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Dem greens Where climate/energy issues stand in the Democratic Party	David Roberts	02 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Being an "issue" journalist can be frustrating for a number of reasons (most of which I'll reserve for a future post). One is the persistent temptation to fall into trainspotting mode -- waiting around for politicians or pundits to mention your issue. "He said the words 'climate change'! He mentioned solar power!" This stuff (which I do plenty of) has some value, but it can give a distorted impression of the larger political dynamic. So I want t ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, energy, green jobs, national security, politics (all these topics)

DNC: Extending the olive Blanche Sen. Blanche Lincoln on energy and climate legislation	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln spoke about conservation at the National Wildlife Federation event in Denver this week. Since Lincoln is one of the cosponsors of the 'Gang of 10' energy bill -- a compromise that includes both investment in renewables and some offshore drilling -- we caught up with her afterward to talk about energy policy:
Topics: Arkansas, climate, Democratic National Convention, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

Pickens in a pickle T. Boone Pickens embraces progressive policies but not progressive politicians	Joseph Romm	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
I interviewed the billionaire conservative oilman for Salon. My article and the interview are now online here. My goal was not to trip him up with the flaws in his plan, but just to explore some of the key issues, especially the role of government in making it happen. Talking to him it is clear he is very genuinely concerned about the impoverishment we face on our current laissez-faire energy path -- a $10 trillion transfer of wealth from Americans to the rest o ...
Topics: climate, energy, politics, T Boone Pickens, wind power (all these topics)

DNC: On your Markey Rep. Ed Markey talks about the Dems' strategy for energy legislation in the House	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Yesterday, I talked to Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, about what to expect from the Democrats on energy legislation when Congress goes back into session next month. We also discussed the Dems' plans for climate and energy legislation next year:
Topics: climate, Congress, Democratic National Convention, Ed Markey, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

You've Got a Visible Party Line GOP platform acknowledges human-caused climate change, leaves out ANWR drilling		28 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 4:59 AM on 28 Aug 2008 The Republican platform for 2008, hammered out by the Republican National Committee ahead of the party's convention next week, is mildly greener than in 2004, making it "the greenest platform we've ever had," according to a member of the committee. The draft platform acknowledges humans' role in climate change but still takes digs at the issu ...
Topics: climate, energy, news, politics, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics)

DNC: The green scene Energy is all the rage at this year's gathering	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
As David has noted, the thing to know about being in Denver right now is that it's a madhouse. There are more people and events here than one could possibly imagine. And things are spread out all over the city. I logged six miles on the bike I borrowed from Freewheelin just running around downtown trying to get Grist's convention credentials on the first day. There's too much to take in. Every street corner has three people vending homemade Obama paraphernalia. Truc ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, energy, green jobs, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Party Animals Clinton, Warner, and Schweitzer cite energy as they stump for Obama and bash McCain		26 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 9:49 PM on 26 Aug 2008 In a rousing speech endorsing Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton said her erstwhile rival would "transform our energy agenda by creating millions of green jobs and building a new, clean energy future." Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner also addressed energy and climate (as he told Grist he would): "I ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, politics (all these topics)

DNC: Warner's keynote Virginia Senate candidate focuses on energy and climate challenge	Kate Sheppard	26 Aug 2008	Gristmill
As promised, Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner devoted a portion of his keynote tonight to energy and climate concerns. 'Two wars, a warming planet, an energy policy that says let's borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us,' said Warner. 'How many people look at these things and wonder what the future holds for them? Their children? Their country? How many?' 'People always ask me, 'What's your biggest criticism of President Bush?' ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: What the next administration needs to do on climate and energy Bill Becker, head of the Presidential Climate Action Project, talks to Grist	Kate Sheppard	26 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project, is here at the Democratic convention talking about what the next administration will need to do on climate and energy. Becker is also the Wirth Chair in Environmental and Community Development Policy at the University of Colorado Denver's School of Public Affairs. He was previously the director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Central Regional Office, where he focused on energy efficiency, re ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: The Hart of the matter Gary Hart talks to Grist about climate and energy policy and the next president	Kate Sheppard	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Energy, climate, and national-security concerns are inextricably joined in the modern political environment, says former Democratic Colorado Sen. Gary Hart. This fact should elevate sound climate and energy policy to a top-tier issue in this year's election, he said, for both politicians and voters. 'I think if ordinary, everyday Americans understood that we are sacrificing the lives of our sons and daughters to get somebody else's oil to drive energy-inefficient ve ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Who's advising McCain on energy and climate?	Joseph Romm	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Greenwire has also published ($ub. req'd) a detailed list of who is advising McCain on energy and environment policies, which I am reprinting below the fold. By contrast, McCain's campaign relies on a small group of longtime friends and advisers. Campaign staff would not comment on why their advisory team isn't as large as Obama's, but sources say the staff's size reflects how frequently the Arizona senator departs from the Republican Party line on environment and ener ...
Topics: climate, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama's energy and climate advisors	Joseph Romm	22 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Greenwire ($ub. req'd) has published a detailed list of who is advising Obama on energy and environment policies, which I am reprinting below the fold. Obama, an Illinois Democrat, has a notably deep bench of experts to help him answer key questions on energy prices, oil drilling and global warming I know most of them well, and they are A-listers with deep experience in and out of government. During the Clinton administration, I had the pleasure to work with both ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

McKinney on the Record Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney talks to Grist	Kate Sheppard	22 Aug 2008	Grist Feature
Cynthia McKinney. Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney sums up her energy policy with a simple, memorable rhyme: "Leave the oil in the soil." "Right now we've got two energy policies in this country," McKinney told Grist. "One is war, the other is drilling. And neither one of them works." It's a message she hopes will win over vot ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

How would you spend $10 billion? House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says he'd invest in clean energy	Kate Sheppard	18 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The Wall Street Journal asked House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) how he would spend $10 billion of the country's monetary resources. He says it should be spent on clean energy: A dramatic investment in clean energy would be the most effective check on aggressive petroregimes from Moscow to Tehran. It would be the best long-term solution to global warming. And energy independence is the most effective step we can take for American families staggering under t ...
Topics: climate, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Demergy Energy in the Democratic platform	David Roberts	18 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Here's a selection from the Democratic platform (PDF), final draft released Friday. What do you think? --- New American Energy In the local platform hearings, Americans talked about the importance of energy to the economy, to national security and to the health of our planet. Speaking loud and clear, they said that America needs a new bold and sustainable energy policy to meet the challenges of our time. In the past, America has been stirred to ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, energy, fuel efficiency, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

A real energy plan for America Efficiency now, 10 percent renewables by 2012, and one million plug-in hybrids by 2015	Joseph Romm	05 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Senator Barack Obama has fulfilled the promise of his earlier climate plan with a detailed and comprehensive 'New Energy for America' [PDF] plan. Yesterday, he gave a major speech on this plan in Lansing, Michigan. This is easily the best energy plan ever put forward by a nominee of either party: Increase Fuel Economy Standards: Obama will increase fuel economy standards 4 percent per each year while protecting the financial future of domestic automakers ... ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Breakfast with Bingaman Sen. Bingaman talks climate and energy with reporters	Kate Sheppard	28 Jul 2008	Gristmill
'Getting a cap-and-trade program enacted is going to be a heavy lift,' Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) told a group of reporters over breakfast this morning. Bingaman, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke today about the challenges and opportunities in both climate and energy legislation, stressing that while he doesn't 'despair of it,' addressing those concerns will be a 'substantial challenge for the next president' and Congress. Bi ...
Topics: climate, Congress, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

What about Bob? Sen. Robert Menendez chats with Grist about climate legislation	Kate Sheppard	25 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Sen. Robert Menendez. In the Senate debate over the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act last month, Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) stood out as one of the most vocal advocates for making polluters pay to emit greenhouse gases rather than giving them free carbon credits. He also spoke up about the need to spend more on clean technology and help developing countries adapt to climate shifts. Menendez floated a handful of proposed amendments to the climate le ...
Topics: climate, Congress, energy, interview, legislation, Muckraker, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Goracle on Meet the Press Questions for Gore's energy plan?	Sara Barz	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
This Sunday, Al Gore will appear on NBC's 'Meet the Press' to talk about the energy action plan he unveiled in Washington this week. So, Grist readers, in tribute to the late Tim Russert, what kind of tough questions do you want host Tom Brokaw to lob Gore's way? Offer your suggestions here. Looking ahead, is it safe to say that Gore stands to get a very warm reception from interim 'Meet' host Brokaw? After all, the ex-NBC anchor hosted an Emmy Award-winning Disc ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, energy, mainstream media, politics (all these topics)

The Gore-y Details Al Gore details plan for exclusively carbon-free electricity in U.S. by 2018		17 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 8:34 AM on 17 Jul 2008 In a speech in Washington, D.C., today, climate activist Al Gore called for the United States to move toward using electricity that comes exclusively from carbon-free sources within 10 years in order to stave off catastrophic climate change. "I ask you to join with me to call on every candidate, at every level, to accept this challenge," he said. "It's ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, energy, news, politics, United States (all these topics)

Czar Schwarzenegger? California governor says he'd be willing to serve in Obama's cabinet	Kate Sheppard	14 Jul 2008	Gristmill
On ABC's 'This Week' yesterday, California's Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a McCain supporter, suggested that he'd be willing to serve as 'energy czar' for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Host George Stephanopoulos asked the governor about a report that he attributed to Newsweek that said Obama would consider Schwarzenegger for a cabinet post, possibly one dealing with energy and environmental issues. Here's the exchange: Stephanopoulos: ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, climate, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Hill heap A weekly roundup of greenish news from the capitol	Kate Sheppard	13 Jul 2008	Gristmill
According to a new EPA analysis, the 'value of a statistical life' is now worth $6.9 million, which is nearly $1 million less than it was five years ago. This is important politically because when government agencies create regulations about things like air pollution, they use this statistical value to weigh the costs against the benefits of a proposed rule. Explains the AP, 'Consider, for example, a hypothetical regulation that costs $18 billion to enforce but will p ...
Topics: climate, Congress, energy, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Polluter appeasement Should we question the patriotism of deniers?	Joseph Romm	04 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Independence Day may be the best day to ask ourselves -- what is the greatest preventable threat to Americans' life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness (LLPH). The answer is simple: human-caused global warming. Certainly there are other major threats to LLPH, the gravest of which is probably terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapon, in this country. Between Homeland Security and the Pentagon, we spend billions of dollars every m ...
Topics: climate, climate science, energy, fossil fuels, holiday, politics (all these topics)

Hill heap A weekly roundup of greenish news from the Capitol	Kate Sheppard	27 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Some political news debris from this week: The League of Conservation Voters announced today that they've created the first green bundling site. This allows folks to donate en masse to green candidates around the country. LCV will direct the funds to the candidates it will support this year in Senate and House races. Just off his big Everglades restoration deal, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist hosted a conference on climate change. Crist's friend and Californi ...
Topics: climate, Congress, energy, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Climate change ideas for On Day One Day two of the UN Dispatch-Grist collaboration	Ideas for On Day One	24 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Our weeklong collaboration with UN Dispatch rolls on today with a discussion prompted by On Day One user taylorshelton who suggests government subsidies for non-renewable energy should be eliminated. Eliminate all subsidies for traditional fuels (coal, oil and nuclear) and invest all energy-related funds into renewable energy resources like solar, wind and cellulosic ethanol with the goal of completely eliminating dependence on fossil fue ...
Topics: Big Oil, climate, coal, energy, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

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