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Expanding the Sphere's Influence
Prez candidates talk up Earth Day, Clinton clinches Pennsylvania primary |
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23 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:40 AM on 23 Apr 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won her party's primary in Pennsylvania Tuesday by a 10-point margin over rival Barack Obama. It's unclear what role environmental issues played in the Pennsylvania contest, if any, though Pennsylvania is one of many important coal states in the Democratic contest and both Clinton and Obama have regularly tou ... |
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| Topics: elections, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Pennsyltucky perspective
No difference between McCain and Dems on climate |
Glenn Hurowitz |
22 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I got home yesterday from canvassing for Barack Obama in the outskirts of Harrisburg, Penn. and found last week's edition of The Patriot-News (whose politics reporter, Brett Lieberman, describes the state as 'Pennsyltucky' for its unique mix of urban, industrial, and backwoods), including a 'Find Your Match' voter guide with a chart that's supposed to help people figure out which candidate is closer to them on key policies. Here's what the chart said about Obama, Clin ... |
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| Topics: greenwashing, elections, messaging, Pennsylvania, climate, presidential race 08, politics (all these topics) |
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John Voyage
McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin opens up on climate and energy |
David Roberts |
21 Apr 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Opinions differ on the quality of John McCain's domestic policy agenda, but you'd have trouble finding anyone in Washington who would disparage the man he's chosen as one of his top advisers. Douglas Holtz-Eakin has a dauntingly long resume and a reputation among policy wonks on both sides of the aisle for fair-minded number crunching. He has taught economics at top-no ... |
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| Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Democratically Challenged
Dem delegates will compete to be most eco-friendly at convention |
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08 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:25 AM on 08 Apr 2008 As if the Democratic convention wasn't fun enough on its own, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced an exciting "Green Delegate Challenge" for the August rendezvous in Denver. State delegations are encouraged to buy carbon credits to support clean-energy projects in Colorado, and the delegation that offsets the most of its travel will reportedly get a brand ne ... |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, elections, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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West Virginia, Mountain Drama
Clinton and Obama boost coal in West Virginia |
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21 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:03 PM on 21 Mar 2008 Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both did some coal-boosting while campaigning in West Virginia this week. Clinton told West Virginians she's always been in favor of "the cleanest coal possible," but that "coal fits in very importantly" to America's energy future. Asked about mountaintop-removal mining in a radio interview Wednesday, she hedged, saying she didn't &quo ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, economy, elections, energy, green jobs, Hillary Clinton, mining, news, politics, presidential race 08, West Virginia (all these topics) |
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Now That's Richardson
Bill Richardson endorses Barack Obama for president |
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21 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:08 PM on 21 Mar 2008 Sen. Barack Obama has been endorsed for president by New Mexico governor and former presidential racer Bill Richardson. Among other things, said Richardson, Obama "will make the historic and vital investments into renewable energy, to help create clean energy jobs and fight global warming." source: MSNBC From the Archives A Doom With a Review. Report by ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Nader on the Issues
A look at Ralph Nader's environmental platform and record |
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19 Mar 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Updated 19 Mar 2008 Ralph Nader. Independent Ralph Nader has never held elected office, but he's run for president five times. He's had more success in his day job as the nation's most famous consumer advocate. Since the 1960s, he has fought for and won a lengthy list of protections for public health and safety as well as the environment. Unlike the major-party presidential candidates, Nader supports a c ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08, Ralph Nader (all these topics) |
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Nader on the Record
An interview with Ralph Nader about his presidential platform on energy and the environment |
Amanda Griscom Little |
19 Mar 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates. Ralph Nader. Photo: Sage Ross He brought you the seat belt. He launched a consumer advocacy empire. He got 2,883,105 votes in the 2000 presidential election, which critics argue helped put George W. Bush in the White House. Ralph Nader has earned fame -- and infamy -- for many d ... |
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| Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08, Ralph Nader (all these topics) |
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The elections paradigm shift
Why this is the last election, and another look at McCain |
Ken Ward |
14 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is the last U.S. election. Have we taken stock of the implications? There is no room for incremental thinking. The storm will fall on whomever we elect president (and isn't there a case for McCain?). Among the startling implications of breaching the 350 ppm limit is the likelihood that this is the last U.S. presidential election during which there remains a slim opportunity to take decisive global climate action. All the ordinary rules and habits of elections and ca ... |
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| Topics: elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Obama wins Wyoming
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David Roberts |
08 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Today Obama won the Wyoming Democratic caucus. He's the proud choice of Wyoming's 17 Democrats! |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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Nader on Stewart
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David Roberts |
05 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I missed this when it happened, but here's Ralph Nader on the Daily Show: |
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| Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08, Ralph Nader, TV (all these topics) |
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Convention Wisdom
Republican convention will go green |
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05 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:22 PM on 05 Mar 2008 Not to be outdone by the Democratic convention, the Republican convention will, indeed, go green. While hosting divisive delegate debates over the best way to address environmental issues from a GOP perspective, the Minneapolis convention hall will boast recycled-fiber carpet, booths and stages constructed of local, sustainably harvested wood, water in petroleum-free bottles, biodegradable plates, composted f ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, elections, Minnesota, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Primaries thread
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David Roberts |
04 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is the thread to discuss all things election related this evening. To kick things off: Obama wins Vermont, handily, as expected. From what I hear the other three are tight. UPDATE: According to CNN, McCain has won Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island, thereby securing the Republican nomination. Guess Huckabee should have majored in math after all. UPDATE: Clinton projected to win Rhode Island. UPDATE: CNN is projecting that both my children are now in bed ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Ohio, politics, presidential race 08, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont (all these topics) |
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McCain's environmental record
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David Roberts |
04 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Don't miss Brad Plumer's excellent review of John McCain's environmental record in The New Republic. He covers a lot of the same ground I covered in my piece on the same subject, only with more of the entertaining details and anecdotes that make him a magazine feature writer and me a mere blogger. On the issue of the supposedly straight-talking McCain being quite squirrely on the issues in practice, see also Elizabeth Bumiller's piece yesterday in the NYT. |
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| Topics: politics, elections, presidential race 08, John McCain (all these topics) |
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Tick tock
Listen to 'Ohio' by Damien Jurado |
David Roberts |
04 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| While we all wait. |
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| Topics: music, presidential race 08, elections, state politics, politics, Ohio (all these topics) |
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Clinton v. Obama on SNL
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David Roberts |
04 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Medium funny: |
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| Topics: Hillary Clinton, politics, elections, presidential race 08, Barack Obama (all these topics) |
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Letter in TAP
Green advocates urged to be reasonable |
David Roberts |
02 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In last month's print edition of The American Prospect, Chris Mooney had an article called "This will mean the world to us," about what a new president and Congress could and should do on climate change. The editors asked me to write a letter in response, which is in this month's issue. It's semi-on the web here, but I think you have to be a subscriber to read it. Here's the full, pre-edited version: Dear editor, In his otherwise astute survey of the pol ... |
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| Topics: presidential race 08, elections, politics, climate, energy (all these topics) |
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Tina Fey: 'Bitch is the new black'
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David Roberts |
01 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| If you watch to the end of this, you'll find a spirited defense of Hillary Clinton. I was recently scolded for only posting Obama videos, but the thing is, all the interesting/funny videos this campaign have been from Obama supporters. I'm glad Tina Fey (who I worship) helped me balance the scales. Now, somebody send me a decent McCain video and I'll post it! Here's Fey: |
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| Topics: celebrity, elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08, TV (all these topics) |
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Theo
Will.i.am. releases new video for Obama |
David Roberts |
01 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Among those I know, reaction to this new will.i.am video has been unanimous: 'Is that Theo Huxtable?! |
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| Topics: elections, presidential race 08, Barack Obama, music, politics, celebrity (all these topics) |
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ABEC ads in Ohio
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David Roberts |
29 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Speaking of fossil shenanigans, check out the blitz of advertising coal front group ABEC is running in Ohio in advance of the presidential primary there. I've been trying to pick the creepiest one, but's pretty tough. I think the two winners are the audio ad to your right and the print ad below the fold: For non-bullshit-laden analysis of the benefits of green ene ... |
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| Topics: elections, politics, coal, energy, Ohio, presidential race 08, messaging, advertising (all these topics) |
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'How not to run for vice president'
VP hopeful Pawlenty fails energy/climate conservative litmus test |
Joseph Romm |
29 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Just in case you thought conservatives might be warming up to climate action and clean energy with the impending nomination of John McCain, uber-conservative columnist Bob Novak explains otherwise in a column titled 'How Not to Run for Vice President.' As a nonconservative, I know I can't do justice to Novak's 'logic' by summarizing it, and I suspect many readers would think I was taking his argument out of context, since it seems so ... well ... judge for yours ... |
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| Topics: energy, climate, politics, elections, presidential race 08, John McCain (all these topics) |
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Mate? ... Check
Ralph Nader chooses running mate |
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28 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:32 AM on 28 Feb 2008 Ralph Nader has chosen former San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Gonzalez as a running mate for his 2008 presidential bid. Gonzalez was elected as a San Francisco supervisor in 2000 -- the first Green Party candidate to hold the job. In 2003, Gonzalez narrowly lost a bid for San Francisco mayor to Gavin Newsom, the current SF mayor. Gonzalez, at 42-years-old, provides a relatively youthful infusion to the Nader ti ... |
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| Topics: elections, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Is Obama's climate plan missing something?
The Washington Post lamely attacks Obama's climate ideas |
Joseph Romm |
27 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby, in an absurdly titled column, 'Obama's Missing Ideas,' proves once again that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Obama's ideas about climate solutions are probably the very last place one can find something missing. Obama has a terrific climate plan, full of winning ideas, as I have blogged many times. Yet Mallaby claims that 'good ideas are actually quite scarce. Just take a look at climate change.' Mallaby's 'case' is based ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Ellen DeGeneres endorses Hillary
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Sarah van Schagen |
27 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Clinton, that is. Not Duff. |
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| Topics: celebrity, elections, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
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David Roberts |
26 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 'So when it came time to vote on Dick Cheney's energy bill, I voted no, and Senator Obama voted yes.' -- Hillary Clinton, Ohio Democratic presidential primary debate |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, legislation, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics) |
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