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Less Is Gore Al Gore likely to endorse ... no one soon		19 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 12:28 PM on 19 Feb 2008 Speculation has been running rampant for months about whom Al Gore will endorse in the presidential race. The latest anticlimactic news: the climate-crusading ex-veep plans to remain neutral for now, as do other influential Democrats including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and previous presidential candidates John Edwards, Christopher Dodd, and Joe Biden. source: The New York Times Fr ...
Topics: Al Gore, elections, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

'It's time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path' More on the powerful legacy Edwards leaves behind in the presidential race	David Roberts	30 Jan 2008	Gristmill
So Edwards dropped out today. (Jockeying has already begun to secure his endorsement.) Here is his graceful announcement: Here is Grist's factsheet on Edwards' environmental record; here is our interview with Edwards. It's practically become a cliche, but it is true nonetheless: Edwards has had an entirely salutary effect on this race, laying out bold progressive policy that found echoes in the other Dem campaigns. Here's a bit from what I wrote about the Dems o ...
Topics: elections, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards out	David Roberts	30 Jan 2008	Gristmill
As you've probably already heard (damn you west coast time!), John Edwards is expected to drop out of the presidential race today. Now all Edwards chatter will turn to the subject of a possible endorsement.
Topics: John Edwards, politics, elections, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

John, But Not Forgotten John Edwards drops out of presidential race		30 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 8:12 AM on 30 Jan 2008 Democrat John Edwards is expected to drop out of the presidential race today following poor finishes in recent state primaries. Edwards played a key role in pressuring the other leading Dems to toughen their environmental stances early on and he stood out among the frontrunners for his opposition to nuclear power, among other things. For a look at what might have been, check out Grist's intervie ...
Topics: elections, John Edwards, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

It's the Green Economy, Stupid At Dem debate, candidates agree on green jobs, fight over everything else		21 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 9:10 PM on 21 Jan 2008 Photo: AP/Mary Ann Chastain At the acrimonious Democratic presidential debate on Monday night, the three leading candidates bickered over a whole range of issues, but they all agreed on one thing: the need to invest in creating green-collar jobs. The CNN moderators didn't ask any questions about the environment, but Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, green jobs, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Comin' Round the Mountain Leading Dem candidates talk nuclear power at Nevada debate		16 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 2:18 PM on 16 Jan 2008 The three leading Democratic presidential candidates came together in Nevada last night for yet another debate. Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama all wooed Nevada voters by voicing opposition to the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository, with Edwards taking his opposition a step further and coming out against all new nuclear construction. The highest drama came b ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Dennis Kucinich, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Nevada, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Dem debate in Nevada	David Roberts	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Well, the Dem debate in Nevada this evening was largely an excruciating affair, thanks to the world-historical vapidity, ignorance, and pettiness of moderators Tim Russert and Brian Williams. Before you do anything else, go read Matt Yglesias' new piece, 'The Unbearable Inanity of Tim Russert.' It could not be more right on. In what, as far as I can tell, was the only even mildly interesting, Grist-relevant moment in the debate, John Edwards unambiguously rejects nu ...
Topics: John Edwards, presidential race 08, elections, politics, energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

'His ideas have mirrored John's' Elizabeth Edwards says her hubby is the man to build a social movement	David Roberts	08 Jan 2008	Gristmill
From Ezra Klein's short but interesting interview with Elizabeth Edwards: Ezra Klein: The message you seemed to be previewing on Sunday was that Obama's a great guy, he's got a great philosophy, really good ideas, but it's in his head and not in his heart. Elizabeth Edwards: Except for the ideas part, sure. His health care plan is slightly different, but in most everything else, he's adopted what John had said before. I'm not saying he can't have great ide ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

False hopes Are Obama and Edwards promising ponies?	David Roberts	08 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Hillary Clinton is getting in lots of trouble for some recent comments, but I suspect that while her message is politically doomed, there's some truth to it. Some background: At the debate, Clinton said that candidates shouldn't be creating "false hopes" among the American people. After the debate, Obama commented that that was like MLK, Jr., mounting the steps of the capitol and saying, "sorry guys, false hope. The dream will die." Then, today, in ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

John ... I am your father! Darth Nader endorses Edwards instead of Green Party candidate	David Roberts	02 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Ralph Nader's endorsement of Edwards sure sounds more like an undorsement of Clinton. Questions: Is Nader's endorsal opposition to Clinton more irrelevant to her chances than another Nader presidential run would be, or the same amount of irrelevant? Will this cause Edwards to lose support, as Dem primary voters deploy the sensible heuristic that the opposite direction from Nader's political instincts is the best way to go? Is Cynthia McKinney pissed about ...
Topics: elections, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Forum video, now with comments Tell us what you think about the presidential forum	David Roberts	28 Nov 2007	Gristmill
The video from Grist's presidential forum on climate is now available on a page that accepts comments. So go comment! One thing to watch for: check out what Hillary says at 6:33, and compare to what Edwards says at around 35:00. Are they right?
Topics: climate, Dennis Kucinich, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Kucinich, Clinton, and Edwards on climate and energy Grist presidential climate forum: full transcript and video	David Roberts	26 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Last week, I offered my impressions of the candidates at our presidential forum on climate. Now the complete transcript (PDF) and full video are available. Make your own judgments and share your own impressions in comments. (This video will be permanently available here.) You can embed the videos on your own site:If you'd like to embed the full (four segment) video player, use the following code: <iframe width="520" scrolling="no" framebor ...
Topics: climate, Dennis Kucinich, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Errata A few last bits of musing from Grist's presidential forum on climate	David Roberts	19 Nov 2007	Gristmill
A few final notes from Grist's presidential climate forum, before (?) you get sick of me talking about it. Most memorable bits: Dennis Kucinich mentioning, at the very top of his speech, that he's a vegan. I heard the sound of thousands (or at least a dozen extremely vocal) Grist readers swooning. Kucinich offering every American a guaranteed minimum income, and coal miners in particular a not-mining wage equal to what they were making in the mines. Who me ...
Topics: politics, elections, presidential race 08, Hillary Clinton, Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards (all these topics)

More light, less heat Reflections on Grist's presidential forum on climate change	David Roberts	19 Nov 2007	Gristmill
On Saturday, presidential candidates Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards, and Hillary Clinton gathered in L.A. to discuss climate and energy at a forum co-sponsored by Grist and PRI's Living on Earth. The forum was moderated by Steve Curwood of LoE, with Mary Nichols of the California Air Resources Board and me providing questions. Despite a delay getting started -- Clinton was late arriving -- things went off without a hitch. Well, mostly without a hitch. When Clinton ca ...
Topics: Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, presidential race 08, elections, energy, politics, climate (all these topics)

John Edwards A call for moral boldness (and decentralized grids!)	David Roberts	07 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Over at Rolling Stone's blog, Tim Dickinson says of this video:It just may change your opinion about John Edwards -- in particular about how compelling a combination it is to be both a Southerner and an unabashed progressive.He starts his bit on global warming about halfway in. Decentralizing the energy grid gets a big shout-out.
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Hell no, he won't CAFO Edwards calls for moratorium on new industrial ag feedlots	David Roberts	27 Oct 2007	Gristmill
I was going to ask why this didn't get more play, but then I remembered I had forgotten to post on it for a week, so I guess I'm part of the problem. Anyway, Edwards apparently called for moratorium on new or expanded CAFOs. Is this not a big deal? As far as I know, Edwards is the only candidate to do this. (Sounds familiar.)
Topics: agriculture, elections, industrial ag, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards: Friend of FOE The environmental endorsements start rolling in	David Roberts	14 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Environmental groups are starting to endorse candidates. Friends of the Earth has chosen Edwards and Republicans for Environmental Protection has chosen McCain ... again. What other choice do they have?
Topics: elections, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Prime mover Edwards would auction 100 percent of pollution permits; welcomes Obama to the auction fold	David Roberts	11 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Earlier this week, when Barack Obama released his excellent new energy plan, I said this: ... with his promise to auction 100% of cap-and-trade credits, Obama has put himself out ahead of all the other frontrunners. He deserves the praise he'll get for it. John Edwards. Photo: kk+ via flickr Afterwards, the John Edwards campaign contacted me protesting that on permit auctions, as on so many other policy landmarks, Edwards was there first. I was a bit ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards not as green as you thought: When a ban isn't a ban Why Edwards' 'ban' on coal plants does little good against climate change	David Roberts	10 Sep 2007	Gristmill
John Edwards. Photo: kk+ via flickr One of the most meaningful steps the U.S. can take to fight climate change is to forbid construction of new coal plants unless they capture and sequester their carbon emissions. If we allow more dirty coal plants, all our other efforts will be in vain. That's why James Hansen and Al Gore return to the subject so often. Dem presidential candidate Chris Dodd has called for such a policy in blunt language: "The Do ...
Topics: carbon sequestration, coal, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards & the mine workers union How does Edwards' union support mesh with his ambitious climate-change platform?	Brian Beutler	04 Sep 2007	Gristmill
John Edwards' bid for union support seems to finally be paying off for him -- yesterday, his campaign won the support of the steelworkers and mine workers unions. Which raises an important question: To what extent is Edwards' support for mine workers (and their support for him) incompatible with his climate-change platform? Edwards was the first of the Democratic hopefuls to put forth an ambitious climate-change plan (perhaps inspiring slightly more ambitious offerings ...
Topics: coal, elections, energy, John Edwards, mining, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

On the Prez Grist interviews presidential candidates Edwards, Kucinich, Richardson, and Dodd		07 Aug 2007	Daily Grist

Topics: Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, climate, Dennis Kucinich, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards on the Record An interview with John Edwards about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	31 Jul 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008. John Edwards. Photo: Rachel Feierman John Edwards has gone to great lengths to outshine the top Democratic candidates with an aggressive environmental platform. On t ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards on the Issues A look at John Edwards' environmental platform and record		31 Jul 2007	Grist Feature
Update: John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008. John Edwards. Photo: kk+ During his single term representing North Carolina in the U.S. Senate, John Edwards received a middling 63 percent rating from the League of Conservation Voters -- a score lower than might have been expected because he missed a number of key votes while campaigning for president and vice president in 2003 ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards: 80% reductions by 2050 The first pres. candidate to make the pledge	David Roberts	16 Mar 2007	Gristmill
According to an account from an appearance at Howard University, John Edwards has become the first presidential candidate to publicly pledge to the target of reducing U.S. GHG emissions by 80% by 2050. That's the baseline. Who else will step up?
Topics: climate, elections, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

John Edwards is running for president Global warming is one of his top priorities	David Roberts	29 Dec 2006	Gristmill
You probably heard that John Edwards has officially declared his candidacy for president. Here are his top five priorities: Provide moral leadership in the world Strengthen our middle class and end poverty Guarantee universal health care for every American Lead the fight against global warming Get America and other countries off our addiction to oil Edwards, who's been working primarily on poverty since the 2004 election, announced in the ...
Topics: elections, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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