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DNC: The green wrap Grist talks to enviro leaders about what the next administration needs to do on climate	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Van Jones was at the Democratic National Convention this week to talk about green jobs, justice, and the economic growth potential in a new, green economy. I caught him for a few minutes to talk about the message he's bringing to the convention, and about whether he'd take a job in an Obama administration. Green Jobs Czar, perhaps? We also caught up with a number of leaders in the environmental community to talk about what the next administration needs to do on ...
Topics: Van Jones, grassroots activism, environmental movement, elections, politics, Democratic National Convention, Muckraker, video (all these topics)

DNC: Obama's speech, in photos Scenes from Mile High Stadium	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Here are some photos I took from the crowd at Mile High Stadium on Thursday night for Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Topics: presidential race 08, elections, politics, Democratic National Convention, Muckraker, Barack Obama (all these topics)

DNC: Barack star Obama calls out climate and energy in his big acceptance speech	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama.Photo: Alex Brandon / AP Thursday's much anticipated acceptance speech by Barack Obama was less like a political event than a rock concert. Except you've never seen people quite this excited at a rock concert. Obama took the stage before 75,000 fans waving flags, stomping, and screaming. Among the many issues he addressed in his long, winding oration, he pledged to confront the duel challenges of climate change and energy independence. 'For the sake ...
Topics: presidential race 08, elections, Barack Obama, politics, Democratic National Convention, Muckraker, video (all these topics)

DNC: Al systems go! Al Gore says Barack Obama is the man to solve the climate crisis	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Al Gore. Al Gore, one of the headline speakers this evening at Mile High Stadium, spoke at length about the challenges of climate change and energy. 'We are facing a planetary emergency, which is not like anything we have experienced in the history of humankind,' he said. Gore emphasized that there's a common answer to the triple threats of climate change, the economic crisis, and the energy crunch. 'The solutions to all three require us to end our dependence on ...
Topics: presidential race 08, elections, Democratic National Convention, politics, Barack Obama, Muckraker, video (all these topics)

DNC: Waiting for the main event Obama to tout clean coal, nuclear, and renewables in his big speech	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
David and I are in Invesco Field, among tens of thousands of delegates, reporters, and Denver residents awaiting Barack Obama's acceptance speech tonight. We're glad to be inside -- outside the line snakes more than a mile out from the stadium. They're expecting more than 75,000 attendees tonight, and the security line is a giant mess, according to folks we know still waiting outside. So far we've seen a whole list of party higher-ups, including Speaker of t ...
Topics: presidential race 08, elections, energy, politics, Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, Muckraker (all these topics)

DNC: Biden's time Obama's VP talks energy and Amtrak in his acceptance speech	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Joe Biden. Photo: Ted S. Warren / AP After formally receiving the nomination as Barack Obama's running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden took the stage. His speech focused on his middle-class roots and the lessons he learned from his parents, and transitioned into emphasizing a call to revitalize the 'American dream.' While emphasizing his friendship with John McCain, he criticized the Arizona senator as wrong on everything 'from Amtrak to veterans.' (See our ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Joe Biden, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: The other Clinton speaks Bill Clinton puts his support behind Obama, says he's ready to take on the nation's challenges	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Bill Clinton took the stage this evening to thunderous applause and chants of 'Bill, Bill, Bill.' 'I'm here, first, to support Barack Obama,' he began. 'And I'm here to warm up the crowd for Joe Biden.' He then touched on the tough battle between his wife, Hillary Clinton, and Obama: 'That campaign created so much heat, it increased global warming.' But he then moved to a more conciliatory tone. 'Barack Obama is ready to be president of the United States,' he sai ...
Topics: Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: Clinton warming	David Roberts	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Bill Clinton on the primary: 'That campaign created so much heat, it increased global warming.' UPDATE: Clinton knocked it out of the park -- his speech was just as good, in its way, as Hillary's. Full-throated support for Obama, his characteristic historical context-setting, and as a bonus, several mentions of global warming as one of the signal international challenges facing the next president.
Topics: Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

DNC: The wind beneath the wing Colorado celebrates wind investment, but calls for more legislative support from Washington	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
I stopped by a press conference yesterday for Vestas, the wind energy company, where state leaders were hailing the company's recent investment in Colorado. Vestas has plans for four major manufacturing plants in Colorado where they will build the components of wind turbines like blades to towers. They estimate that the plants will create 2,500 jobs and generate $600 million in investment. Gov. Bill Ritter (D) and Reps. Mark Udall and Ed Perlmutter were on hand for the ...
Topics: Colorado, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, US Senate, video, wind power (all these topics)

DNC: Reid on energy What's he saying?	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is giving a speech on energy issues right now. But I can't hear anything! He's so ... quiet. The guy next to me just said, 'Man, whoever's talking sucks.' I don't know if it does in fact suck, since I can't really hear, but what I can make out seems on-message. I've heard so far something about how 'the past eight years have been a toxic mix of oil and war.' The energy problem is 'immediate, overwhelming.' Jimmy Carter believed in c ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Harry Reid, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: In pictures Photos reveal dueling agendas on energy at the Democratic convention	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
A few photos I've snapped here in Denver this week:
Topics: Muckraker, Democratic National Convention, politics, elections (all these topics)

DNC: Clinton speaks Hillary Clinton says lots of good stuff on climate and energy	Kate Sheppard	26 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Hillary Clinton gave her much-anticipated convention speech this evening, to a very excited crowd. Seems everyone in the room had a 'Hillary' sign, and the cheers were deafening. She said a lot of good stuff about climate and energy concerns, but I couldn't quite get all of it. But cheers for these issues making it into a speech in which she's trying to encompass a broad range of issues. I'll add some of they key points when I track down the full text of the speech. ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Hillary Clinton, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: Schweitzer rips on McCain's energy policy Montana guv brings the one-liners	Kate Sheppard	26 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer was all over the energy issue in his speech tonight, ripping on John McCain's policies and calling for a new energy future. 'At a time when American families are struggling to keep their gas tanks full, John McCain voted 25 times against renewable energy, biofuels, solar energy. He even voted against wind energy,' said Schweitzer. 'At a time when Americans should be working even harder on new sources of energy, John McCain wants more of ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (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: On the platform Delegates approve platform that embraces Obama's energy plan	Kate Sheppard	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The Democratic Party today approved a platform that embraces presidential candidate Barack Obama's energy policies. Included in it is his call for tax rebates to families struggling with high energy costs. In an op-ed in the Denver Post today, John Podesta and Timothy Wirth argue that the platform doesn't go far enough on energy issues. Podesta is president of the Center for American Progress and former chief of staff to President Clinton, and Wirth is president of ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08 (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)

On your Mark Mark Warner talks to Grist about his energy vision and upcoming keynote address	Kate Sheppard	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Mark Warner. Photo: John Rohrbach 'I'm a big believer that to get the American people to agree on transformative change, you've got to show bipartisan support,' Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Mark Warner tells Grist. 'And I think if we're really going to get the change in the energy field, it's going to take that.' Warner, the former governor of Virgina and current candidate in the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. John Warner (no relation), ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, interview, Muckraker, politics, US Senate, Virginia (all these topics)

Veep fatigue Pull the trigger, Barack!	Kate Sheppard	22 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama could drop his VP announcement at any minute. Which is what we've been hearing all week, except now there are fewer minutes between the present and his big shindig in Springfield, Ill., tomorrow afternoon, when he's supposed to appear with his new running mate. What we do know is that at some point in the next 24 hours, he'll unleash a flood of text messages and emails to supporters unveiling his selection. Grist promises the full green scoop after Obama ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

'U-Turn Udall' and 'Big Oil Bob' Senate race in Colorado becomes a battle over energy issues	Kate Sheppard	21 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The energy debate is playing out in down-ticket races across the country, and Colorado's no exception. In the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R), Rep. Mark Udall (D) and former-Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) are duking it out over oil. Schaffer represented Colorado's fourth district from 1997 through 2003, and in 2004 he made a failed bid in the Republican Senatorial primary. Since then, he has served as vice-president for business development at Aspect En ...
Topics: advertising, Colorado, Congress, elections, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, video (all these topics)

On the topic of overconsumption ... John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns	Kate Sheppard	21 Aug 2008	Gristmill
GOP presidential candidate John McCain isn't sure how many houses he owns. 'I think -- I'll have my staff get to you,' McCain told Politico yesterday. 'It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you.' The correct answer seems to be somewhere between four and seven. The Obama campaign has already released this ad on the subject: UPDATE: The McCain campaign responds with the arugula defense: 'In terms of who's an elitist, I think people have made a judgme ...
Topics: elections, funnies, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

Coal at the conventions Group to spend nearly $2 million to promote clean coal at the conventions	Kate Sheppard	21 Aug 2008	Gristmill
While both the Democrats and Republicans are touting their conventions as 'greenest ever,' some not-so-green elements are making their way in as well -- namely, nearly $2 million of coal advertising in and around each convention, sponsored by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. ACCCE will drop that large wad of cash to put representatives on the streets to talk to convention attendees about 'clean coal' and the role of coal in the energy portfolio, ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention, video (all these topics)

MoveOn does N.C. New MoveOn ad targets Elizabeth Dole and John McCain	Kate Sheppard	20 Aug 2008	Gristmill
MoveOn is dropping a cool half a million dollars on a new TV ad in North Carolina that accuses Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) of being 'in the pocket of Big Oil.' The ad highlights their support for tax breaks for oil companies. Dole is facing a tough reelection bid against Democratic challenger and state Sen. Kay Hagan (D). McCain is currently ahead of Obama in the presidential polls in North Carolina, but even though ...
Topics: advertising, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

Environment America endorses Obama Exclude: Another green group backs the Democratic presidential candidate	Kate Sheppard	20 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Environment America today became the latest green group to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. 'Sen. Obama has publicly committed to fully addressing the pressing problem of global warming and moving the United States toward a new energy future,' said Margie Alt, executive director of Environment America. 'He has made clean energy one of the top issues of his campaign, and as a public servant representing Illinois at the state and federal level ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, environmental movement, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Veep-stakes Everyone's talking about Obama's VP pick	Kate Sheppard	20 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama is expected to reveal his vice presidential selection sometime this week, possibly as soon as today, though it's looking like a campaign event in Springfield, Ill. on Saturday is the most likely location for an announcement. If you've turned on cable news in the past few days, the pundits have been jabbering non-stop about who he might select. Most speculate that the running is probably down to four possible candidates: Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, Kansas Gov ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Putting lipstick on a rig McCain visits an oil rig, repeats call for more offshore drilling	Kate Sheppard	19 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Hurricane Dolly blew away John McCain's planned visit to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico last month, but the senator made another go at it today. On a Chevron-operated rig 150 miles off the coast of Louisiana, McCain reiterated his call for more offshore drilling and bashed his opponent for not being enthusiastic enough about oil exploration. 'Sen. Obama opposes new drilling,' said McCain (who himself opposed new offshore drilling until this summer). 'He has said ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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