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Notable quotable Inhofe digs deeper	David Roberts	09 Oct 2008	Gristmill
'I think I was right on that ... It's not whether or not we're going into a global warming period. We were. We're not now. You know, God's still up there. We're now going through a cooling spell.' -- Sen. James Inhofe, in an Oct. 7 debate with Democratic challenger Jim Rice, defending his notorious assertion that climate change is 'the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, elections, James Inhofe, quotables, US Senate (all these topics)

A bird in the Hannity McCain and Palin talk energy on with Fox's Sean Hannity	Kate Sheppard	09 Oct 2008	Gristmill
In an interview Wednesday with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Republican presidential candidate John McCain again suggested that he's willing to reevaluate his opposition to allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 'At least because Gov. Palin is so persuasive, I would like to come to Alaska. I haven't been there in many years anyway, and maybe I'll agree to go visit that area and have a look,' said McCain, responding to a question from Hannity about the dif ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Like two peas in a pod Pickens suckered by Palin: 'She gets this energy situation'	Joseph Romm	08 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Yes, he loves wind power. But beyond that, I lose more respect for the oilman every day. Consider what he wrote on his blog Friday: Met with Sarah Palin the day after her debate with Joe Biden. She came to our Dallas offices with her husband, Todd, to talk about energy and the Pickens Plan ... Governor Palin comes from an energy state, and I'll tell you, she gets this energy situation. We talked about it like two oil and gas professionals. Pickens is calling ...
Topics: elections, energy, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, T Boone Pickens, wind power (all these topics)

Let's talk about caps, baby Enviros cheer debate talk about climate and energy, but want more details	Kate Sheppard	08 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Say what you may about last night's debate, but it was anything but boring for enviros. Even if the candidates largely recycled preexisting talking points on energy and climate, the mere fact that both issues got top billing in a presidential debate was an historic first. 'What strikes me as important is that energy has risen to the top of the list in terms of issues that people are concerned about right now. It's really energy, the economy, health care, and the w ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Put your money where his mouth is Why did McCain sell out to Big Oil? Ask Charles Keating	Joseph Romm	08 Oct 2008	Gristmill
John McCain's new coziness with Big Oil is in many respects just a replay of his old coziness with Charles Keating. In both cases, money and access bought influence. Let's start with oil. Last month, Time reported that McCain tapped a 'prominent Washington lobbyist,' William E. Timmons, Sr., to run his transition, should he win the election. Who does Timmons and Company lobby for? As of this year, they are getting about $100,000 a quarter from the American Petroleu ...
Topics: Big Oil, campaign contributions, elections, John McCain, lobbying, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

A summary of the role of energy efficiency in last night's debate	David Roberts	08 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Squat. UPDATE: Okay, to be completely fair, in response to the question about how the candidates would ask Americans to sacrifice, Obama said this: But each and every one of us can start thinking about how can we save energy in our homes, in our buildings. And one of the things I want to do is make sure that we're providing incentives so that you can buy a fuel efficient car that's made right here in the United States of America, not in Japan or South Korea, maki ...
Topics: elections, energy, energy efficiency, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Energy first Obama names energy as first administration priority	David Roberts	07 Oct 2008	Gristmill
The candidates have put forth ambitious proposals on a number of issues, but one of the great unanswered questions of the race has been what each would prioritize in office. The first policy initiative undertaken by the new president will benefit from a sense of first-term energy and momentum. Depending on what happens in ensuing years, there could be no choice about what becomes Nos. 2 or 3. Circumstances tend to intervene. So what's that crucial first priority? T ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

60 Republican congresscritters are in serious trouble	David Roberts	07 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Remember when "drill, baby, drill" was going to reverse a horrible electoral year for Republicans in Congress? Turns out maybe not so much: The possibility that Democrats will build a muscular, 60-seat Senate majority is looking increasing plausible, with new polls showing a powerful surge for the party's candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states. There's even a chance that Georgia's Saxby Chambliss -- proud possessor of a 0 percent rating from ...
Topics: climate, Congress, elections, energy, Georgia, politics (all these topics)

Miner offense Coal miners in West Virginia stay home in protest of anti-Obama NRA tactics	Kate Sheppard	07 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Coal production at the Blacksville No. 2 Mine in Monongalia County, W.Va., came to a halt for one day last week when all the miners stayed home in protest after a National Rifle Association camera crew tried to get them to bad-mouth Barack Obama on film. The United Mineworkers of America has endorsed the Democratic candidate for president, and union officials were miffed that the NRA was allowed on the property. Here's the story: Union officials say they took the day ...
Topics: Barack Obama, coal, elections, energy, mining, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, West Virginia (all these topics)

Notable quotable Fascinating L.A. Times article on racial and coal politics in Virginia	David Roberts	07 Oct 2008	Gristmill
'We're all black in the mines.' -- Jerry Stallard, a coal union organizer in Virginia, arguing to his fellow miners that Obama's support for unions and for coal is more important than the color of his skin
Topics: Barack Obama, coal, elections, mining, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics)

Green Campaigner Committed environmentalist St�phane Dion faces uphill fight in Canadian election	Doug Struck	07 Oct 2008	Grist Feature
The delegates had worked for 36 hours straight at the international gathering in Montreal in 2005 intended to keep the Kyoto Protocol from stalling. The deadline to adjourn had passed, and so had a long night of high drama and low obstinacy. St�phane Dion. In the bleary dawn of 6 a.m., as the translators threatened to pack up and the janitors hovered to sweep the hall, con ...
Topics: Canada, carbon tax, elections, Kyoto Protocol, politics (all these topics)

Debate and switch Enviros suggest questions for Tuesday's townhall-style debate	Kate Sheppard	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Eleven days after their first matchup, John McCain and Barack Obama will meet again in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday night for a 'townhall format' debate. NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw will be the moderator, but it will be crowd members asking the questions, all of whom are supposedly undecided voters. There will be between 80 and 120 of these undecided voters in the audience; Brokaw will select about 15 of them to ask their questions. Chances are slim that any glob ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

She's got Obama's ear Obama adviser Heather Zichal talks to Grist about energy and climate	Kate Sheppard	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Heather Zichal. Barack Obama's campaign has a deep bench when it comes to climate and energy policy, one that includes scientists, policy wonks, and economists. On July 20, Obama added Heather Zichal to the team as policy director for energy, environment, and agriculture. Before coming to the Obama campaign's Chicago headquarters, Zichal served as the legislative director for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), running both his domestic and foreign policy. In 2004, sh ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, interview, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Another debate of note Rice debates Inhofe tomorrow	Adam Browning	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
For those who can't get enough of political debates, here's another of note. Andrew Rice is the Democratic nominee challenging Sen. James Inhofe (R) of Oklahoma for his Senate seat. They are holding their first -- and only -- debate on Tuesday, 5:15 CDT, in Tulsa. KJRH will televise and stream online for those who want to watch from out-of-state.
Topics: elections, James Inhofe, Oklahoma, politics, state politics, US Senate (all these topics)

'A natural part of the End of Days' Fey is Palin, again	David Roberts	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Watch about five minutes in for Palin to address 'this climate change whosiwhatsit.
Topics: elections, funnies, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

The conservation ticket National Wildlife Federation Action Fund endorses congressional candidates for the first time	Kate Sheppard	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
The National Wildlife Federation Action Fund is endorsing six congressional candidates in the November election -- a first for the group. 'We wanted to be able to, at election time, let voters know who are really going to be champions on [conservation and wildlife] issues in Congress, and do what we can to spread the word,' said Sue Brown, executive director of NWF Action Fund. 'Conservation issues are important, and we're lacking the leadership in Washington to rea ...
Topics: Congress, elections, Muckraker, National Wildlife Federation, news, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

October surprises Enviro news from the presidential campaign trail	Kate Sheppard	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
The New Republic looks at Sarah Palin's record as governor of Alaska, focusing on toxic waste and the health of the state's residents. The state has a rate of birth-defects twice the national average, and many believe it's because of the 'toxic stew' from the byproducts of mining and energy development like arsenic, mercury, and lead. Like other political leaders in the state, Palin has prioritized industry over environmental protection for years, resisting measures ...
Topics: coal, elections, ethanol, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Biden, your time for clean coal The Biden-Obama position on 'clean coal' is not a mistake	Joseph Romm	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Today, my inbox is bombarded with emails from enviros and clean energy advocates, some of whom say that Biden's (and Obama's) support of clean coal is 'abysmal, absolutely abysmal.' I could not disagree more. I have this argument with enviros all the time. Tuesday, I argued the point with Ted Glick, the national coordinator of the U.S. Climate Emergency Council on Earthbeat radio. You can listen to the audio here [mp3]. Yes, I think it is mistake to use the ...
Topics: Barack Obama, carbon sequestration, coal, elections, energy, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Veep thoughts Reflecting on (and fact-checking) the VP debate	Kate Sheppard	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
With the lengthy discussion of energy and climate issues in last night's debate, it was easy to miss some important aspects as the vice presidential candidates sped through their respective talking points. For example, Joe Biden's repeated plugs for 'clean coal' irked enviros, particularly the folks at 1Sky. It was a 1Sky organizer who asked Biden about clean coal on a rope line recently, prompting him to badmouth it; that got the McCain and Obama campaigns bicker ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, Joe Biden, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

The scariest thing John McCain has ever said McCain looks to Palin for advice on energy	Joseph Romm	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
John McCain told NPR this week that, regarding Governor Palin, he has 'turned to her advice many times in the past ... particularly on energy issues.' Many? This would be especially scary when you consider that few people in the country are more misinformed on energy than Sarah Palin, the fungible candidate, a woman ... who continued 'to peddle bogus [energy] statistics three days after the original error was pointed out by independent fact-checkers'; who tol ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

The coal truth Biden questioner says 'clean coal' doesn't exist	Kate Sheppard	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Last night, Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden said that his previous remarks on 'clean coal' were 'taken out of context,' and that he 'for 25 years has supported clean coal technology.' The remarks came after moderator Gwen Ifill asked him to clarify earlier, seemingly contradictory statements on clean coal. Clean coal leapt into the spotlight of campaign 2008 a few weeks back, when a woman asked Joe Biden the question that launched 1,000 shills. The questioner wa ...
Topics: climate, coal, elections, Joe Biden, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

VP debate: The question of climate change Watch the video and read the transcript	Grist	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Last night's vice presidential debate featured an important exchange on climate change. Grist is posting the video and transcript excerpt below: Moderator Gwen Ifill's question to Sarah Palin: 'Governor, I'm happy to talk to you in this next section about energy issues. Let's talk about climate change. What is true and what is false about what we have heard, read, discussed, debated about the causes of climate change?' Here's the transcript of this section of the debat ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, Joe Biden, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Veep on rockin' Vice presidential candidates spar on energy and climate issues	Kate Sheppard	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Thursday night's vice presidential debate produced several rows on climate and energy policy, with both candidates making somewhat unexpected claims on their own policy positions. Notably, however, both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin acknowledged that climate change is real and must be addressed -- though they clearly didn't agree fully on what's causing it or what should be done. For enviro viewers, perhaps Palin's biggest moment came when she was asked direct ...
Topics: elections, energy, Joe Biden, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Challenging the status quote Fact-check sound-bites from tonight's VP debate with Ameritocracy	Ashley Braun	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Call us optimists, but we're expecting tonight's much-anticipated vice presidential debate to be littered with sound bites on energy and the environment. After all, Sarah Palin, who 'knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America,' will be making her national debut against debate heavyweight Joe Biden. But politicians are known for saying almost anything, so how do you discern the truth from the talking point? Does Alaska rea ...
Topics: elections, Joe Biden, messaging, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, websites (all these topics)

A can't-lose debate strategy for Joe Biden	Joseph Romm	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
I have a new mini-article in Salon, 'A can't-lose debate strategy for Joe Biden.' It explains how Biden can win the debate and score big points with independents by bringing up clean energy and global warming as much as possible. This may require more message discipline than the Dem VP nominee has. The article ends by noting, 'This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that Biden must not screw up.' This post was created for ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Ce ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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