, TV (all these topics) |
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Obama just can't quit Gore
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David Roberts |
03 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In response to a question about whether he'd consider Gore for a cabinet position, Obama said: I would. Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem. He's somebody I talk to on a regular basis. I'm already consulting with him in terms of these issues, but climate change is real. It is something we have to deal with now, not 10 years from now, not 20 years fro ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (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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Obama and oil companies
The latest primary dispute: Does Obama take oil money? |
David Roberts |
30 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is a new ad from Obama, playing now in Pennsylvania: In response, the Clinton campaign rushed out a statement claiming that Obama does too accept money from oil and gas companies: According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Sen. Obama has received over $160,000 from the oil and gas companies. Two major bundlers for his campaign -- George Kaiser and Robert Cavnar -- are oil company CEOs. Sen. Obama has accepted money from Exxon, Shell, BP, Chevron and ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Big Oil, Hillary Clinton, oil, politics, presidential race 08, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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Things that make you go hm
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David Roberts |
28 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| On Thursday at his speech on the economy, Obama was introduced by Michael Bloomberg. Today in an interview with a N.Y. TV station, Obama expressed his support for congestion pricing. Hmm ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, cars, politics, presidential race 08, regulation (all these topics) |
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BREAKING: Al Gore still not running, though superdelegates may force him to, only probably not
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David Roberts |
27 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In his column today, Joe Klein spins out a preposterously unlikely scenario whereby the Democratic superdelegates get together and conspire to pass over both Obama and Clinton and instead hand the nomination to ... Al Gore. Two or three paragraphs in I thinking, oh, Joe, pish-tosh. Then: Pish-tosh, you say, and you're probably right. OK then. |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Richardson endorses Obama
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David Roberts |
21 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Bill Richardson, who aspired to be the 'energy president,' has endorsed Barack Obama. In his endorsement letter, he cites race and this stuff: To reverse the disastrous policies of the last seven years, rebuild our economy, address the housing and mortgage crisis, bring our troops home from Iraq, and restore America's international standing, we need a President who can bring us together as a nation so we can confront our urgent challenges at home and abroad. Noti ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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West Virginia, Mountain Drama
Clinton and Obama boost coal in West Virginia |
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21 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:03 PM on 21 Mar 2008 Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both did some coal-boosting while campaigning in West Virginia this week. Clinton told West Virginians she's always been in favor of "the cleanest coal possible," but that "coal fits in very importantly" to America's energy future. Asked about mountaintop-removal mining in a radio interview Wednesday, she hedged, saying she didn't &quo ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, economy, elections, energy, green jobs, Hillary Clinton, mining, news, politics, presidential race 08 ... (all these topics) |
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Now That's Richardson
Bill Richardson endorses Barack Obama for president |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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