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Be a Dolly and Cancel My Trip, Will You? Hurricane Dolly cancels McCain's trip to offshore oil rig		24 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 6:57 AM on 24 Jul 2008 John McCain had planned to visit an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday to tout offshore drilling and the industry's environmental friendliness, but Hurricane Dolly canceled his plans. Dolly hit land in Texas Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, cutting oil and gas production by some 5 to 8 percent overall. McCain and other Republicans have been pushing to allow ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, severe weather (all these topics)

Oregon trail Grist talks to Oregon Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Merkley	Kate Sheppard	22 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Oregon Senate candidate Jeff Merkley was in Austin for Netroots Nation, where he appeared on a panel about energy issues. Merkley is attempting to unseat Gordon Smith, the sole GOP senator on the West Coast, this November, and he's put climate and environment issues at the top of his campaign agenda. His plans include calling for a 25 percent renewable energy national standard by 2025, cutting emissions 80 percent by mid-century, and creating incentives for cities ...
Topics: elections, energy, Muckraker, news, Oregon, politics (all these topics)

What do Juneau? Grist talks to Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mark Begich	Kate Sheppard	21 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Anchorage's Democratic mayor, Mark Begich, is challenging Republican incumbent Ted Stevens for his Senate seat this November. Begich, 46, is in his fifth year as mayor, and is the city's first mayor actually born in Anchorage. In a state that's already feeling the effects of a warming planet, Begich lists climate change as a top issue in his campaign, calling for a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. He's also big on energy ...
Topics: Alaska, climate, elections, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, video (all these topics)

Purple America U.S. Senate candidate Jim Slattery discusses energy and environment for rural voters	Kate Sheppard	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Jim Slattery, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas, dropped by Netroots Nation this morning to talk about how progressives can make inroads in the heartland. His panel, 'Rural America and the Progressive Movement,' took a look at some of the reasons rural voters shouldn't be written off as red. Energy and environment were two key issues the panel discussed, noting that higher gas prices and environmental degradation hit rural Americans the hardest. Listen Ka ...
Topics: elections, interview, Kansas, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Voters' Voices: New Hampshire Talking with voters in Nashua about the environment and the election	Melinda Henneberger	17 Jul 2008	Gristmill
This is part of a series of dispatches from Melinda Henneberger, who's talking to voters around the U.S. about their views on the environment and the election. Photo: Kyle P. Johnson Nashua, N.H. -- Suziana Moriera does not see soaring gas prices as all bad: 'It's still not hurting enough. People complain, but it's got to hurt more' before Americans will start driving appreciably less. It's got to hurt more, she thinks, before her hometown of ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, New Hampshire, politics, presidential race 08, Voters Voices (all these topics)

Barack in the Buckeye State Dem presidential candidate talks up energy plan in Ohio	Kate Sheppard	13 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama gave a speech on energy policy in Dayton, Ohio on Friday, and used the opportunity to rip on rival John McCain. He knocked the candidate's calls for offshore drilling and a 'gas-tax holiday,' and accused him of being part of the problem in Washington. 'A few days ago, Senator McCain said our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been 30 years in the making, and was caused by the failure of politicians in Washington to think long-term about the futur ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Yes, Americans are a bunch of whiners ...	Jason D Scorse	12 Jul 2008	Gristmill
As a big Obama supporter I am delighted that McCain's national co-chair and economic adviser Phil Gramm was stupid enough to talk about America being in a 'mental recession' and the country being a 'bunch of whiners'; it's going to be the gift that keeps on giving (Obama had a great line about how the country doesn't need a new Dr. Phil). Gramm was 100 percent wrong about the 'mental recession' part -- we are teetering on a real recession if not already in one -- b ...
Topics: elections, energy, gas prices, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Third partying Greens to announce presidential candidate	Kate Sheppard	11 Jul 2008	Gristmill
The Green Party is hosting their presidential convention in Chicago this week, where the party is expected to officially select former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (Ga.) as its presidential candidate. Yesterday hip-hop activist Rosa Clemente accepted McKinney's invitation to run as the VP candidate. More to come on the Green ticket soon. Speaking of third-party runs for the presidency, Ralph Nader participated in a live, online chat at the Washington Post yesterday. Mini ...
Topics: elections, grassroots activism, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Ventura capitol Al Franken talks green jobs while Jesse Ventura threatens to bust heads	Kate Sheppard	10 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Minnesota Senate candidate and former funny-man Al Franken (D) recently put out a very, very sincere video on green jobs: Franken is taking on incumbent Norm Coleman (R), and polls so far have shown Coleman ahead by a considerable margin. But now former Reform Party governor, professional wrestler, and actor Jesse Ventura is threatening to jump in the race. 'All you Minnesotans take a good hard look at all three of us,' Ventura told NPR this week. 'You decide ...
Topics: elections, green jobs, Minnesota, Muckraker, news, politics, video (all these topics)

Goode grief Virginia candidates split on personal transit choices	Kate Sheppard	09 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Rep. Virgil Goode, the incumbent Republican in Virginia's 5th District, appeared in a Scottsville, Va. Fourth of July parade last week accompanied by a Hummer H3. His opponent in this year's House race, Tom Perriello (D), appeared on a float pulled by a biodiesel-fueled tractor. Perriello fans put together a video highlighting the candidates' automotive choices:
Topics: cars, Congress, elections, green living, Muckraker, news, politics, video (all these topics)

Cheney's third term McCain's economy plan fails to substantially address energy efficiency	Joseph Romm	07 Jul 2008	Gristmill
John McCain takes the 'conserve' out of 'conservative.' His entire energy efficiency strategy would fit on one side of a very small file card and can be summarized as follows: Ban Porsches, green federal buildings, and applaud homeowners who do stuff on their own! His repackaged new economic plan, 'Jobs for America' has precisely three paragraphs that deal with efficiency: CAFE Standards: John McCain has long supported CAFE standards -- the mileage requiremen ...
Topics: economy, elections, energy efficiency, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Bucking Convention Democratic convention planners struggling to meet big green goals		07 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 10:13 AM on 07 Jul 2008 Planners of August's Democratic Convention in Denver are finding that it's just not that easy to pull off Green Director Andrea Robinson's goal of "the most sustainable political convention in modern American history." Only three states' delegations have agreed to purchase carbon offsets through the convention's "Green Delegate Challenge" program. Merchandise ...
Topics: elections, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Ad lib RNC drops $3 million to promote McCain's energy plan	Kate Sheppard	07 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Over the weekend, the Republican National Committee launched their 10-day, $3 million campaign to tout John McCain's energy policy with this ad: 'Record gas prices, a climate in crisis. John McCain says solve it now,' says the ad. 'With a balanced plan -- alternative energy, conservation, suspending the gas tax and more production here at home. He's pushing his own party to face climate change.' It goes on to hit Barack Obama for not supporting McCain's 'gas- ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

When Ads Attack! Presidential campaign ads go on attack over energy issues		07 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 8:00 AM on 07 Jul 2008 The first major ad buy this year from a major party aired over the weekend, a TV spot courtesy of the Republican National Committee attacking Democratic candidate Barack Obama for a lack of creativity on the energy scene. While John McCain is "pushing his own party to face climate change," the ad says that Obama isn't pushing the boundaries like his rival. The ad points out that ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, news, politics, presidential campaign 08 (all these topics)

The grill of victory Over half of Americans want to barbecue with Barack	Kate Sheppard	03 Jul 2008	Gristmill
The survey you've all been waiting for: 52 percent of Americans say they would prefer to have Barack Obama at their 4th of July shindig. Only 45 percent reported that they would prefer McCain, according to the latest Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll. Says the AP: 'People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack than munch meats with McCain.' That includes one in six people who said they plan to vote for McCain in November. Only one in 20 Obama voters said t ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, holiday, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

The drill of the chase RNC to drop $3 million on ads hitting Obama on energy	Kate Sheppard	03 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Roll Call reports ($ub. req'd): The Republican National Committee is launching $3 million in independent expenditure television ads in four states, focusing on the energy issue. The ad is slated to run on network and cable television in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and will highlight the differences between Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) on energy security. 'Following Barack Obama's decision to become the only major party ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

The media is (almost) onto McCain's cynical doubletalk 'Purpose,' McCain's new energy ad, features wind turbines he voted against	Joseph Romm	02 Jul 2008	Gristmill
McCain has a new ad titled 'Purpose': The AP critiqued it with a piece titled, 'McCain energy ad short on specifics.' Okay, mainstream media, half credit. The ad has a much bigger problem than lack of specifics -- McCain is trying to get a political boost by claiming he will champion popular clean energy technologies that he, like President Bush and most conservatives, has consistently opposed:SCRIPT: Announcer: American technology protected the world. We went to th ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, mainstream media, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

Derailed McCain just not that into Amtrak	Kate Sheppard	02 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Over at the Boston Globe, columnist Derrick Z. Jackson does an excellent job of highlighting John McCain's beef with Amtrak: For years, McCain, in the comfort of cheap gasoline for autos and airplanes, made Amtrak a personal whipping boy. Despite the fact that governments in Western Europe and Asia zoomed far ahead of the United States by supporting high-speed trains to relieve congestion, promote tourism and now as we are coming to know, save the planet, McCain has ...
Topics: elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, placemaking, politics, presidential race 08, public transportation (all these topics)

'Often contradictory stances' Mainstream media realizes that McCain's energy rhetoric and record don't match up	Kate Sheppard	01 Jul 2008	Gristmill
The mainstream media has started to pick up on the fact that John McCain's energy policy is totally inconsistent. Bloomberg: As a senator, John McCain has condemned policies that pick market winners and losers, aiming particular criticism at government ethanol subsidies as a taxpayer rip-off. As a presidential candidate, the Arizona Republican himself is backing specific industries in proposals for relief from high energy prices and foreign oil dependence. ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, mainstream media, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Big, bad John Texas Sen. John Cornyn hearts drilling and a good brew	Kate Sheppard	01 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Okay, so this campaign ad for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has nothing to do with the environment, but it needs to be posted: Cornyn's latest ads focus on his energy plan, which includes offshore drilling and opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for exploration and drilling. He also says he supports 'viable alternative sources,' which in his book includes nuclear and coal. This is the same senator who during the debate over the Lieberman-Warner Climate ...
Topics: elections, energy, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, US senate (all these topics)

Electable energy The importance of elections for a renewable energy economy	Jason D Scorse	30 Jun 2008	Gristmill
This article in Business Week is both a fascinating read and a perfect illustration of why national leadership is so essential for a sustainable energy future. Many environmentalists (including myself) believe that electricity generated through clean renewable sources can power not only most of our homes and industry, but also our transportation sector through plug-in cars and buses. There is little doubt that the solar and wind capacity exists, but the major obstacle ...
Topics: elections, energy, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

The power of the state State energy news update	Joseph Romm	30 Jun 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Kari Manlove, fellows assistant at the Center for American Progress. -----On Wednesday (June 25th), Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a historic piece of energy legislation that advances Florida one step closer to establishing a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Florida is the first state in the Southeast to adopt a law of this nature. While Crist has prevented new coal plant construction and whil ...
Topics: coal, elections, energy, politics, state politics (all these topics)

Don't take it for Granite N.H.'s Shaheen puts energy issues at center of her campaign for Senate	Kate Sheppard	30 Jun 2008	Gristmill
In New Hampshire, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) is challenging incumbent John Sununu (R) for his U.S. Senate seat, and she's making energy concerns a centerpiece of her campaign. Here's her most recent ad, targeting the 'Enron loophole': Previous Shaheen ads have called for tougher regulation of the oil industry and increased investment in renewable energy.
Topics: elections, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate, video (all these topics)

Per Hirsh incentives Newsweek political journalist transcribes McCain campaign spin on energy	David Roberts	29 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Last October, Barack Obama laid out a detailed, ambitious, and comprehensive energy plan, and he's been talking about it ever since. A couple weeks ago, John McCain let loose a flurry of one-off energy gimmicks -- a gas tax holiday, offshore drilling, a prize for a car battery -- which he crammed together under the heading 'the Lexington Plan.' According to Washington Wise Man Michael Hirsh, in a mash note that would embarrass a crushing tween, that puts Obama on th ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Ethanol with your coal, anyone? Billionaires for Obama	JMG	29 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Via Sam Smith, Lynn Sweet notes a few of the folks meeting with Obama: WEDNESDAY OBAMA PRIVATE MEETING IN CHICAGO WITH BUSINESS LEADERS: 1. James Bell, CFO of Boeing, aerospace, IL 2. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, financial services, NY 3. Ann Fudge, former CEO of Young & Rubicam, public relations, IL 4. Mark Gallogly, Centerbridge Partners, NY 5. Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford, auto manufacturer, MI 6. Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, energy/alternati ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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