 Stories About: elections AND politics AND presidential race 08
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McCain economics
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David Roberts |
14 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Here's Obama's new ad hitting McCain: I'm not entirely sure I get the Iraq bit. Is the Obama campaign now trying to cast Iraq as some sort of pampered welfare recipient? I know it now has an oil surplus, but it's not exactly like they're sitting pretty over there. |
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| Topics: advertising, elections, Iraq, politics, presidential race 08, 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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Exxon John
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David Roberts |
13 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Democratic National Committee is being mean to John McCain again: |
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| Topics: advertising, Big Oil, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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Sandor slander
Head of CCX endorses McCain's cap-and-trade program, reveals misunderstanding of climate policy |
David Roberts |
11 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Over on Huffington Post, Frank Carlson has a story revealing that Richard Sandor, the founder of the Chicago Climate Exchange, supports McCain's cap-and-trade system over Obama's -- that is to say, he supports giving pollution permits away rather than auctioning them. The story reveals that neither Carlson nor Sandor understands the difference very well. Here's how Carlson frames it: McCain says he would dole out permits in much the same way proposed by the Clima ... |
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| Topics: carbon trading, economy, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Veep impact
The pro- and anti-coal contenders on Obama's veep shortlist |
Frank O'Donnell |
11 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A commentary on vice presidential prospects by Eric Schaeffer, director of the Environmental Integrity Project, and Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch. ----- As presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama prepares to make perhaps his most important campaign decision -- his choice of a running mate -- two governors are said to be on the short list: Tim Kaine of Virginia and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas. Both are smart and popular. Both ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, elections, 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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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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Get to work!
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David Roberts |
07 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| MoveOn takes on McCain the voteskipper: For more on those votes, see here. |
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| Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, video (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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Kaine vs. Sebelius
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David Roberts |
06 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| What Eve said -- and also the coal thing. |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (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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At last he's ready to vote
McCain says he'd end his vacation from Congress to 'drill here, drill now' |
Brad Johnson |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Originally posted at the Wonk Room. In eastern Pennsylvania yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeatedly argued, 'We need to drill here and we need to drill now.' His invocation of the slogan of Newt Gingrich's right-wing 527 corporation, American Solutions for Winning the Future (ASWF), was coupled with the following call for Congress to 'come back to town and come back to work': Congress should come back into session, and I'm willing to come off the campaign tr ... |
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| Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, tax incentives (all these topics) |
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'They take pride in being ignorant'
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David Roberts |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Obama smacks back against GOP 'tire gauge' mockery: |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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A real energy plan for America
Efficiency now, 10 percent renewables by 2012, and one million plug-in hybrids by 2015 |
Joseph Romm |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Senator Barack Obama has fulfilled the promise of his earlier climate plan with a detailed and comprehensive 'New Energy for America' [PDF] plan. Yesterday, he gave a major speech on this plan in Lansing, Michigan. This is easily the best energy plan ever put forward by a nominee of either party: Increase Fuel Economy Standards: Obama will increase fuel economy standards 4 percent per each year while protecting the financial future of domestic automakers ... ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, 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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Kaine't touch this
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David Roberts |
04 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I'm not convinced by the recent buzz around Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as Obama's VP choice, for reasons having little to do with his horrendous record on coal. However, his horrendous record on coal does make it particularly irksome that Obama is so publicly feting him. If I'd been here I would have written this post by Keith Johnson, but he did it for me, so read it. More and more people I know, myself included, are thinking Sebelius might just yet be the dark horse ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, elections, 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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The world is full of crashing oil barrels
Ads from Sierra Club and MoveOn hit McCain over energy policy |
Kate Sheppard |
31 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 'Big Oil companies have our economy and politics in a choke hold,' says a new TV ad released today by the Sierra Club Political Committee. 'They are getting billions from the government, raking in record profits, while we pay more and more for gas.' 'John McCain's answer?' the ad continues. 'Another $4 billion giveaway to Big Oil.' The ad, 'Full Nelson,' shows a family being squashed by oil barrels filled with cash. It goes on to praise Barack Obama (whom the S ... |
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| Topics: advertising, Big Oil, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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Offshore thing
McCain compares Obama to Britney and Paris in new energy ad |
Kate Sheppard |
30 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In the ongoing energy ad battle, John McCain released another television ad today on the subject. Or at least it purports to be about energy. The ad juxtaposes video of Obama at his recent speech in Berlin with photos of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, and alleges that while he might be celebrated the world over, he's not ready to lead on energy concerns. 'He's the biggest celebrity in the world. But is he ready to lead?' the ad asks. 'With gas prices soaring, Ba ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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