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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 ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08, religion and spirituality, TV (all these topics)

Obama just can't quit Gore	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 ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Brood and Gore Obama says he'd consider Gore for climate post in his administration		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 ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, climate, news, politics (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Big Oil, Hillary Clinton, oil, politics, presidential race 08, shenanigans (all these topics)

Things that make you go hm	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 ...
Topics: Barack Obama, cars, politics, presidential race 08, regulation (all these topics)

BREAKING: Al Gore still not running, though superdelegates may force him to, only probably not	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.
Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Richardson endorses Obama	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 ...
Topics: Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

West Virginia, Mountain Drama Clinton and Obama boost coal in West Virginia		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 ...
Topics: Barack Obama, coal, economy, elections, energy, green jobs, Hillary Clinton, mining, news, politics, presidential race 08 ... (all these topics)

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)

Biggers to Obama: Free Appalachia from coal	David Roberts	21 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Jeff Biggers suggests an ambitious and risky Appalachian strategy for Barack Obama: By the 1920s, plundered for their coal and unable to compete with the non-union labor in Kentucky and West Virginia, the southern Illinois coal towns had turned into deforested and eroded wastelands, and were depicted by one government report as a 'picture, almost unrelieved, of utter economic devastation.' Southern Illinois lay claim to the highest infant mortality rates in the nati ...
Topics: Barack Obama, coal, energy, Illinois, mining, politics (all these topics)

Obama wins Wyoming	David Roberts	08 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Today Obama won the Wyoming Democratic caucus. He's the proud choice of Wyoming's 17 Democrats!
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08, Wyoming (all these topics)

Primaries thread	David Roberts	04 Mar 2008	Gristmill
This is the thread to discuss all things election related this evening. To kick things off: Obama wins Vermont, handily, as expected. From what I hear the other three are tight. UPDATE: According to CNN, McCain has won Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island, thereby securing the Republican nomination. Guess Huckabee should have majored in math after all. UPDATE: Clinton projected to win Rhode Island. UPDATE: CNN is projecting that both my children are now in bed ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Ohio, politics, presidential race 08, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont ... (all these topics)

Clinton v. Obama on SNL	David Roberts	04 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Medium funny:
Topics: Hillary Clinton, politics, elections, presidential race 08, Barack Obama (all these topics)

Theo Will.i.am. releases new video for Obama	David Roberts	01 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Among those I know, reaction to this new will.i.am video has been unanimous: 'Is that Theo Huxtable?!
Topics: Barack Obama, celebrity, elections, music, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Is Obama's climate plan missing something? The Washington Post lamely attacks Obama's climate ideas	Joseph Romm	27 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby, in an absurdly titled column, 'Obama's Missing Ideas,' proves once again that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Obama's ideas about climate solutions are probably the very last place one can find something missing. Obama has a terrific climate plan, full of winning ideas, as I have blogged many times. Yet Mallaby claims that 'good ideas are actually quite scarce. Just take a look at climate change.' Mallaby's 'case' is based ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

An Eye for a Buckeye Dems touch on green issues at debate in crucial primary state of Ohio		27 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 5:32 AM on 27 Feb 2008 Environmental issues popped up during a discussion of trade policy in last night's debate between Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Clinton said she would "renegotiate the core labor and environmental standards" of NAFTA. Obama agreed, saying, "I intend to make certain that every [trade] agreement that we sign has the labor ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, news, politics, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill
'So when it came time to vote on Dick Cheney's energy bill, I voted no, and Senator Obama voted yes.' -- Hillary Clinton, Ohio Democratic presidential primary debate
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, legislation, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill
"We're going to have to invest in infrastructure to make sure that we're competitive. And I've got a plan to do that. We're going to have to invest in science and technology. We've got to vastly improve our education system. We have to look at energy and the potential for creating green jobs that can not just save on our energy costs but, more importantly, can create jobs in building windmills that will produce manufacturing jobs here in Ohio, can put rural commun ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, green jobs, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics)

Dodd's Nod Chris Dodd endorses Barack Obama for prez		26 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 11:23 AM on 26 Feb 2008 Former presidential contender Chris Dodd has broken with the wait-and-see Democrats to endorse Barack Obama for president. Obama has been "poked and prodded, analyzed and criticized, called too green, too trusting, and for all of that has already won" a majority of states and votes, said Dodd. See what he did there, using the word "green" as a subtle nod to Obama's eco-cred? Clever. source: ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Dodd endorses Obama	David Roberts	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Chris Dodd, the only significant presidential candidate to support a carbon tax, has endorsed Barack Obama. He also said he wouldn't want to be VP ... not that there was much danger of that.
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	25 Feb 2008	Gristmill
'Anybody has the right to run for president if they file sufficient papers. The job of the Democratic Party is to be so compelling that a few percentage of the vote going to another candidate is not going to make any difference.' -- Barack Obama, on Ralph Nader's entry into the presidential race
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08, Ralph Nader (all these topics)

Last night's debate	David Roberts	22 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Yeah, so, there was a Democratic debate last night. Far as I can tell, there wasn't much said about energy or the environment (except in the clean coal ads brought to viewers by debate sponsor ABEC). Both candidates briefly mentioned creating a green economy, but it wasn't the subject of any back and forth or detailed questioning. (Though see Glenn below.) I will say, Clinton's closing remarks were some of the most graceful of the campaign. She says she'll fight on ev ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama and Clinton discuss border wall in last night's debate Will the next president stop construction on the border wall?	Glenn Hurowitz	22 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Last night's debate included some good news for the embattled wildlife and landscape of the Southwest. In response to a question about whether or not they would slow construction of the border wall under construction in the Southwest, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton criticized the wall as ineffective and counterproductive. Obama went so far as to say he would 'reverse that policy' of building a wall, while Clinton criticized the wall as 'absurd' and s ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, endangered species, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, national security, politics, presidential race 08, wildlife (all these topics)

LCV 2007 scorecard John McCain scores a big ol' goose egg on this year's environmental report card	David Roberts	21 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Today, the League of Conservation Voters released its annual scorecard, which rates legislators based on their votes on issues of environmental significance. The LCV scorecard has its critics, but it's nonetheless become something of a gold standard when measuring how "green" a lawmaker is. A couple of big stories emerge from this year's scorecard. The first speaks for itself: Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.): 67% Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY): 73% Sen. ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, League of Conservation Voters, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Presidential campaign footprints under scrutiny Confused Washington Times disses McCain and Obama on lack of carbon offsets	Joseph Romm	20 Feb 2008	Gristmill
In a bizarre twist, the conservative Washington Times, which would normally be critical of fuzzy environmental strategies like carbon offsets, is actually attacking the candidates for not offsetting all their campaign emissions. Opening with an absurd headline, 'Green crusades lot of talk,' the Times writes: Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have called for strict mandatory limits to control greenhouse gases but they aren't leading by example -- each has failed ...
Topics: Barack Obama, carbon offsets, climate, elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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