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White House SOTU energy BS preview	David Roberts	28 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Right on time, here's the White House's "State of the Union 2008" statement on "Increasing Our Energy Security And Confronting Climate Change." It more or less confirms everything I said here. It touts the energy bill and the Major Economies Meetings, and trumpets the wonders of clean coal, nuclear power, and sweetheart neoliberal trade deals.
Topics: climate, energy, politics (all these topics)

Feebate watch California mulls nation's first feebate bill	David Roberts	28 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Feebates are one of the most promising strategies for lowering vehicle fleet emissions. This week, the California Assembly will vote on the nation's first feebate bill, the California Clean Car Discount Act. It would levy a fee of up to $2,500 on gas guzzlers, with commensurate rebates for fuel efficient cars. The L.A. Times has some good analysis. Opposition to the bill comes from about where you'd expect -- the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the California Mo ...
Topics: air pollution, California, cars, climate, elections, energy, fuel efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics (all these topics)

Tonight's SOTU House members ask Bush to shill for clean coal in his speech	David Roberts	28 Jan 2008	Gristmill
I suppose I should write some insightful comments about Bush's upcoming State of the Union speech, which everyone expects to be sucky, since the guy's a lame duck and everyone hates him. There are lots of emails and PR releases flying around, fact-checking previous SOTUs and promising to fact-check tonight's. To summarize: Everything he's said on environmental subjects in previous SOTUs has turned out to be bullshit, and there's every reason to believe that anything ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, politics (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	28 Jan 2008	Gristmill
'This is something that is very, very important, and I think it's something the president would sign. We have to have it.' -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, endorsing the fantasy that President Bush will sign Lieberman-Warner into law
Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, quotables (all these topics)

Mittster attacks McCain on climate Could Romney's climate contrarianism come back to bite him in the general?	David Roberts	27 Jan 2008	Gristmill
It's becoming increasingly clear that the Republican race is down to McCain and Romney, and they are rapidly escalating their attacks on one another. Romney is now using McCain's climate legislation against him: In a new line of attack, Romney then tore into the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act. "Instead of seeing if there's a way of stimulating the economy, McCain-Lieberman would depress the economy," Romney said. "His plan cal ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John McCain, legislation, Mitt Romney, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Climate change in last night's GOP debate McCain's doubletalk express on global warming	Joseph Romm	25 Jan 2008	Gristmill
If you think Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is a straight-talking, courageous politician on the issue of global warming, watch this jaw-dropping clip from last night's Republican presidential debate: The transcript is online, so we can go through McCain's entire Orwellian answer to moderator Tim Russert. [Note: This was following a question to Giuliani about the global warming threat to Florida and his opposition to mandatory caps, which I'll briefly discu ...
Topics: carbon trading, climate, elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

John McCain: Patsy of the Democratic Left? Even Republicans will have to acknowledge global warming in the presidential race	Kit Stolz	25 Jan 2008	Gristmill
In a report for 'The Campaign Spot' on the National Review, Jim Geraghty gently broke the bad news to conservatives that yes, global warming will be an issue in the 2008 campaign, and the Republican party will concede the time has now come to act to reduce the risks. To make his case, first Geraghty gave the mic to a fire-breathing Giuliani supporter named Robert Tracinski, who declared for Real Clear Politics: But the biggest problem for Republicans with McCain's c ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Words of wisdom from the CAFE champ How we can make progress with climate change mitigation	Frank O'Donnell	25 Jan 2008	Gristmill
There's a great deal of buzz in D.C. right now over the prospects of the Lieberman-Warner climate bill. A major environmental group (Environmental Defense) is running radio spots urging congressional passage this year, while a key Lieberman aide has been quoted as saying that the already compromised bill is open for further compromise (if that will get more votes). One issue up for discussion is preemption -- that is, taking away the right of states to limit greenh ...
Topics: climate change mitigation, climate, politics, energy, progress (all these topics)

Dr. Hansen to Dr. Merkel Carbon is forever -- so ban new traditional coal plants now	Joseph Romm	24 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Another clear statement (PDF) from the nation's top climate scientist on the scientific need for a dramatic change in global coal policy -- this time addressed to the German chancellor, a fellow physicist. He points out that: The fact that energy and climate advisors, in Germany, the United States, and elsewhere, do not understand the problem is starkly illustrated by repetition of goals to reduce CO2 emissions by a percentage (say 40% by 2020, 80% by 2050, or o ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate science, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, James Hansen, politics (all these topics)

Carry a tune A plea for some pepper in the climate change message	David Roberts	24 Jan 2008	Gristmill
On national security, Brian Katulis says progressives need a story to tell, and Matt Yglesias says they need some confidence. On climate change I'd make basically the same points: the progressive line is too much prose and too little poetry, and it's delivered from a defensive posture. I liked Bill Richardson's energy plan, but every time he launched into his list, christ ... cap-and-trade of X percent, fuel economy of Y percent, appliance efficiency of Zzzz ... To ...
Topics: elections, presidential race 08, energy, climate, politics (all these topics)

Gore's moral obligation Why Al Gore isn't running for president	Guest author	24 Jan 2008	Gristmill
This guest essay comes from Mark Hertsgaard, a fellow of The Nation Institute and author of five books that have been translated into 16 languages. His next book is called Living Through the Storm: Surviving Our Future Under Global Warming. ----- Photo: Severin Nowacki As Hillary, Obama, and Edwards continue to slug it out in the early primary states, one name is conspicuously absent among the Democratic candidates to become the next president ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, elections, energy, grassroots activism, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

The trust factor What qualities do we need in a president who will get things done?	Joseph Romm	23 Jan 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- Change -- a perennial theme in presidential campaigns -- has taken on a more serious meaning this election season. Of all the promises being put forward by the presidential candidates, change may be the most frequent. 'Change' usually is a word used by candidates who don't have much Washington experience, but want to package their ...
Topics: presidential race 08, elections, politics, climate, energy (all these topics)

Like a red-headed step planet How will climate play in the general election?	David Roberts	23 Jan 2008	Gristmill
This CQ article is disturbing for two reasons. One, it confirms my worst fears about a McCain candidacy: Today, McCain's position would be relatively close to that of the Democratic nominee in a general election. Only on the most superficial level, but then, I guess that's the level we play on during campaigns. ... if Republicans nominate a cap-and-trade proponent for president -- McCain or possibly Huckabee -- the GOP side could play up the issue in an atte ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Lucy and the football Credulous 'former advisors' notwithstanding, no, Bush is not going to help on climate legislation	David Roberts	23 Jan 2008	Gristmill
This, from Greenwire (sub rqd), made me laugh: Would President Bush sign a global warming bill into law before leaving office one year from now? ... Ken Mehlman, head of Bush's 2004 re-election bid and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, told reporters Friday that he would urge the White House to support legislation that sets mandatory limits on U.S. heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.Bush's signature on such a bill would make sense, Meh ...
Topics: climate, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

As nations trail behind ... States and provinces lead on climate initiatives	Patrick Mazza	23 Jan 2008	Gristmill
'State and regional governments around the world ... are fast becoming an essential and effective part of the movement to combat climate change,' says The Climate Group in a new report.'Low Carbon Leader: States and Regions' (PDF) profiles 12 exemplars including California, which in 2006 enacted the first economy-wide cap on carbon emissions in the U.S., and Northeast states moving to implement the first U.S. carbon cap-and-trade system. The report notes that U.S. st ...
Topics: carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, politics, state politics (all these topics)

Let the games begin Ragtag youth and ABEC face off in South Carolina	Youth Movement	23 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Photo: iStockphoto On the eve of the South Carolina Democratic primary, some battles are being fought on stage, and others in the parking lot. This primary season, leading up to arguably the most important presidential election in recent history, has been a circus. Even outside the candidate events, voters waiting in line to cheer Huckabee or Obama might see confederate-flag-jacket-donning Ron Paul supporters espouse southern pride, orange-shirted vol ...
Topics: climate, coal, elections, energy, grassroots activism, politics, presidential race 08, South Carolina (all these topics)

Leap year Climate legislation may be easier next year, but it won't be easy	David Roberts	23 Jan 2008	Gristmill
I argued the other day (and Chris Mooney argued here) that we'd be better off waiting until 2009 to push for climate legislation, since anything likely to be passed this year will be fatally weakened and the political terrain is likely to be much friendlier next year. I do not, however, want to give the impression that I think we're going to emerge from a dark tunnel into a field of ponies next year. Things will be marginally more propitious, but only marginally -- l ...
Topics: climate, economy, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Coal agit-prop heats up Coal front group pouring millions into targeted disinformation campaign	David Roberts	19 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Speaking of reasons climate legislation is going to be impossible this year: It's good to see the Washington Post pick up on the coal industry's massive lobbying effort. The focus is Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC), which we've discussed before. WaPo's Steven Mufson uncovered a few details. Right now, ABEC is spending $1.3 million for ads in Iowa, Nevada, and South Carolina (not coincidentally, early primary states). It's also deploying street teams on th ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, lobbying, messaging, politics (all these topics)

Dingell: Climate legislation 'impossible' this year House energy committee not primed to rush through climate bill	David Roberts	18 Jan 2008	Gristmill
John Dingell says getting climate legislation done this year will "verge on impossible" (sub rqd), what with the compressed schedule and the presidential and Congressional elections. Oh, and also because Republicans are gearing up to block progress yet again. A while back, Denny Hastert left Dingell's committee and there was some inside baseball speculation about who would take his place. The answer turned out to be Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), and he wasted ...
Topics: climate, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Should I wait or should I go now? Is it important to push climate legislation through this year?	David Roberts	17 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Now that Congress is back, there's been a mini-flurry of stories about the prospects of climate legislation this year. See Politico here and here, a really superb analysis of Lieberman-Warner's chances by Darren Samuelsohn (sub rqd), and another E&E story today on trade groups panicking. Politico's reporting is characteristically sloppy, but it does get at one interesting dynamic. Big green groups are somewhat at odds over climate legislation in the short term. ...
Topics: climate, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Damage control The widening war between activists and coal	David Roberts	17 Jan 2008	Gristmill
According to AP, at least 48 coal plants are being contested in 29 states: From lawsuits and administrative appeals against the companies, to lobbying pressure on federal and state regulators, the coordinated offensive against coal is emerging as a pivotal front in the debate over global warming. Music to my ears. Naturally, the industry forecasts an apocalyptic future where ponies eat puppies and rainbows cry tears of blood: Industry representatives say th ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

Can we tax for transit? New transportation proposals to ease energy dependence	Eric de Place	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill
This is one of those weeks when it feels like things are changing fast. Here are two stories that caught my attention: A panel organized by Congress -- the melodically-named National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission -- just called for higher federal gas taxes. In fact, they recommend a 40-cent-per-gallon hike. It sounds like the tax would go mainly to repair and maintain current road infrastructure rather than road expansion. The pa ...
Topics: carbon tax, climate, energy, oil, politics, public transportation (all these topics)

Coal is the enemy of the human race: Edwards in the debate edition Edwards puts the coal issue into the Dem debate	David Roberts	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Below the fold, I've put the entire portion of the transcript from last night's Dem debate that deals with climate and energy. It is to the candidates' credit that they took a narrow, stupid question about Yucca Mountain and managed to expand it into a discussion of energy. JMG scolded me for not giving kudos to John Edwards for bringing up the fact that coal is the enemy of the human race. And rightly so: he deserves kudos. This is what he said: I believe we need ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Me on the radio	David Roberts	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill
I was on RFK Jr.'s Air America radio show 'Ring of Fire' the other day, talking about the lay of the land in the presidential race, climate-wise. Should you be so inclined, you can hear it here.
Topics: climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08, shameless self-promotion (all these topics)

Green in sheep's clothing? Pro-warming Romney has sham slam on McCain	Joseph Romm	15 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Think Progress has the whole story, but I'll repeat it here, since, tragically, it may represent the shape of things to come in climate politics for many years, making it hard for Republicans to do the moral thing on climate: Last weekend, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) slammed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for supporting 'radical climate change legislation,' and 'pushing for a massive new energy tax.' Romney is using an anti-environment front group, ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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