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It Takes a Value Village
Election serves as whack upside the head for environmental community |
Amanda Griscom Little |
11 Nov 2004 |
Muckraker |
| Post-election, enviros are thinking about values -- and praying for a better outcome next time. The Bush victory dealt a devastating wallop to the environmental community, but some members say it also delivered a much-needed reality check to a movement struggling to find its soul. Understandably, many environmental leaders who jumped into the election fray insist ... |
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| Topics: elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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Moral values
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David Roberts |
03 Nov 2004 |
Gristmill |
| Perhaps the most galling thing about last night's catastrophe was the news that higher turnout ultimately benefited the right, and what drove the turnout, the top issue for a majority of Bush voters polled, was 'moral values.' In this context, 'moral values' is code for 'being freaked out about gay people getting married,' though most in the media don't have the balls to say it. Nearly a dozen states had initiatives banning gay marriage on the ballot, and the social ... |
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| Topics: politics, elections (all these topics) |
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Irrelevance: The New Relevance
How did the environment play in the election? Funny you should ask ... |
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03 Nov 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Irrelevance: The New Relevance How did the environment play in the election? Funny you should ask ... Remember all that earnest debate about whether environmental issues would play a significant role in the presidential election? Well, as it turns out ... not so much. And in the Senate races we'd been keeping an eye on, one would also be hard-pressed (that is to say, wrong) to say that green issues had much impact. ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Declaration of dependence
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Chip Giller |
29 Oct 2004 |
Gristmill |
| Factcheck.org, the website the vice president tried to make famous, has this to say about the two presidential candidates' energy plans: 'Kerry and Bush Mislead Voters With Promises of Energy Independence.' The website, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, writes:Kerry focuses on conservation efforts, but most agree his plan is little more than an outline. Bush supports expanded drilling in Alaska to increase domestic oil s ... |
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| Topics: elections, energy, politics, websites (all these topics) |
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Play to Winslow
A green financial expert dishes up election-related investment tips |
Glenn Scherer |
29 Oct 2004 |
Main Dish |
| Matt Patsky knows his green. As the election looms, green-investing guru Matt Patsky has joined the political fray, making the radio talk show rounds to tell investors and voters why another Bush presidency will not only be bad news for the environment but also a disaster for the market. Patsky is the portfolio manager for the Winslow Management Co., a pioneer in environmentally re ... |
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| Topics: business, elections, interview, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Wonder If Michigan Left Cookies Out for Him
Energy secretary ladles pork into swing states as election approaches |
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28 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Wonder If Michigan Left Cookies Out for Him Energy secretary ladles pork into swing states as election approaches $36 million for a power plant in Minnesota. $100 million for a clean-coal project in Pennsylvania. $235 million for a power plant in Florida. $19.7 million for a clean-coal facility in New Mexico. Being a swing state is a profitable vocation during an election season. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham has ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Pass the Pipe Dreams
Speculation and hearsay on potential environmental picks for a Kerry cabinet |
Amanda Griscom Little |
28 Oct 2004 |
Muckraker |
| There are plenty of ways to blunt pre-election anxiety, but one exercise favored by Beltway insiders is batting around post-election scenarios. When optimistic enviros envision regime change, the big questions are: Who will be on Kerry's environmental A-Team? And what will be the top priorities on Kerry's energy and environment agenda? Of course, people close ... |
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| Topics: elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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What's Bad for the Goose Is Good for the Pander
Presidential candidates woo outdoor enthusiasts |
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27 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| What's Bad for the Goose Is Good for the Pander Presidential candidates woo outdoor enthusiasts Ah, to be a member of a voting bloc in a swing state. It must make you feel so special. One such group being assiduously wooed by campaigning presidential hopefuls is the hook-and-bullet crowd, a.k.a. the hunters and anglers. Traditionally conservative sportsfolks are concentrated in states crucial to t ... |
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| Topics: elections, outdoor recreation, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Once upon a time you dressed so fine
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Chip Giller |
27 Oct 2004 |
Gristmill |
| In a Rolling Stone interview with magazine founder and media bigwig Jann Wenner, John Kerry says that global warming would be his No. 1 environmental priority. Asked whether he agrees with Al Gore that the time of the internal-combustion engine is ending, Kerry, ever the audacious fella, says, 'I wouldn't make that kind of a bold pronouncement.' Much as Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) does in Grist's interview with her, Kerry endeavors to sell his environmental pla ... |
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| Topics: climate, elections, politics (all these topics) |
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Oh Mighty Crisis, Crisis, Crisis
Candidates and country in denial about looming energy crisis |
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26 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Oh Mighty Crisis, Crisis, Crisis Candidates and country in denial about looming energy crisis The San Francisco Chronicle is running a three-part series on the looming energy crisis and the peculiar refusal of the presidential candidates -- and the country -- to deal with it realistically. Global oil demand is rising, prices are rising, and production is relatively static. Despite the campaign rhetoric, neither ... |
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| Topics: Amory Lovins, elections, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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We Feel Your Campaign
Environment could prove decisive in Senate races |
Amanda Griscom Little |
26 Oct 2004 |
Muckraker |
| In the midst of one of the most pivotal presidential campaigns in decades, it's easy to forget that we are on the brink of what could be a momentous election in the Senate as well: 34 senatorial seats are up for grabs this year, 19 of them currently held by Democrats, 15 by Republicans. Several of those seats could change parties on Nov. 2, and in a Senate where the GOP holds a narrow majo ... |
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| Topics: elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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Jenifa, Oh Jenny
An interview with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm |
Keith Schneider |
26 Oct 2004 |
Main Dish |
| Jennifer Granholm. If John Kerry becomes president, he'll owe an awful lot to Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan's environmentally minded first-term Democratic governor. For all but a few shaky days in early September when some polls indicated that Michigan may have been leaning President Bush's way, the state and its 17 critical electoral votes have stayed all year as alpine blue as a northern Lake Mic ... |
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| Topics: elections, interview, Michigan, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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The Polluter Still Pays
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Suzy Becker |
25 Oct 2004 |
Ha. |
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| Topics: elections, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Stormy Whether
Enviro issues play big in the race for Florida's electoral votes |
Amanda Griscom Little |
25 Oct 2004 |
Muckraker |
| The brutal hurricanes have passed, but now Florida is in the eye of the swirling swing-state storm -- and environmental issues are being swept into the fray by high-ranking politicians and hot-ticket celebrities alike. The Everglades are now faced with a campaign hurricane. Photo: USGS. © Martin Miller. With its 27 electoral votes -- more than any of the other swing states -- Flor ... |
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| Topics: elections, Florida, Muckraker, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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You Can Fuel Some of the People Some of the Time ...
Startling stats on Bush's and Kerry's energy agendas |
Sarah van Schagen |
21 Oct 2004 |
Counter Culture |
| Photo: Joe Angeles/WUSTL photo. $13.3 million -- amount George W. Bush has received from the energy/natural resources, agribusiness, and transportation sectors during the 2004 presidential campaign1 $1.9 million -- amount John Kerry has received from the energy/natural resources, agribusiness, and transportation sectors during the 2004 presidential campaign2 ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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All the mus(ing) that's fit to print
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Chip Giller |
16 Oct 2004 |
Gristmill |
| In its Sunday endorsement of Kerry and scathing critique of Bush, The New York Times spends more time on the environment than the candidates did in their three debates. (To whom does such an endorsement speak -- do any undecideds read The Times?) Amidst the many many paragraphs that lay out an argument against a second Bush administration, the patient greenie finds this one:If Mr. Bush had wanted to make a mark on an issue on which Republicans and Democrats have long mad ... |
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| Topics: climate, elections, energy, George Bush, politics (all these topics) |
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The environmental issue in the debates
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David Roberts |
15 Oct 2004 |
Gristmill |
| In comments here, clark and da silva agree (more or less) on the following proposition: It would be great if the environment mattered more to swing voters, but it doesn't, and the tactical goal of the debate is to move swing voters, so maybe a green rooting for Kerry should be happy the question didn't come up -- particularly given how Kerry botched it in the second debate. Well, yes and no.I would argue that Kerry could have knocked the environment question out of t ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics (all these topics) |
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Tricky Richard
Pombo uses taxpayer dollars to campaign for Bush |
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13 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Tricky Richard Pombo uses taxpayer dollars to campaign for Bush Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), chair of the House Resources Committee, has sent at least 100,000 flyers to voters in swing states praising President Bush's environmental policies -- at taxpayer expense. He's also given his committee staff a month of vacation time immediately preceding the election, presumably so they can focus on helping Republican candidat ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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A Phase of Rebuilding
Terry Tempest Williams sends dispatches from an election-season tour |
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13 Oct 2004 |
Dispatches |
| Acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams is currently on the road for a cross-country "Open Space of Democracy Tour" sponsored by Orion Magazine and Orion Books, publisher of her most recent book, The Open Space of Democracy. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Wednesday, 13 Oct 2004 in the air Out of my plane window, I see Mount St. Helens. She is fuming, a plume of steam is rising. Rainier, Adam ... |
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| Topics: Dispatches, elections, Florida, politics (all these topics) |
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Tempest in a Tight Spot
Writer Terry Tempest Williams barred from speaking on Florida campus |
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12 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Tempest in a Tight Spot Writer Terry Tempest Williams barred from speaking on Florida campus Renowned author and wilderness activist Terry Tempest Williams is touring the country to promote her new book, "The Open Space of Democracy." Given the subject, it's a rather pointed irony that the board of trustees of Florida Gulf Coast University voted 11 to 1 to prohibit Williams from speaking at a convocation, unhappy wi ... |
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| Topics: elections, Florida, politics (all these topics) |
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Your One Beautiful Life
Terry Tempest Williams sends dispatches from an election-season tour |
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12 Oct 2004 |
Dispatches |
| Acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams is currently on the road for a cross-country "Open Space of Democracy Tour" sponsored by Orion Magazine and Orion Books, publisher of her most recent book, The Open Space of Democracy. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Tuesday, 12 Oct 2004 TACOMA, Wash. We say goodbye to Serni Solidarios, director of student programs at the University of Puget Sound, as ... |
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| Topics: Dispatches, elections, Florida, politics (all these topics) |
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Debate wars episode II: the empire strikes back
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David Roberts |
11 Oct 2004 |
Gristmill |
| The second presidential debate was, by any measure, better than the first. Bush recovered from his twitchy, petulant performance of Sep. 30 and Kerry was, if anything, even more concise (lo, a miracle!) and direct. More importantly, the questions from audience members were better -- more substantive, less circumspect -- than anything asked by the 'official' media-types refereeing the VP and first presidential debates. However, Kerry flubbed one question that should ha ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics (all these topics) |
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Cheney Reaction
Terry Tempest Williams sends dispatches from an election-season tour |
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11 Oct 2004 |
Dispatches |
| Acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams is currently on the road for a cross-country "Open Space of Democracy Tour" sponsored by Orion Magazine and Orion Books, publisher of her most recent book, The Open Space of Democracy. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Monday, 11 Oct 2004 TACOMA, Wash. Brooke and I are at the University of Puget Sound. Together. The students have been radiant. And to the reader ... |
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| Topics: Dispatches, elections, Florida, politics (all these topics) |
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Cry Freedom of Speech
Terry Tempest Williams sends dispatches from an election-season tour |
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10 Oct 2004 |
Dispatches |
| Acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams is currently on the road for a cross-country "Open Space of Democracy Tour" sponsored by Orion Magazine and Orion Books, publisher of her most recent book, The Open Space of Democracy. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Sunday, 10 Oct 2004 MONTROSE, Colo. 5:30 a.m. Wake-up call. Eyes open. Rise. Stumble around the motel room. Turn on light. Walk to bathroo ... |
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| Topics: Dispatches, elections, Florida, politics (all these topics) |
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Pump it up
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Chip Giller |
08 Oct 2004 |
Gristmill |
| Thomas Friedman is back at The New York Times after a two-month hiatus. I don't always agree with his stands (and enjoyed the alternative voices that appeared in The Times during his absence), but find it heartening that his second op-ed upon returning has an environmental bent:Of all the shortsighted policies of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, none have [Editor's Note: Grist editors would not have let slip this misuse of have] been worse than their oppos ... |
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| Topics: elections, energy, international politics, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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