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DNC: Barack star Obama calls out climate and energy in his big acceptance speech	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama.Photo: Alex Brandon / AP Thursday's much anticipated acceptance speech by Barack Obama was less like a political event than a rock concert. Except you've never seen people quite this excited at a rock concert. Obama took the stage before 75,000 fans waving flags, stomping, and screaming. Among the many issues he addressed in his long, winding oration, he pledged to confront the duel challenges of climate change and energy independence. 'For the sake ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

DNC: Al systems go! Al Gore says Barack Obama is the man to solve the climate crisis	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Al Gore. Al Gore, one of the headline speakers this evening at Mile High Stadium, spoke at length about the challenges of climate change and energy. 'We are facing a planetary emergency, which is not like anything we have experienced in the history of humankind,' he said. Gore emphasized that there's a common answer to the triple threats of climate change, the economic crisis, and the energy crunch. 'The solutions to all three require us to end our dependence on ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

DNC: Waiting for the main event Obama to tout clean coal, nuclear, and renewables in his big speech	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
David and I are in Invesco Field, among tens of thousands of delegates, reporters, and Denver residents awaiting Barack Obama's acceptance speech tonight. We're glad to be inside -- outside the line snakes more than a mile out from the stadium. They're expecting more than 75,000 attendees tonight, and the security line is a giant mess, according to folks we know still waiting outside. So far we've seen a whole list of party higher-ups, including Speaker of t ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

'Seven years to climate midnight' Brookings calls for action on climate change in WaPo op-ed	Joseph Romm	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The uber-centrist Brookings Institution joins the climate alarmist realist crowd. President Strobe Talbott and VP for foreign policy studies Carlos Pascual explain in a Washington Post op-ed: The world may have only seven years to start reducing the annual buildup in greenhouse gas emissions that otherwise threatens global catastrophe within several decades. The politics are a little bland for my taste, but that's to be expected from Brookings, which has moved cl ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Veep Impact Joe Biden and Bill Clinton say Obama's the man to solve the energy crisis		27 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 10:07 PM on 27 Aug 2008 In his convention speech on Wednesday night, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said an Obama administration will make "alternative energy a national priority ... creating 5 million new jobs, and finally breaking us from the grip of foreign oil." Biden accused John McCain of being wrong on everything "from Amtrak to veterans," and said, " ...
Topics: Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Joe Biden, politics (all these topics)

DNC: Biden's time Obama's VP talks energy and Amtrak in his acceptance speech	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Joe Biden. Photo: Ted S. Warren / AP After formally receiving the nomination as Barack Obama's running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden took the stage. His speech focused on his middle-class roots and the lessons he learned from his parents, and transitioned into emphasizing a call to revitalize the 'American dream.' While emphasizing his friendship with John McCain, he criticized the Arizona senator as wrong on everything 'from Amtrak to veterans.' (See our ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Joe Biden, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: When Kerry attacks	David Roberts	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
John Kerry came out swinging tonight, calling for, among other things, 'an energy revolution.' The best riff in the speech was a comparison between Senator McCain and Candidate McCain. He talked about McCain's many flip-flops (including on drilling) and capped it off with: 'talk about being before it before he was against it!' And his defense of Obama's patriotism and national security instincts was by far the clearest, strongest, and most rousing yet in the conv ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: The other Clinton speaks Bill Clinton puts his support behind Obama, says he's ready to take on the nation's challenges	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Bill Clinton took the stage this evening to thunderous applause and chants of 'Bill, Bill, Bill.' 'I'm here, first, to support Barack Obama,' he began. 'And I'm here to warm up the crowd for Joe Biden.' He then touched on the tough battle between his wife, Hillary Clinton, and Obama: 'That campaign created so much heat, it increased global warming.' But he then moved to a more conciliatory tone. 'Barack Obama is ready to be president of the United States,' he sai ...
Topics: Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: Clinton warming	David Roberts	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Bill Clinton on the primary: 'That campaign created so much heat, it increased global warming.' UPDATE: Clinton knocked it out of the park -- his speech was just as good, in its way, as Hillary's. Full-throated support for Obama, his characteristic historical context-setting, and as a bonus, several mentions of global warming as one of the signal international challenges facing the next president.
Topics: Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

DNC: The wind beneath the wing Colorado celebrates wind investment, but calls for more legislative support from Washington	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
I stopped by a press conference yesterday for Vestas, the wind energy company, where state leaders were hailing the company's recent investment in Colorado. Vestas has plans for four major manufacturing plants in Colorado where they will build the components of wind turbines like blades to towers. They estimate that the plants will create 2,500 jobs and generate $600 million in investment. Gov. Bill Ritter (D) and Reps. Mark Udall and Ed Perlmutter were on hand for the ...
Topics: Colorado, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, US Senate, video, wind power (all these topics)

DNC: Reid on energy What's he saying?	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is giving a speech on energy issues right now. But I can't hear anything! He's so ... quiet. The guy next to me just said, 'Man, whoever's talking sucks.' I don't know if it does in fact suck, since I can't really hear, but what I can make out seems on-message. I've heard so far something about how 'the past eight years have been a toxic mix of oil and war.' The energy problem is 'immediate, overwhelming.' 'Jimmy Carter believed in ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Harry Reid, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: In pictures Photos reveal dueling agendas on energy at the Democratic convention	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
A few photos I've snapped here in Denver this week:
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Party Animals Clinton, Warner, and Schweitzer cite energy as they stump for Obama and bash McCain		26 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 9:49 PM on 26 Aug 2008 In a rousing speech endorsing Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton said her erstwhile rival would "transform our energy agenda by creating millions of green jobs and building a new, clean energy future." Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner also addressed energy and climate (as he told Grist he would): "I ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, politics (all these topics)

DNC: Clinton speaks Hillary Clinton says lots of good stuff on climate and energy	Kate Sheppard	26 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Hillary Clinton gave her much-anticipated convention speech this evening, to a very excited crowd. Seems everyone in the room had a 'Hillary' sign, and the cheers were deafening. She said a lot of good stuff about climate and energy concerns, but I couldn't quite get all of it. But cheers for these issues making it into a speech in which she's trying to encompass a broad range of issues. I'll add some of they key points when I track down the full text of the speech. ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Hillary Clinton, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: Schweitzer rips on McCain's energy policy Montana guv brings the one-liners	Kate Sheppard	26 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer was all over the energy issue in his speech tonight, ripping on John McCain's policies and calling for a new energy future. 'At a time when American families are struggling to keep their gas tanks full, John McCain voted 25 times against renewable energy, biofuels, solar energy. He even voted against wind energy,' said Schweitzer. 'At a time when Americans should be working even harder on new sources of energy, John McCain wants more of ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: Warner's keynote Virginia Senate candidate focuses on energy and climate challenge	Kate Sheppard	26 Aug 2008	Gristmill
As promised, Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner devoted a portion of his keynote tonight to energy and climate concerns. 'Two wars, a warming planet, an energy policy that says let's borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us,' said Warner. 'How many people look at these things and wonder what the future holds for them? Their children? Their country? How many?' 'People always ask me, 'What's your biggest criticism of President Bush?' ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: On the platform Delegates approve platform that embraces Obama's energy plan	Kate Sheppard	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The Democratic Party today approved a platform that embraces presidential candidate Barack Obama's energy policies. Included in it is his call for tax rebates to families struggling with high energy costs. In an op-ed in the Denver Post today, John Podesta and Timothy Wirth argue that the platform doesn't go far enough on energy issues. Podesta is president of the Center for American Progress and former chief of staff to President Clinton, and Wirth is president of ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

DNC: The Hart of the matter Gary Hart talks to Grist about climate and energy policy and the next president	Kate Sheppard	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Energy, climate, and national-security concerns are inextricably joined in the modern political environment, says former Democratic Colorado Sen. Gary Hart. This fact should elevate sound climate and energy policy to a top-tier issue in this year's election, he said, for both politicians and voters. 'I think if ordinary, everyday Americans understood that we are sacrificing the lives of our sons and daughters to get somebody else's oil to drive energy-inefficient ve ...
Topics: climate, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

On your Mark Mark Warner talks to Grist about his energy vision and upcoming keynote address	Kate Sheppard	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Mark Warner. Photo: John Rohrbach 'I'm a big believer that to get the American people to agree on transformative change, you've got to show bipartisan support,' Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Mark Warner tells Grist. 'And I think if we're really going to get the change in the energy field, it's going to take that.' Warner, the former governor of Virgina and current candidate in the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. John Warner (no relation), ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, interview, Muckraker, politics, US Senate, Virginia (all these topics)

Joementum! Reactions and info on Joe Biden's selection to the Obama ticket	David Roberts	23 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Biden, Biden, Biden. Everybody's talking about Biden. I've rounded up some of the more interesting stuff below. Start, of course, with Grist's fact sheet on Biden's environmental record and our interview with Biden on environmental issues. Other green stuff: see a 2007 rundown on Biden from the League of Conservation Voters and this recent roundup from Greenpeace on his eco-record (I think they get the liquid-coal thing wrong -- more on that later). Here are Obama's ...
Topics: elections, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

Biden: his time Barack Obama selects Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate	David Roberts	23 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Joe Biden. Photo: senate.gov Barack Obama's running mate will be Joe Biden. Here's a fact sheet on Biden's environmental record. Grist interviewed Biden in August 2007, when he was running for president. He said this about dealing with climate change: To deal with global warming, you have to change the attitude of the world, particularly China and India, the two largest developing nations. But in order to do that, to have any credibility, you have to be ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Inside WCI: Federal pre-emption What happens with a new president?	Eric de Place	22 Aug 2008	Gristmill
This is part of a short series of posts that explain some important but often overlooked policy issues in the Western Climate Initiative -- the West's regional cap-and-trade system. (Much to readers' delight, this is the last installment I'm planning to write.) You can't talk about regional cap-and-trade very long before someone brings up the subject of pre-emption. What happens if the federal government creates a national cap-and-trade program? Would the regional p ...
Topics: cap-and-dividend, carbon trading, climate, elections, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama's energy and climate advisors	Joseph Romm	22 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Greenwire ($ub. req'd) has published a detailed list of who is advising Obama on energy and environment policies, which I am reprinting below the fold. Obama, an Illinois Democrat, has a notably deep bench of experts to help him answer key questions on energy prices, oil drilling and global warming I know most of them well, and they are A-listers with deep experience in and out of government. During the Clinton administration, I had the pleasure to work with both ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Veep fatigue Pull the trigger, Barack!	Kate Sheppard	22 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama could drop his VP announcement at any minute. Which is what we've been hearing all week, except now there are fewer minutes between the present and his big shindig in Springfield, Ill., tomorrow afternoon, when he's supposed to appear with his new running mate. What we do know is that at some point in the next 24 hours, he'll unleash a flood of text messages and emails to supporters unveiling his selection. Grist promises the full green scoop after Obama ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

What is the carbon footprint of McCain's countless homes? McCain's carbon dioxide bill is about 10 times the average American's	Joseph Romm	22 Aug 2008	Gristmill
I'd estimate it's about 150 tons of carbon dioxide, some 10 times that of the average American. But someone should ask Senator McCain. After all, he says he wants to require all Americans to cut greenhouse gas emissions 60 percent to 70 percent by 2050. As probably the whole country knows by now, John McCain does not know how many homes he owns. But the number seems to be between seven and 12, depending on whether you count his Sedona ranch as one house or six. ...
Topics: ecological footprint, elections, green living, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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