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Headline	Author	Published	Section
I'll bite your legs off! 'Environmental purists' unhappy with House Dem energy bill	David Roberts	21 Sep 2008	Gristmill
This is mostly water under the bridge now, but look, Dems got outmaneuvered this summer, as Republicans managed to successfully reframe the energy debate around drilling. They drummed up lots of public support and put Dems on the defensive. This is the fault not only of Dem lawmakers but also of everyone on the progressive side of things -- there was simply no coordinated pushback. But it is what it is. Dems are where they are. So Pelosi tried to get through this sess ...
Topics: energy, legislation, tax incentives, oil and gas drilling, oil, Congress, environmental movement, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Gang of (now) 20 deal, part 6 Big Oil whines that it's something for nothing	Joseph Romm	15 Sep 2008	Gristmill
The oil industry has figured out what I've been saying for weeks: The Senate Gang of 20 swap of limited, offshore drilling for lots of clean energy is something for nothing. I hope Congressional Dems figure that out, too, and vote for the darn thing in droves. The key fact to bear in mind is that the Congressional moratorium on offshore drilling expires at the end of this month! If no compromise deal passes either as a stand-alone bill or as part of the catchall s ...
Topics: Big Oil, Congress, energy, legislation, offshore drilling, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, renewable energy, tax incentives (all these topics)

Get smarter Congressional Dems get smart on pushing 'all of the above' energy vote	Joseph Romm	03 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Looks like the Congressional Democrats are shrewd enough to take on the GOP big lie that Republicans in Congress actually believe in an 'all of the above' energy policy. Greenwire reports today that 'Democrats plot strategy for putting GOP on its heels' ($ub. req'd): Democrats plan to return to Washington and the campaign trail next week with a message on offshore drilling that they say will put Republicans on the defensive ... On Capitol Hill, congressional Democrats ...
Topics: energy, oil and gas drilling, Congress, oil, renewable energy, politics (all these topics)

House GOP says drill here, drill now, compromise ... later 'Gang of 10,' part 2.5	Joseph Romm	20 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Part 1 argued argued that the Democrats would be smart to compromise on offshore drilling. Part 2 began an analysis of the bipartisan compromise proposed by the 'Gang of 10' senators, suggesting that deal isn't so bad. I am interrupting this series to point out that the House GOP is so nervous that the Dems might kill their pathetic political ploy by forcing a vote on a reasonable compromise that they are willing to delay indefinitely any deal that includes drilling, ...
Topics: energy, legislation, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, renewable energy, tax incentives (all these topics)

Something else for nothing The good, the bad, and the ugly of the 'Gang of 10' drilling deal, part 2	Joseph Romm	18 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Major legislative compromises are unsatisfying by design. They invariably have good, bad, and ugly parts. I have previously argued that the Democrats would be smart to compromise on offshore drilling. The rest of this series will examine whether the so-called Gang-of-10 deal is in fact a smart compromise. That question can be rephrased as, does the good beat out the bad and the ugly (as, of course, Clint did in the epic spaghetti western)? I will focus here on ...
Topics: energy, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, renewable energy, tax incentives (all these topics)

Bachmann drilling overdrive Cuckoo bananas energy policy from House conservatives	Josh Dorner	17 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) personifies just how haywire House conservatives have gone lately, particularly on energy issues. She quickly made a name for herself after being elected to Congress in 2006. In fact, she gained some dubious notoriety even before being elected, announcing to a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota congregation in October 2006 that "God then called [her] to run for the United States Congress." If possibly violating election laws we ...
Topics: energy, legislation, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, renewable energy, tax incentives, video (all these topics)

The (renewable) electron economy, part 1 The shape of the oil crisis	Michael Hoexter	05 Aug 2008	Gristmill
This is the first in a series on how we can build an energy future based on our best science and no longer critically dependent upon exhaustible and polluting fossil fuels. Lines formed at gas stations during the 1973 OPEC oil embargo. Too often, discussions of our future energy system simply reflect the current array of political forces in Washington or the novelty-hungry attention of the media and not the long-term viability of technologies and proposed sol ...
Topics: business, energy, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, public transportation, renewable energy (all these topics)

A Hoffa you can't refuse Blockbuster Teamsters announcement rejects oil drilling as an energy solution	David Roberts	23 Jul 2008	Gristmill
For years, the Teamsters have supported opening the Arctic Refuge and other protected areas to oil drilling; they ran ads bashing John Kerry on it in 2004. So it is a Very Big Deal that the Teamsters have just come out and rejected drilling as a solution to the energy crisis. At an event in Oakland, Calif., Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said that drilling won't do anything to help; he announced that the Teamsters are withdrawing from the coalition pushing for ...
Topics: energy, oil, oil and gas drilling, renewable energy (all these topics)

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