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No climate for old men Why John McCain isn't the candidate to stop global warming	Joseph Romm	08 Feb 2008	Gristmill
McCain's astonishing doubletalk on climate in the Florida GOP debate -- denying that a cap and trade system is a mandate -- made me start rethinking what a McCain presidency would mean for the fight to prevent catastrophic global warming. The more I researched McCain's views, the more I talked to others, the more I felt forced to change my previous view. Salon has just published my long analysis, which concludes that while he would be vastly superior to Bush on c ...
Topics: climate, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

The enGorsement, re-reconsidered	David Roberts	07 Feb 2008	Gristmill
I wouldn't normally post about the latest round of Gore endorsement speculation, since nobody ever has anything new to say about it, but this comes from Steve Clemons, a D.C. insider who knows of what he speaks. He says a source close to the Clinton campaign told him that a rumor is running rampant that Gore is going to come off the fence and endorse Obama soon. Again, this is a third-hand account, worth only so much, but Clemons has credibility, so I thought I'd pass ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Romney out	David Roberts	07 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Mitt Romney dropped out of the presidential race today, which all but insures that John McCain will be the Republican candidate. I wonder: how will Republicans and industry groups lobby against a carbon bill if their president supports it? That is a strategic dilemma I'm sure they have their finest minds working on as we speak.
Topics: elections, John McCain, Mitt Romney, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

New Nation post Will the media give McCain a free ride on climate?	David Roberts	07 Feb 2008	Gristmill
My latest post on The Nation is up, asking: Will the media give McCain a free ride on climate? I know there's a sense out there that because McCain is relatively sane on climate, this race might pose the opportunity to have a serious discussion of the issue. But my fear is the opposite: that because the candidates (seem to) agree on the issue, the media will ignore it, focusing instead on areas where there's controversy. That's basically what happened in 2000, as my ...
Topics: climate, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Super Troopers Troop On The green take on Super-Duper Tuesday		05 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 10:46 PM on 05 Feb 2008 Coming out of Super Tuesday's primaries and caucuses in 22 states, the Republicans are looking ever more likely to nominate their most eco-conscious candidate, John McCain, who was the big GOP winner of the day. But green issues don't seem to have played much if any role in the Republican voting, and McCain didn't reference anything environmental in his speech to supporters at the end of the night. ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's ... Super Tuesday! Grist strives to be your #650,871st source of breaking primary news	David Roberts	05 Feb 2008	Gristmill
OK, well ... here we go! Consider this the Super Tuesday catch-all thread -- share your news, opinions, brickbats, and whatnot in comments. Obama kicks things off with a huge win in Georgia. UPDATE: Obama has taken Delaware and Illinois. Clinton has taken Arkansas, Tennessee, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. McCain's won Delaware, Connecticut, Illinois, and New Jersey. Romney's won Massachusetts and Huckabee, somewhat to the pundits' surprise, is kicking a l ...
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

The green Democrat's choice Obama or Clinton: who's greener?	David Roberts	05 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Photos: Roger Goun and Will Merydith The following post was first published on Passing Through, The Nation's guest blog, where I will be posting all month. If you're a political junkie like me, all you can think about is the primary and the general election beyond. Can you remember a primary season so dynamic and volatile, so dramatic, so filled with hope and trepidation and the stirrings of something historic? I can't decide if I love it or I'm going to have ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Incremental improvement vs. radical change How to pick the president	Joseph Romm	04 Feb 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- A plaque on the wall at Wal-Mart headquarters carries a quote attributed to Sam Walton. It says: Incrementalism is innovation's worst enemy. We don't want continuous improvement, we want radical change. That plaque should be mounted on the door of every caucus room and voting place in America on Tuesday, because ...
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

RFK Jr. for Hillary	David Roberts	04 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Noted enviro Robert Kennedy Jr. makes a campaign ad for Clinton, trying to steal back a little of the Kennedy mojo from Obama:
Topics: elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

It's alive!	David Roberts	04 Feb 2008	Gristmill
A Philadelphia newspaper picks up Jake "Hack" Tapper's Bill Clinton grotesque and makes it even more stupid. This is officially a 'Winger Zombie. Aim for the head. (Via Horse's Mouth)
Topics: Bill Clinton, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

What's That, a Bout? Obama talks about fighting the nuclear industry, but his record is less strident		04 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 4:51 AM on 04 Feb 2008 Barack Obama talks on the campaign trail about fighting the nuclear power industry, but the real story is more complicated, reports The New York Times in a front-page story. In 2006, Illinois residents were up in arms after finding out that Exelon Corp. had not informed them about radioactive leaks at one of its nuclear power plants. Obama responded by introduci ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama Super Bowl ad	David Roberts	03 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Far as I know, Obama was the only candidate to buy an ad during the Super Bowl today, one that ran in 24 states, to the tune of $250,000. It's interesting to me that in perhaps the highest profile, highest stakes ad the Obama campaign has ever run, the focus is on two strongly progressive messages: ending the war and saving the planet. Here it is:
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08, sports (all these topics)

A Gore-aphobia	David Roberts	03 Feb 2008	Gristmill
The OMFG WILL GORE ENDORSE NOW?! stories are getting almost as tiresome as the OMFG WILL GORE RUN NOW?! stories got. One of the sillier aspects of the Silly Season, I guess. Noam Scheiber speculates why Gore might keep waiting, despite the many people begging him to enter the fray.
Topics: Al Gore, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Dipdive	David Roberts	02 Feb 2008	Gristmill
This has been making the rounds. Pretty damn effective, I'd say:
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, music, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Carbon-loaded question Obama parries ABEC	David Roberts	31 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Obama gets buttonholed by a planted ABEC coal shill: Nothing he says here is particularly objectionable. The priority on reducing CO2 emissions is welcome. It is true that if we can figure out a way to cost-effectively sequester coal emissions, it will bring some benefit. More important, though, is what's not said. He says we can't emit more CO2, but he stops short of calling for a moratorium on dirty coal plants with no sequestration. (He says he won't 'license ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, elections, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Tonight's climate-less Democratic debate: Brought to you on behalf of ABEC	David Roberts	31 Jan 2008	Gristmill
I looked through the transcript, and as far as I can tell there wasn't a single question about climate change in tonight's Democratic debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. This is the fourth CNN debate sponsored by coal front group Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC). Not one of the four has contained a question on climate.
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Arnie hearts John Cali gov Schwarzenegger endorses John McCain	David Roberts	31 Jan 2008	Gristmill
So Schwarzenegger endorsed McCain today, citing his fight against wasteful spending, his "vision" for protecting the environment ("and the economy simultaneously"), and his national security credentials. Of course McCain's battle against earmarks is entirely symbolic, given that they are a tiny sliver of federal spending. His "vision" on global warming amounts to an outdated and weak cap-and-trade program coupled with massive subsidies fo ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McCain, politics, elections, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Doing the Waive All four Republican prez candidates express support for California's EPA waiver		31 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 5:16 AM on 31 Jan 2008 Last night's Republican debate spawned at least one memorable surprise: all four GOP candidates appeared to express support for California in its battle with the U.S. EPA to get a waiver it needs to implement its greenhouse-gas emissions standards for vehicles. The Bush administration denied the waiver in December, arguing that recent changes to federal fuel-efficienc ...
Topics: California, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics)

Competing for the Governator's endorsement? All four Republican candidates support California's right to a waiver from the Bush EPA	David Roberts	30 Jan 2008	Gristmill
In tonight's debate, much to my surprise, the Republican candidates got a direct question about the California waiver. Also rather to my surprise, all four said they support California's right to a waiver. It's amazing how isolated Johnson (coughCheneycough) is on this. Not one of his party's standard-bearers will back him up. That is some sad sht. Here's the portion of the debate on Pavley and climate change: [L.A. TIMES' JANET] HOOK: This is for Senator ...*
Topics: air pollution, California, climate, elections, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, presidential race 08, US EPA (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	30 Jan 2008	Gristmill
"... there are a number of pieces of legislation where [McCain's] views are out of the mainstream, at least in my view, of conservative Republican thought. So, for instance, he's opposed to drilling in ANWR, I believe. ... ... And then now McCain-Lieberman, which is a unilateral -- meaning U.S.-only imposed -- cap-and-trade program, which puts a burden, as much as 50 cents a gallon, on gasoline in this country. It basically says Americans are going to pa ...
Topics: Arctic refuge, carbon trading, climate, elections, energy, John McCain, Mitt Romney, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	30 Jan 2008	Gristmill
'Maybe we're wrong.' -- the Nader 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, getting halfway there
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics)

The Endorsmenator On the Schwarzenegger endorsement	David Roberts	30 Jan 2008	Gristmill
There is speculation all over the place about a Schwarzenegger endorsement. "Sources" tell CNN that he'll endorse McCain tomorrow. McCain's a gimmee for Arnie -- another maverick Republican who supports action on global warming. And since it looks increasingly likely that McCain's got it sewn up, that's probably that. Matters would have been much more interesting if Romney got the nomination. I strongly suspect, and have heard from a few sources of my own, ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, elections, 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)

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