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Que Sera, Sarah Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been lax on industrial pollution		06 Oct 2008	News
Posted at 5:01 PM on 06 Oct 2008 Though Alaska has a birth-defect rate twice the national average, and though exposure to industrial toxins has been strongly linked to birth defects, Gov. Sarah Palin has made little effort to keep industrial pollution at bay. To the contrary: Thanks to Palin's nod, Alaska is home to the only coastal fishery in the U.S. where oil companies can dump toxic runoff. In Feb. 2008, her admini ...
Topics: Alaska, health, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, state politics, toxics (all these topics)

She's got Obama's ear Obama adviser Heather Zichal talks to Grist about energy and climate	Kate Sheppard	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Heather Zichal. Barack Obama's campaign has a deep bench when it comes to climate and energy policy, one that includes scientists, policy wonks, and economists. On July 20, Obama added Heather Zichal to the team as policy director for energy, environment, and agriculture. Before coming to the Obama campaign's Chicago headquarters, Zichal served as the legislative director for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), running both his domestic and foreign policy. In 2004, sh ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, interview, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

'A natural part of the End of Days' Fey is Palin, again	David Roberts	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Watch about five minutes in for Palin to address 'this climate change whosiwhatsit.
Topics: elections, funnies, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Let's Get Physical Author and physicist Richard A. Muller chats with Grist about getting science back in the White House	Holly Richmond	06 Oct 2008	Grist Feature
E = MC2 may be the best-known principle of physics, but close behind is the rule that physicists must, like Albert Einstein, have a mustache -- and Richard A. Muller is no exception. Richard A. Muller. Facial hair earns no mention in his new book, Physics for Future Presidents, but it's an illuminating read nonetheless. In it, Muller argues persu ...
Topics: books, clean coal, climate, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

October surprises Enviro news from the presidential campaign trail	Kate Sheppard	06 Oct 2008	Gristmill
The New Republic looks at Sarah Palin's record as governor of Alaska, focusing on toxic waste and the health of the state's residents. The state has a rate of birth-defects twice the national average, and many believe it's because of the 'toxic stew' from the byproducts of mining and energy development like arsenic, mercury, and lead. Like other political leaders in the state, Palin has prioritized industry over environmental protection for years, resisting measures ...
Topics: coal, elections, ethanol, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Biden, your time for clean coal The Biden-Obama position on 'clean coal' is not a mistake	Joseph Romm	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Today, my inbox is bombarded with emails from enviros and clean energy advocates, some of whom say that Biden's (and Obama's) support of clean coal is 'abysmal, absolutely abysmal.' I could not disagree more. I have this argument with enviros all the time. Tuesday, I argued the point with Ted Glick, the national coordinator of the U.S. Climate Emergency Council on Earthbeat radio. You can listen to the audio here [mp3]. Yes, I think it is mistake to use the ...
Topics: Barack Obama, carbon sequestration, coal, elections, energy, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Veep thoughts Reflecting on (and fact-checking) the VP debate	Kate Sheppard	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
With the lengthy discussion of energy and climate issues in last night's debate, it was easy to miss some important aspects as the vice presidential candidates sped through their respective talking points. For example, Joe Biden's repeated plugs for 'clean coal' irked enviros, particularly the folks at 1Sky. It was a 1Sky organizer who asked Biden about clean coal on a rope line recently, prompting him to badmouth it; that got the McCain and Obama campaigns bicker ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, Joe Biden, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

The scariest thing John McCain has ever said McCain looks to Palin for advice on energy	Joseph Romm	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
John McCain told NPR this week that, regarding Governor Palin, he has 'turned to her advice many times in the past ... particularly on energy issues.' Many? This would be especially scary when you consider that few people in the country are more misinformed on energy than Sarah Palin, the fungible candidate, a woman ... who continued 'to peddle bogus [energy] statistics three days after the original error was pointed out by independent fact-checkers'; who tol ...
Topics: Sarah Palin, presidential race 08, John McCain, politics, elections, energy (all these topics)

Politics and the Dinner Table Weighing Obama's and McCain's stances on food and farm policy	Tom Philpott	03 Oct 2008	Victual Reality
Will the next president be tough enough to defy the wishes of agribusiness? Apologies to Grant Wood Last month at Slow Food Nation, Michael Pollan made an interesting point about food policy and presidential politics. Food issues won't likely play much of a role during the campaign's stretch run, Pollan said, but the winning candidate will almost certainly be forced to confront ...
Topics: ag policy, agriculture, Barack Obama, food, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Victual Reality (all these topics)

The coal truth Biden questioner says 'clean coal' doesn't exist	Kate Sheppard	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Last night, Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden said that his previous remarks on 'clean coal' were 'taken out of context,' and that he 'for 25 years has supported clean coal technology.' The remarks came after moderator Gwen Ifill asked him to clarify earlier, seemingly contradictory statements on clean coal. Clean coal leapt into the spotlight of campaign 2008 a few weeks back, when a woman asked Joe Biden the question that launched 1,000 shills. The questioner wa ...
Topics: climate, coal, elections, Joe Biden, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

VP debate: The question of climate change Watch the video and read the transcript	Grist	03 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Last night's vice presidential debate featured an important exchange on climate change. Grist is posting the video and transcript excerpt below: Moderator Gwen Ifill's question to Sarah Palin: 'Governor, I'm happy to talk to you in this next section about energy issues. Let's talk about climate change. What is true and what is false about what we have heard, read, discussed, debated about the causes of climate change?' Here's the transcript of this section of the debat ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, Joe Biden, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Veep on rockin' Vice presidential candidates spar on energy and climate issues	Kate Sheppard	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Thursday night's vice presidential debate produced several rows on climate and energy policy, with both candidates making somewhat unexpected claims on their own policy positions. Notably, however, both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin acknowledged that climate change is real and must be addressed -- though they clearly didn't agree fully on what's causing it or what should be done. For enviro viewers, perhaps Palin's biggest moment came when she was asked direct ...
Topics: elections, energy, Joe Biden, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Debating the VP debate Rate the energy and climate quotes on Ameritocracy	Grist	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
As Ashley Braun noted in an earlier post, Grist recommends checking out Ameritocracy.com and participating in their unique approach to rating the debate. Grist recommends the climate and energy questions in particular. Here's one on climate change:
Topics: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Challenging the status quote Fact-check sound-bites from tonight's VP debate with Ameritocracy	Ashley Braun	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Call us optimists, but we're expecting tonight's much-anticipated vice presidential debate to be littered with sound bites on energy and the environment. After all, Sarah Palin, who 'knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America,' will be making her national debut against debate heavyweight Joe Biden. But politicians are known for saying almost anything, so how do you discern the truth from the talking point? Does Alaska rea ...
Topics: elections, Joe Biden, messaging, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, websites (all these topics)

A can't-lose debate strategy for Joe Biden	Joseph Romm	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
I have a new mini-article in Salon, 'A can't-lose debate strategy for Joe Biden.' It explains how Biden can win the debate and score big points with independents by bringing up clean energy and global warming as much as possible. This may require more message discipline than the Dem VP nominee has. The article ends by noting, 'This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that Biden must not screw up.' This post was created for ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Ce ...
Topics: Joe Biden, politics, elections, presidential race 08, energy, climate (all these topics)

Exxon rears its head and violates Alaskan airspace Sarah Palin, polar bears, and junk science	David Roberts	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
There's lots of buzz around this piece in the Guardian, in which Ed Pilkington shows that Alaska governor Sarah Palin, battling to keep polar bears off the endangered species list, made use of junk science and scientists funded in part by Exxon and the American Petroleum Institute. Those interested in the subject should read this follow-up from Greenpeace, which links to background info on ExxonSecrets and in the Anchorage Daily News. To me this doesn't reveal an ...
Topics: Alaska, Big Oil, elections, fossil fuels, oil, polar bears, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Veep stakes What enviros would like to hear (but probably won't) in tonight's VP debate	Kate Sheppard	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Joe Biden. Tonight's vice presidential debate is by far the most anticipated debate of this election cycle. In the right corner, newcomer Sarah Palin. In the left, Joe Biden, a senator who's been in office since Palin was 'in, like, the second grade.' A series of klutzy and unflattering interviews with Palin on CBS this week has audiences primed for some colorful statements from her, while Biden's decades-long history of gaffes could also provide some fun ...
Topics: climate, energy, Joe Biden, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Back from the death Shellenberger and Nordhaus go after Obama by recycling GOP talking points	Joseph Romm	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
They're back! I've been bombarded by people wanting a comment on the new S&N L.A. Times piece, 'The green bubble bursts.' How about 'naive and dangerous'? Shellenberger and Nordhaus get coverage in the media because they are green(ish) recyclers of rubbish. They take piles of garbage (i.e. Republican talking points) and repackage them with some green-sounding lingo and then put their green credentials behind them. I have been ignoring them for a while now, but ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, climate change mitigation, elections, environmental movement, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

And bingo is their name-o A Palin/Biden bingo game to help you veep score during the debate	Ashley Braun	02 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Looking for a way to veep score on environmental issues in tonight's VP debate? Grist has got your back with a sure-fire method for determining who really wins these things: Talking Points Bingo. Download printable bingo cards [PDF] [ZIP]. The Rules: Download and print off the Palin and Biden boards (there are 10 different boards in total), and pass them out to all your friends. Mark on your board whenever Palin or Biden says one of the listed ...
Topics: elections, funnies, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Russian ahead McCain/Palin nuclear plan would make U.S. more dependent on Russia for energy	Kate Sheppard	01 Oct 2008	Gristmill
Sarah Palin might have a tougher time keeping an eye on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin if John McCain wins the election. McCain plans to build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. Palin affirmed her support for nuclear power in the CBS News interview that aired last night: Also tapping into the nuclear, the clean coal, to biomass, geothermal, tides, waves, all those things that we have as alternative energy sources, it's gotta be an all-of-the-above ap ...
Topics: elections, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Go tell it on the mountain Will the push to open Yucca Mountain shift Nevada toward Obama?	Kate Sheppard	01 Oct 2008	Gristmill
The Bush administration is pushing full speed ahead with plans to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain -- and that could affect the presidential race in the battleground state of Nevada, where John McCain and Barack Obama are in a dead heat. Last month, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreed to review the federal government's license application for the site, where it wants to store spent fuel from nuclear plants around the U.S. as well as military nuclear w ...
Topics: Barack Obama, John McCain, presidential race 08, nuclear power, energy, politics, Muckraker (all these topics)

'There are man's activities that can be contributed to the issues that we're dealing with now' More Couric and Palin, on drilling and climate change	David Roberts	30 Sep 2008	Gristmill
More excerpts from the Couric interview with Palin, on subjects including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The trademark borderline-incoherence is in full effect: Here's the transcript. Here's the part on climate change, where she tries to back off or at least muddy up her skepticism:Couric: Is it man-made, though in your view?Palin: You know there are -- there are man's activities that can be contributed to the issues that we're dealing with now ...
Topics: video, John McCain, climate, Arctic Refuge, Sarah Palin, presidential race 08, elections, politics (all these topics)

A spend in need is a spend indeed Obama says energy will remain a top priority despite financial crisis	Kate Sheppard	30 Sep 2008	Gristmill
On the campaign trail in Reno, Nev., today, Barack Obama attempted to quell fears that the financial crisis would lead him to shelve key components of his agenda if he were elected. During Friday's debate, he said he would still 'make sure we're investing in energy ... to solve this problem,' but also said there 'may be individual components we can't do' because of a tighter budget. Today Obama clarified: People have asked whether the size of this [financi ...
Topics: economy , energy, presidential race 08, elections, politics, news, Muckraker (all these topics)

McOops McCain claims U.S. has 'the world's largest oil reserves'	Kate Sheppard	30 Sep 2008	Gristmill
John McCain did an interview via satellite yesterday with WSYX ABC News in Columbus, Ohio, in which he claimed that the United States has the world's largest oil reserves. You can watch the video, or here's a transcript of the relevant section: Reporter: Now, some say it would be health care, some say it's the war. To you, what is the single biggest issue for America if you become president? McCain: I think the single biggest issue is to get our economy goin ...
Topics: oil, John McCain, elections, presidential race 08, energy, politics, news, Muckraker (all these topics)

Did Obama back off the energy independence issue? In a word -- no Debate part 2: Obama stays on energy independence message	Joseph Romm	30 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Some people worry that Obama seemed to put energy independence on the 'back burner' by suggesting his clean energy plan was the 'first thing' he would cut to make room for the $700 billion bailout rescue deal. Significantly, that isn't the message heard by at least one group of crucial voters -- undecideds. During the debate, Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg ran a dial group of 45 undecided voters in St. Louis, Missouri. 'These voters had an unmistakably Republican ...
Topics: Barack Obama, presidential race 08, elections, politics, energy (all these topics)

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