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Texas hold 'em
McCain calling for offshore drilling, renewables, and conservation in energy speech |
Kate Sheppard |
17 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain. John McCain will give a big speech on energy policy this afternoon to a group of oil executives in Houston, Texas. According to his prepared remarks, his address will highlight the need to forge a path to energy independence, calling for expanded domestic oil and gas drilling as well as a move toward renewable energy sources and conservation. 'The next president must be willing to break with the energy policies not just of the current adminis ... |
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| Topics: energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Calamity Kaine
Virginia Gov, possible veep, afraid of Big Coal |
Glenn Hurowitz |
17 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine set a new standard for politician mealy-mouthedness with a letter to his Virginia Air Board (tip of the hat to Raising Kaine for digging this one up). Although he asserts that his letter isn't about any particular decision, everyone outside the governor's office knows that the letter is about one thing: The proposed massive coal-fired power plant being planned for Wise County, Virginia. His bureaucratic opacity (PDF) is sure to be taught in gov ... |
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| Topics: climate, coal, energy, politics, presidential race 08, Virginia (all these topics) |
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Mixed messages
McCain releases new climate ad ahead of speech calling for more drilling |
Kate Sheppard |
17 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain unveiled a new climate-change ad today -- hours before he's scheduled to give an energy speech in Texas that will call for building more oil refineries and lifting a federal ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. 'John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming, five years ago,' says the ad. 'Today, he has a realistic plan that will curb greenhouse-gas emissions. A plan that will help grow our economy and protect our envi ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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There's Gore where that came from
Gore endorses Obama, says candidate has what it takes to tackle climate crisis |
Kate Sheppard |
16 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Photo: AP/Paul Sancya Al Gore endorsed Barack Obama on Monday evening in Detroit, Mich., calling him 'a candidate who, in response to those doubting our ability to solve the climate crisis and create a bright future, inspired millions to say, 'Yes we can.'' 'For America to lead the world through the dangers and opportunity we're seeing before us, we've got to have new leadership,' said Gore. 'After eight years of incompetence, neglect and failure, we need ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Gore's endorsement speech
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David Roberts |
16 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Here's a live stream of Al Gore endorsing Barack Obama, starting any second now: |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Two out of three ain't bad
McCain campaign clarifies (some of) McCain's climate malapropisms |
David Roberts |
16 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Earlier today, Kate reported on some confused remarks from John McCain on his plan for a carbon cap. Via Politico, the McCain campaign has now clarified the remarks. Here's the original exchange: QUESTION: The European Union has set mandatory targets on renewable energy. Is that something you would consider in a McCain administration? [...] MCCAIN: Sure. I believe in the cap-and-trade system, as you know. I would not at this time make those -- impose a manda ... |
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| Topics: climate, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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All that, and Gore
Al Gore to endorse Barack Obama in Detroit tonight |
Kate Sheppard |
16 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| At long last, Al Gore is jumping back into the presidential election ring. With an endorsement, we mean. In a speech to be delivered at 8:30 p.m. EST in Detroit, Mich., the Goracle will endorse Barack Obama. From the announcement on Gore's blog: A few hours from now I will step on stage in Detroit, Michigan to announce my support for Senator Barack Obama. From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected Presiden ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Depends on the definition of the word 'mandatory'
John McCain doesn't appear to understand his own emissions plan |
Kate Sheppard |
16 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Also from John McCain's press conference this morning, the senator from Arizona once again makes it clear that he doesn't really understand cap-and-trade: QUESTION: The European Union has set mandatory targets on renewable energy. Is that something you would consider in a McCain administration? [...] MCCAIN: Sure. I believe in the cap-and-trade system, as you know. I would not at this time make those -- impose a mandatory cap at this time. But I do believe that w ... |
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| Topics: carbon trading, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Drill if you want to
McCain emphasizes drilling and states rights in advance of big energy speech |
Kate Sheppard |
16 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain is slated to give a major policy address on energy tomorrow in Houston, Texas. In a press conference today, he tipped his hand about what that speech will include: He says he'll call for federal limits on oil and gas exploration to be lifted, in order to allow states that want to permit exploration within their boundaries to do so. 'I think that this, and perhaps providing additional incentives for states to permit exploration off their coasts, would ... |
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| Topics: energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
Ragin' Cajun for Gore |
David Roberts |
11 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 'I think if I was Senator Obama I would say the biggest economic problem we face is the biggest national security problem and the biggest environmental problem. And if I were him, I would ask Al Gore to serve as his vice president, his energy czar, in his administration to reduce our consumption and reliance on foreign energy sources. That would send a signal to the world, to American people, to Congress, to everybody, that America's getting serious about this horrendo ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, Barack Obama, climate, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics) |
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Wait, they're not the same?!
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David Roberts |
11 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In the Boston Globe, Carol Browner and Bob Sussman construct a short and powerful critique of McCain's climate/energy positions, tacking against the kind of foolishness that has addled the brains of the folks over at the L.A. Times. |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, energy, John McCain, messaging, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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James Jones
Obama VP possibility heads establishment energy advocacy group |
David Roberts |
11 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Apparently a new name has popped up on the Obama VP short list: Ret. Gen. James Jones, highly regarded and highly decorated Marine from Missouri. He was NATO Supreme Allied Commander from 2003-2006, when Wiki says he 'declined an opportunity to succeed General John P. Abizaid as Commander of U.S. Central Command, and stepped down as SACEUR on December 4, 2006 and retired from the U.S. Marine Corps on February 1, 2007.' These days he runs the Institute for 21st Centu ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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148 Days to Go
McCain and Obama tout very different energy policies |
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09 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:51 PM on 09 Jun 2008 While campaigning in different cities Monday, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama managed to trade plenty of jabs on energy policy. At a rally in Raleigh, N.C., Obama called for a tax on oil-company windfall profits and declared, "At a time ... when we're paying more than $4 a gallon for gas, [McCain] wants to spend $1.2 billion on a tax break for ExxonMobil." McCain's economic adviser ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, John McCain, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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It's not the size of the government, it's how you use it
The right comparison between Obama and McCain on climate/energy |
David Roberts |
09 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In the Wall Street Journal, Stephen Power summarizes the difference between Obama and McCain on energy and environmental policies this way: Sen. Obama is pushing a bigger government role in fostering the development of technologies to reduce emissions and alternatives to fossil fuels. Sen. McCain, meanwhile, argues for a more hands-off approach, saying "unintended consequences" can result from wrongheaded interference in the marketplace. This is the J ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Trouble in paradise?
McCain criticized during Florida trip for opposing funding for Everglades restoration |
Kate Sheppard |
09 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Visiting the Everglades has become de rigueur for presidential candidates hoping to shore up environmental cred in Florida, the nation's most populous swing state. But Republican presidential candidate John McCain's trip to the wetlands on Friday seemed to generate only bad publicity. Last year McCain opposed legislation that included funding for Everglades restoration and urged colleagues to let Bush's veto of the bill stand. And last week he didn't do a particul ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Florida, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Hillary Clinton
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David Roberts |
07 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Hillary Clinton deserves enormous credit for this gracious, powerful speech: Especially since she and her supporters had to endure this: |
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| Topics: Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Is He Everglade to Be There
McCain says he hearts Everglades, despite opposing bill with restoration funding |
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06 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:25 PM on 06 Jun 2008 Sen. John McCain swung through Florida last week, taking time for a boat tour of the Everglades on Friday. The Obama campaign promptly criticized McCain for his opposition last year to a water bill that included major funding for Everglades restoration. McCain said he would have supported a stand-alone Everglades bill, but the broader water bill was choc ... |
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| Topics: Florida, habitat protection, John McCain, legislation, national parks, news, politics, presidential race 08, wetlands (all these topics) |
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Plane dealer
McCain asks Obama to plane-pool to joint town-hall meetings |
Kate Sheppard |
04 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Now that Barack Obama has the Democratic presidential nomination in the bag, John McCain says he wants to get the general election rolling. This morning, McCain invited Obama to join him for 10 town-hall-style meetings throughout the summer. In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, McCain said the 'old-fashioned, traditional town-hall meeting' would 'change the debate in America.' McCain says he'd like to ride-share (might one call this 'plane-pooling'? ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, John McCain, Muckraker, politics, news, elections, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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McCain is not the candidate of change
Arizona senator says no to Boxer-L-W without giga-subsidies for nukes |
Joseph Romm |
04 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| McCain said last night that he is the candidate of change. How is billions of dollars in subsidies to build hundreds of nuclear power plants 'change'? Here is everything you need to know about McCain's understanding of both energy and climate issues: He doesn't care enough about the climate to support even a so-so bill like Boxer-Lieberman-Warner unless there are giga-subsidies for nukes beyond the $100 billion or so the industry has received to date. Q: Can y ... |
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| Topics: legislation, presidential race 08, John McCain, politics, climate, nuclear power, dumbassery (all these topics) |
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Obama wins enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination
Obama claims nomination, but Clinton says she's not going anywhere yet |
Kate Sheppard |
03 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Photo: wfiupublicradio Barack Obama secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, passing the threshold of 2,118 needed to become the party's candidate. 'Because you chose to listen not to your doubts or your fears but to your greatest hopes and highest aspirations, tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another -- a journey that will bring a new and better day to America,' Obama said in his victory s ... |
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| Topics: presidential race 08, politics, elections, Muckraker, news, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain (all these topics) |
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'We're the Saudi Arabia of coal'
Obama & Clinton shill for coal in Montana |
Kate Sheppard |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Flathead Beacon in Montana pinned down interviews with both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Tuesday primary. The paper asked questions on domestic oil and gas drilling, the preservation of public lands, and coal. The whole thing is interesting, but the candidates' responses on coal were the most notable: Q: But what role should fossil fuels play, specifically in Montana, where we've got vast coal reserves? Do you think, in the short term or ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, Hillary Clinton, Montana, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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The first 100 days
Obama says climate and energy would be top priorities at start of his admin |
Kate Sheppard |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| It's a bit buried here, but Marc Ambinder notes that at a fundraiser in Denver on Wednesday night, Barack Obama said his first-100-day priorities would include sending a 'signal to the world' on energy and climate change. Wish that were a bit more specific, but hey, at least it's in there. |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Where's the green beef?
LCV urges prez candidates to be leaders on climate bill |
Kate Sheppard |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The League of Conservation Voters just issued a statement on John McCain's plans to skip out on next week's voting on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. Spokespeople for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have said they aren't sure whether the candidates will make it back to the Hill to vote. Here's LCV's official statement: 'Surely, with five months to go before election day, there is time to discharge the responsibility of being a United States senator and t ... |
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| Topics: climate, John McCain, League of Conservation Voters, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
Fox News anchor calls for assassination of Barack Obama |
David Roberts |
26 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| "... and now we have what ... uh...some are reading as a suggestion that somebody knock off Osama ... uh ... um ... Obama [after being prompted by the FNC anchor] ... well both if we could [laughing] ..." -- Fox News anchor Liz Trotta, commenting on Hillary Clinton's invocation of Robert Kennedy's 1968 assassination Contact FOX: Teri Everett, Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs & Communications Phone: 212-852-7070 E-Mai ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, insanity, politics, presidential race 08, quotables, TV (all these topics) |
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Coal miner's candidate
Obama wins the endorsement of United Mine Workers of America |
Kate Sheppard |
21 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) endorsed Barack Obama for president today, after a unanimous vote of the union's National Council of the Coal Miners' Political Action Committee. In a press release on the endorsement, the UMWA said they chose to endorse Obama over John McCain because of his plans to help working-class Americans and his support for the coal industry. 'Sen. Obama is from a coal state,' UMWA International President Cecil Roberts said in a writ ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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