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Palin Around
The eco-rundown on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's VP pick |
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29 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:14 AM on 29 Aug 2008 In a surprise move this morning, John McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin, a conservative Republican, was the ethics commissioner of the Alaska Gas and Oil Conservation Commission from 2003 to 2004 and has a reputation for integrity and fighting corruption. She has pushed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling and to build a natural-gas pip ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, elections, John McCain, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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'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 ... |
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| Topics: advertising, Colorado, Congress, elections, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, video (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: elections, funnies, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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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, ... |
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| Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention, video (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: advertising, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, environmental movement, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Food plight
Sen. Gordon Smith's frozen-foods plant violates environmental regs |
Kate Sheppard |
19 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith (R) is in hot water over a water-quality violation at his family's food-processing plant. Wastewater from Smith Frozen Foods in eastern Oregon overflowed into a creek recently while the plant was processing corn, a violation of state environmental regulations. This is bad timing for Smith, who has been touting his eco-credentials in what's shaping up to be a tight race against Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley this November. Smith is th ... |
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| Topics: elections, Muckraker, news, Oregon, politics, US Senate, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Mississippi mud
Mississippi Senate race goes negative as Dems attack incumbent over Big Oil |
Kate Sheppard |
18 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is targeting Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) for supporting Big Oil. A new ad highlights the fact that he voted to give oil companies tax breaks and voted against legislation to curb speculation in the oil market. 'While oil companies make record profits, Roger Wicker votes to give them $28 billion in tax breaks,' the ad says. 'On Election Day, make sure Roger Wicker feels your pain.' Mississippi's Republican Gov. Haley ... |
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| Topics: elections, energy, Mississippi, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, US Senate, video (all these topics) |
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Party Is as Party Does
Democratic party platform outlines green goals |
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14 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:33 AM on 14 Aug 2008 The Democratic Party released its national platform Thursday ahead of its upcoming convention in Denver. While the health-care section is Hillary-esque, most sections, including those environment- and energy-related, echo the calls that Barack Obama has made throughout his campaign. The section "New American Energy" declares that Dems will create up to 5 million jobs in the green-ene ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Waste not, want not
Obama campaign targets McCain's support of dumping nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain |
Kate Sheppard |
11 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama released a new ad over the weekend in Nevada, targeting Republican rival John McCain's support for dumping nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. 'Imagine trucks hauling the nation's nuclear waste on our highways to Yucca Mountain,' the ad says. 'John McCain supports opening Yucca. He's not worried about nuclear waste in our state -- only in Arizona.' The ad then replays video of a May 2007 interview with McCain in whic ... |
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| Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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Conventional wisdom?
Democratic and Republican conventions pledge to be greener than ever before |
Kate Sheppard |
10 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Can you find the green in this picture? Photo: Vidiot Both the Democratic and Republican national conventions have pledged to go greener this year. And they've drawn mockery for their efforts -- particularly the Democrats, who say they'll be putting on 'the most sustainable political convention in modern American history.' A Wall Street Journal article in June reported that convention organizers were having difficulty finding union-made, organic-cotton f ... |
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| Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, greenwashing, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention (all these topics) |
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The Roe less traveled
GOP rep in Tenn. loses primary after being linked to Big Oil |
Kate Sheppard |
08 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In Tennessee, freshman Republican Rep. David Davis lost his primary last night, apparently in large part because his opponent linked him to Big Oil. Davis is the first sitting Tennessee congressman in 40 years to lose in a primary. He was beaten by Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe, who accused Davis of accepting money from industry PACs, backing offshore drilling legislation, and 'selling out' to Big Oil. Davis has yet to concede, though tallies find Roe 570 vote ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, elections, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, Tennessee, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Who's getting the oil money?
Obama favored by Exxon employees, but McCain has gotten more oil money overall |
Kate Sheppard |
08 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Barack Obama put out an ad earlier this week accusing rival John McCain of being 'in the pocket of Big Oil,' and the Democratic National Committee launched Exxon-McCain 2008, a website to promote the idea that the Republican candidate is in bed with the oil industry. But as Grist noted previously, Obama himself has received nearly $400,000 in donations from contributors in the oil and gas industries this election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Polit ... |
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| Topics: campaign contributions, elections, energy, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Gas impasse
Obama campaign's attempts to get gas ads at the pump foiled |
Kate Sheppard |
07 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Barack Obama's campaign wanted to bring the energy ad wars directly to the pump, but their attempts have been foiled. The campaign wanted to run an ad on the mini TV screens that appear on some gas pumps, pointing out that John McCain voted against higher fuel-economy standards and renewable energy, and that Obama is calling for a $1,000 energy rebate and measures to move toward energy independence. The campaign intended to roll out the ad at gas stations in Tam ... |
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| Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Gauge against the machine
McCain now agrees that inflating your tires saves gasoline |
Kate Sheppard |
06 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain and his campaign have been ribbing Barack Obama for his statement last week that if Americans made sure their tires were properly inflated it could save as much oil as would be found in offshore areas. The McCain team went so far as to hand out tire gauges at the Democratic candidates's events. Obama jabbed back yesterday, and now McCain in conceding the accuracy of his rival's statement. 'And could I mention that Sen. Obama a couple of days ago said ... |
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| Topics: advertising, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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The energy-ad arms race
Presidential candidates keep the energy ads a-comin' |
Kate Sheppard |
06 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain put out this new ad yesterday, 'Broken,' in which he's portrayed as the 'original maverick' and pledges to 'battle Big Oil.' (Someone might want to pass the message along to his donors.) Barack Obama responded with this new ad yesterday, challenging the premise that McCain has been a 'maverick' on energy and other issues: ' And today McCain issued another ad repeating the celebrity allegation (this time minus Britney and Paris) and alleging tha ... |
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| Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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Phone tag team
Fact-checking the McCain campaign's press call on energy policy |
Kate Sheppard |
06 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The McCain campaign held a press call yesterday on Barack Obama's energy policy, in which their spokesfolks let fly a few statements that should be categorized as something other than truthful. Senior adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin: 'Barack Obama has said no to more domestic exploration of oil and natural gas ... He has said no to new coal-fired electrical generation plants ... He has said no to nuclear.' Actually, as reported earlier, Obama has said he'd allow so ... |
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| Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, tax incentives (all these topics) |
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Uppin' Atom!
McCain tours nuke plant, renews call for nuclear power expansion in U.S. |
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06 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:20 AM on 06 Aug 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain toured a nuclear plant in Michigan on Tuesday, using the opportunity to renew his call for the U.S. to build 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030. At the plant, McCain said that his love affair with nuclear power began when he encountered nuclear ships and submarines in the Navy. "I knew it was safe then, I know it's safe now," ... |
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| Topics: elections, John McCain, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Fermi stance
McCain to visit nuclear power plant with dismal safety record |
Kate Sheppard |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| After stopping at a biker rally in South Dakota this morning, John McCain is headed to Monroe, Mich., this afternoon, where he'll visit the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station. While at the power plant, he's expected to talk up his plan to build 45 new nuclear plants by 2030, and 55 more after that. During the visit, he's likely to promote the Republicans' energy strategy, which includes major support for the nuclear industry. 'I am going to lead our nation to ... |
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| Topics: elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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Drill he or won't he?
Enviros unhappy with Obama's offshore-drilling shift, but pleased with his energy plan |
Kate Sheppard |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Many in the environmental community are annoyed by Barack Obama's change of position on offshore drilling, even while they applaud his comprehensive energy plan. The Democratic candidate had staunchly opposed new drilling on the outer continental shelf, but then shifted his position on Friday to say he would be open to some drilling if it were necessary to reach compromise on a broader energy plan -- like the one introduced by a bipartisan 'Gang of 10' late la ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Thrills, Drills, and Bills
Obama softens opposition to offshore drilling, and more political news |
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03 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:33 PM on 03 Aug 2008 Barack Obama opened the door to offshore drilling on Friday, saying, "My interest is in making sure we've got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices. If, in order to get that passed, we have to compromise in terms of a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Oil support you
Campaign Money Watch looks at McCain's donations from Big Oil |
Kate Sheppard |
01 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain's call for more offshore drilling has resulted in an influx of oil money to his campaign coffers, as we reported earlier this week. Yesterday, Campaign Money Watch put out a comprehensive report [PDF] on just how much much money Big Oil has been sending to the GOP candidate, and how it compares to his previous donations from oil interests. From the report: In Texas alone, June oil and gas-connected donations to McCain's Victory '08 Fund, his hy ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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