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RNC: Red and green Grist talks to Jim DiPeso of Republicans for Environmental Protection	Kate Sheppard	05 Sep 2008	Gristmill
David and I talked to Jim DiPeso, policy director of Republicans for Environmental Protection, while we were covering the Republican National Convention this week. The group endorsed John McCain way back in October, and despite the addition of the less-than-green Sarah Palin to the GOP ticket, DiPeso said his group stands by McCain. We caught up with DiPeso to talk about McCain's climate change plan, his recent reversal on offshore drilling, the Palin VP pick, and whe ...
Topics: elections, John McCain, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

GOP platform: No ethanol mandate Energy politics take a weird turn	Tom Philpott	05 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Kate Sheppard mentioned it in her tireless coverage of the Republican convention, but it bears highlighting again: The official GOP presidential platform calls for an end to the biofuel mandate. Now, politics makes strange bedfellows, and sudden Republican opposition to biofuels stems largely from meat-industry shrieks about high grain prices. For example, Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- who learned crony capitalism at the knee of his mentor, G.W. Bush -- only found anti-et ...
Topics: presidential race 08, elections, business, ethanol, biofuels, politics (all these topics)

Johnny-come-lying McCain's 10 energy lies top Palin's four	Joseph Romm	05 Sep 2008	Gristmill
From McCain's prepared text we see the Arizona senator easily tops Palin's lies: My fellow Americans, when I'm president, we're going to embark on the most ambitious national project in decades. We are going to stop sending $700 billion a year to countries that don't like us very much. Lie No. 1: McCain has no plan to reduce oil imports -- indeed, throughout his career he has explicitly rejected every plan that might reduce oil imports substantially, including fue ...
Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08., Republican National Convention (all these topics)

RNC: Real men don't organize The dynamic behind the GOP's mockery of community organizing	David Roberts	05 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Lots of folks have been talking (angrily) about Wednesday night's GOP effort to make 'community organizer' an object of mockery -- see, for instance, Joe Klein, Chris Hayes, Sally Kohn, and the excellent Jay Smooth: This is all right on, but I think one aspect is being overlooked, one contrast between community organizers and mayors (and others with "executive experience"). Consider: Community organizers are ordinary people who bring their peers together ...
Topics: video, grassroots activism, Republican National Convention, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, elections, politics (all these topics)

Lies, damned lies, and energy politics In her big speech, Palin repeats the GOP's big energy lie -- plus three other energy lies	Joseph Romm	04 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Excerpts from Palin's big speech: Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems -- as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines ... build more nuclear plants ... create jobs with clean coal ... and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other ...
Topics: elections, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Republican National Convention, politics, energy, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

A Palin in the neck Note to media: Pork queen Palin is an earmark expert, not an energy expert	Joseph Romm	04 Sep 2008	Gristmill
If you google 'Palin 'energy expert,'' you'll find more than 10,000 hits. It's no surprise that conservative shills like George Pataki and Haley Barbour use that label -- heck, a major conservative talking point is that she's a foreign-policy expert because 'Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia,' as Cindy McCain put it. Conservatives are desperate to inflate the resume of this partially vetted semi-qualified VP choice. But it is outrageous for CNBC' ...
Topics: Alaska, elections, energy, mainstream media, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

RNC: Palin bullish on energy VP acceptance speech hits on energy issues	Kate Sheppard	03 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Sarah Palin.Photo: johnmccain.com Sarah Palin's much-anticipated VP acceptance speech on Wednesday night included a lot of energy talk -- and extensive criticism of Barack Obama. 'We are expected to govern with integrity, good will, clear convictions, and a servant's heart,' she said. 'I pledge to all Americans that I will carry myself in this spirit as vice president of the United States. This was the spirit that brought me to the governor's office, when I took ...
Topics: elections, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

RNC: McCain camp pits Obama v. Palin in new ad Truth about oil support is blurred in new McCain ad	Kate Sheppard	03 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Before Sarah Palin's VP nomination acceptance speech tonight, the McCain campaign released a new ad, 'Alaska Maverick.' It compares Palin to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama: 'She has a record of bi-partisan reform,' it says. 'He's the Senate's 'most liberal.'' 'She took on the oil producers,' it continues. 'He gave big oil billions in subsidies and giveaways.' The accusation that Obama 'gave big oil billions in subsidies and giveaways' is somewhat ...
Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, elections, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Religion and energy policy collide Palin asked folks to pray for natural-gas pipeline	Kate Sheppard	02 Sep 2008	Gristmill
The Huffington Post did some digging on the church that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin spent most of her life attending. Apparently the church films and posts all of its services. In June, Palin gave a speech to the graduating class of commission students at her former church, Wasilla Assembly of God. In the video, she weaves together religion and her energy plans, asking the audience to pray for the natural-gas pipeline project she's been pushing. 'I think G ...
Topics: elections, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Gustav, climate, drilling, McCain, Palin Some enviros self-censor, but should progressives?	Joseph Romm	01 Sep 2008	Gristmill
A friend forwarded me an email titled "Gustav and Hannah" that was written to environmental activists by one of the top environmental leaders in this country. I am going to write on it at length because it is illustrative of the catastrophic messaging failure of the environmental community on issues of climate, government action, and energy. I strongly believe other progressives must not make the same mistakes. Here are key quotes from the email about ...
Topics: climate, climate science, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, severe weather (all these topics)

Aerial wolf hunting A look at Palin's preferred method of killing wolves	David Roberts	31 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin strongly supports aerial hunting of wolves in Alaska. Here's what that looks like:
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Palin comparison Alaskan greens say McCain's VP pick has anti-environmental record	Kate Sheppard	31 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Photo: Stephan Savoia / AP John McCain's surprise pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate has a lot of environmentalists in the state worried about the influence she might have on the presidential candidate's environmental policy. McCain has worked hard to portray himself as a green Republican, but Palin has developed an anti-environmental reputation during her 20 months as governor, according to many in the state. Her office in downtown Ancho ...
Topics: Big Oil, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on CNBC's Kudlow & Company McCain's veep pick talks energy, ANWR, and the improbability of being tapped for VP	Sara Barz	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
During a June 25, 2008, appearance on CNBC's Kudlow & Company, Sarah Palin said, "Sen. McCain is wrong" on the issue of oil drilling. �She said, "I think he's going to evolve into eventually supporting ANWR opening also ...� I'd like the opportunity to change his mind about ANWR."� She was also asked about the possibility of being chosen as McCain's running mate and said, "it's really probably out of the realm of possibility to be tapped ...
Topics: Alaska, Arctic Refuge, elections, energy, interview, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Voters' Voices: Virginia II Talking with voters in central Virginia about the environment and the election	Melinda Henneberger	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
This is part of a series of dispatches from Melinda Henneberger, who's talking to voters around the U.S. about their views on the environment and the election. Stanardsville, Va. -- A harvest moon is rising over the cornfields on the last night of the Greene County Fair, just hours before the carnival rides are packed up and the local politicos break down the vast GOP tent, where yard signs and balloons are being handed out, and the much smaller ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Virginia, Voters Voices (all these topics)

Palin around The eco-rundown on Alaska guv Sarah Palin, John McCain's veep pick	Grist	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Last updated 10:29 a.m. PDT GOP presidential candidate John McCain today announced that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his running mate in the race against Barack Obama and Joe Biden. McCain's official announcement of his veep pick declares, 'Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us -- Alaska has significant energy resources ...
Topics: Alaska, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Palin Around The eco-rundown on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's VP pick		29 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 8:14 AM on 29 Aug 2008 In a surprise move this morning, John McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin, a conservative Republican, was the ethics commissioner of the Alaska Gas and Oil Conservation Commission from 2003 to 2004 and has a reputation for integrity and fighting corruption. She has pushed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling and to build a natural-gas pip ...
Topics: Alaska, elections, John McCain, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

DNC: Obama's speech, in photos Scenes from Mile High Stadium	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Here are some photos I took from the crowd at Mile High Stadium on Thursday night for Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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